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Second Steps Day Nursery (Althorne) Ltd

Chelmsford · CM3 6YH

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On the Ofsted register
Ofsted Early Years Register
Provider URN2689574
Provider typeFull day care
Registered since3 August 2022
Registers heldALL
Registered places78
Local authorityEssex
Source: Ofsted’s public “Childcare providers and inspections” management-information register (GOV.UK), as held by us on 29 September 2026. The register itself is the authoritative record.
Latest full inspection
Inspected8 November 2024
Overall effectivenessGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes
This setting’s last full inspection was about a year ago — before the September 2025 EYFS framework and the November 2025 report-card inspections. Judgements are shown exactly as Ofsted published them.
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