Just Imagine Day Nursery - Colchester

Hawthorne Avenue, Via Acacia Avenue, Colchester CO4 3JN
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  • Just Imagine Day Nursery - Colchester, Colchester
Just Imagine Colchester Day Nursery, rated Outstanding by Ofsted (November 2022) is a beautiful, converted house nursery which offers a familiar home from home environment at the heart of the community.

Caring for children aged 3 months to 5 years, staff provide the best opportunities and experiences for children to learn and develop from the very start of their nursery journey.

A broad range of activities are on offer each day, with resources for children to explore and expand their natural curiosity and learn through play.

The team strive for all children and families to flourish, and pride themselves on establishing unique parent partnerships, ensuring every child’s individual needs are met and support is given families on a day-to-day basis.

Care Provided by Just Imagine Day Nursery - Colchester

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Abbie Smith (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 5
  • Total Places for Children
  • 34
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Just Imagine Day Nursery - Colchester

  • Nursery fees are dependent on the age of your child and your specific childcare requirements. Funding options are available, including the government’s 30 hours funded childcare, for working families with 3-4-year-old children and we also accept the Government Tax Free Childcare Scheme and childcare vouchers.
    Please call us to request pricing and availability.


  • Parking
  • Parking bays are located at the back of the nursery.
    There is access to on-site parking for easy drop-off/pick-up, and a buggy park is also available.


Just Imagine Day Nursery - Colchester Reviews (22)

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9.9

Just Imagine Day Nursery - Colchester has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.883) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Just Imagine Day Nursery - Colchester has 22 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Extraordinary nursery - happy we chose this for our son -great staff and management. We had a bit of a tearful start but was always encouraged and helped by all members of staff and management. Our son developed great there and enjoys going to nursery.
I kindly recommend it to everyone!

Reply from Harjit, Digital Marketing Executive at Just Imagine Day Nursery - Colchester

Thank you for the review. Lovely to hear you have settled into the nursery and the staff have been encouraging. Great to see your son developing and growing.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Honestly can’t recommend this nursery enough. My little boy has autism and sensory needs and the nursery have been so supportive not just to my son but for me too. The girls are so lovely and so hardworking and so understanding, the nursery is clean, homely welcoming place with so much stuff for the
children to do such a great nursery that I would recommend 100% all day every day! My little boy as come along way since starting this nursery and couldn’t thank the girls enough!

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.883)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.883) out of 10 for Just Imagine Day Nursery - Colchester is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 10 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 10 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.883 for Just Imagine Day Nursery - Colchester is calculated as follows: ( (108 Excellents x 5) + (10 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 120 Ratings = 4.883

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Just Imagine Day Nursery - Colchester is based on 10 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 34 number of registered child places is 6.8, which has been reached with 10 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Abbie Smith

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2015

Hi, I’m Abbie, the Manager of Just Imagine Day Nursery – Colchester. I have been in childcare for over 18 years, working my way up from an Apprentice to Manager. Along the way, I have gained a Level 3 qualification in Childcare & Education, as well as a Level 6 BA Degree in Childcare Studies. I have worked in a range of settings and have found my niche in my Early Years.


I want to make a difference in childcare. The early years of a child’s life are pivotal to who they will become as an adult. Early interaction and intervention make all the difference in learning outcomes through the school years and beyond. I work tirelessly to improve outcomes for children through activities, resources, environments, and staff training.


My ambitions for the future are to carry on growing and developing the nursery to continually provide outstanding childcare.


I am always here to lend a listening ear to parents and to point them in the right direction if they need support. I am passionate about supporting all of our families in whatever capacity is needed.