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Chelmsford has 119 Ofsted-registered childcare settings on the current register, 50 of them full day care. 73 have not had a full inspection in the last 4 years (or not yet at all).

Source: Ofsted "Childcare providers and inspections" register · Page generated 17 October 2026

ACA The Activity Club

Out-of-school day care · 30 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Activitots Holiday Club

Out-of-school day care · 39 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Alfresco Outdoors

Out-of-school day care
Not stated not yet inspected

Allstar Community Academy - Lawford Mead

Out-of-school day care · 30 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Allstar Community Academy - The Activity Club Beaulieu Park 2

Out-of-school day care · 40 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Arati Hirani At Kip McGrath Chelmsford

Out-of-school day care
Not stated not yet inspected

Aspen Tree Childcare

Full day care · 45 places
Good inspected about a year ago

Barracudas (Chelmsford)

Out-of-school day care · 280 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Beaches Pre-School

Sessional day care · 42 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Beaulieu Park Day Nursery

Full day care · 147 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 3 years ago

Bicknacre Preschool

Sessional day care · 26 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 4 years ago

Bishop's Forest Pre School

Sessional day care · 16 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Bishop's Forest School

Out-of-school day care
Not stated not yet inspected

Bright Horizons Chelmsford Day Nursery & Preschool

Full day care · 80 places
Outstanding · previous framework inspected about 4 years ago

Broomfield Hospital Day Nursery School

Full day care · 51 places
Outstanding · previous framework inspected about 4 years ago

Broomfield Road Day Nursery School

Full day care · 60 places
Outstanding inspected about a year ago

Busy Bees At Springfield Chelmsford

Full day care · 102 places
Outstanding · previous framework inspected about a year ago

Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chelmsford

Full day care · 99 places
Outstanding · previous framework inspected about 4 years ago

Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten Ltd

Full day care · 66 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 3 years ago

Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten Ltd

Full day care · 119 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 3 years ago

Butterfly Pre School

Sessional day care · 30 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 4 years ago

Camelot Day Nursery

Full day care · 156 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 3 years ago

Carealot Day Nursery

Full day care · 32 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 4 years ago

Channels Day Nursery

Full day care · 84 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Charley's Childcare

Out-of-school day care · 10 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Chelmsford YMCA @ Baddow Hall

Out-of-school day care · 32 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Chelmsford YMCA Day Nursery

Full day care · 32 places
Good inspected about a year ago

Chelmsford YMCA Out Of School Clubs @ Galleywood

Out-of-school day care · 26 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Chelmsford YMCA @ Trinity Road

Out-of-school day care · 26 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Chelmsford YMCA @ Westlands Primary School

Out-of-school day care · 56 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Childrens Holiday and Term Time Activity Programme

Out-of-school day care
Not stated not yet inspected

Children's Holiday And Term Time Activity Programme-City Camps

Out-of-school day care
Not stated not yet inspected

Childrens Term Time and Holiday Activity Programme

Out-of-school day care
Not stated not yet inspected

Club V Chelmsford

Sessional day care
Not stated not yet inspected

CMXSC @ Mildmay Primary School

Out-of-school day care · 25 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Cold Norton Pre-school

Sessional day care
Good · previous framework inspected about a year ago

Collingwood Under Fives Pre-school

Sessional day care · 22 places
Good inspected about a year ago

Danbury Pre-School at St John's

Full day care · 26 places
Good inspected about a year ago

Deerlands Day Nursery

Full day care · 50 places
Good inspected about a year ago

Dovedale Nursery CIC

Full day care · 99 places
Not stated not yet inspected

East Hanningfield Pre-school

Sessional day care · 26 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 6 years ago

Essex Kids Camp - Elmwood

Out-of-school day care
Not stated not yet inspected

Essex Kids Camp - Meadgate

Out-of-school day care
Not stated not yet inspected

First Class Education GW Hall

Out-of-school day care
Not stated not yet inspected

Footprints Day Nursery

Full day care · 65 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 3 years ago

Hamptons sport & leisure

Sessional day care
Not stated not yet inspected

Holders Farm Kindergarten

Sessional day care · 26 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 3 years ago

Hurst Court Day Nursery School

Full day care · 60 places
Outstanding inspected about a year ago

Jayne's Nursery Before/After School and Holiday Club

Out-of-school day care · 32 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Jayne's Nursery Ltd

Full day care · 28 places
Good inspected about a year ago

Jesters Childcare Beaulieu

Full day care · 56 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 4 years ago

Jesters Kids Club

Out-of-school day care · 35 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Jesters Nursery Childcare

Full day care · 36 places
Outstanding · previous framework inspected about 4 years ago

Jesters Nursery School Danbury

Full day care · 20 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 6 years ago

Jubilee Friends Pre-School

Sessional day care · 26 places
Requires improvement inspected about a year ago

Junior Adventures Group @ East Hanningfield CM3

Out-of-school day care · 30 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Junior Adventures Group @ St Peters CM2

Out-of-school day care · 20 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Kiddi Caru Nursery

Full day care · 100 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 3 years ago

Kids Inc Day Nursery

Full day care · 52 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 3 years ago

Kings Camps

Out-of-school day care
Not stated not yet inspected

Kings Camps

Out-of-school day care
Not stated not yet inspected

Kip McGrath Chelmsford North

Sessional day care
Not stated not yet inspected

KMK Kinderzimmer Chelmsford

Full day care · 84 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Kumon Chelmsford, Great Baddow

Out-of-school day care
Not stated not yet inspected

Kumon Chelmsford North

Out-of-school day care
Not stated not yet inspected

Kumon Chelmsford Riverside

Out-of-school day care
Not stated not yet inspected

Latchingdon Sessional Pre-School Ltd

Sessional day care · 22 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 2 years ago

Lawn Lane Day Nursery School

Full day care · 44 places
Outstanding inspected about a year ago

Little Chums Nursery

Full day care · 45 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 2 years ago

Little Darwins Nursery

Full day care · 85 places
Outstanding · previous framework inspected about 3 years ago

Little Faces Nursery School

Full day care · 62 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Little Hedgehogs Day Nursery & Preschool

Full day care · 24 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Little Learners

Full day care · 19 places
Good inspected about a year ago

Little Nipperz

Full day care · 26 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 5 years ago

Little Nipperz Chelmsford

Sessional day care · 51 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 5 years ago

Little Smarties Nursery Ltd

Full day care · 100 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 4 years ago

Little Spring Wonders Daycare Nursery

Full day care · 72 places
Outstanding · previous framework inspected about 3 years ago

LSC at Maylandsea Primary

Out-of-school day care
Not stated not yet inspected

Mega Camps Chelmsford

Out-of-school day care · 120 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Moulsham Infant School - Out of School

Out-of-school day care · 96 places
Not stated not yet inspected

M.R.F.A. | Chelmsford Holiday Course

Out-of-school day care
Not stated not yet inspected

Munchkins Nursery and Pre-School

Full day care · 80 places
Not stated not yet inspected

New Hall Nursery

Full day care · 111 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 4 years ago

Perryfields Infants @ EPC

Out-of-school day care · 60 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Rainbow Pre-School

Full day care · 40 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 4 years ago

Riverside Leisure Centre Creche

Sessional day care
Not stated not yet inspected

Roxwell Pre-school

Full day care · 24 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 4 years ago

Scallywags Nursery Chelmsford Limited

Full day care · 48 places
Outstanding inspected about a year ago

School's Out Activities at King Edward VI Grammar School

Out-of-school day care · 60 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Second Steps Day Nursery (Althorne) Ltd

Full day care · 78 places
Good · previous framework inspected about a year ago

Second Steps Day Nursery (Hanningfield) Ltd

Full day care · 66 places
Good · previous framework inspected about a year ago

Shining Stars

Full day care · 22 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 2 years ago

Small Wonders Day Nursery

Full day care · 55 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 3 years ago

Small Wonders Day Nursery

Full day care · 46 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 2 years ago

South Woodham Pre-school

Sessional day care · 43 places
Good inspected about a year ago

Springboard Pre-School

Sessional day care · 25 places
Good inspected about a year ago

Springfield Bees Preschool

Sessional day care · 56 places
Outstanding · previous framework inspected about 2 years ago

Springfield Stars Preschool

Sessional day care · 24 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 2 years ago

Stagecoach Chelmsford

Out-of-school day care
Not stated not yet inspected

Step Start Nurseries Chelmsford

Full day care · 67 places
Good inspected about a year ago

St Johns Danbury @ EPC

Out-of-school day care · 36 places
Not stated not yet inspected

St Mary's Playschool

Full day care · 78 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 3 years ago

Sunrise Nursery

Full day care · 28 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 2 years ago

The Ark Centre

Sessional day care · 6 places
Outstanding · previous framework inspected about 2 years ago

The Fledgelings Pre-School

Sessional day care · 30 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 4 years ago

The Hillside Barn

Sessional day care · 16 places
Not stated not yet inspected

The Kids' Academy

Full day care · 66 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 3 years ago

The Leighs Nursery Group

Sessional day care · 26 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 5 years ago

The Little Acorns Preschool (Chelmsford)

Sessional day care · 42 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 2 years ago

The Little Bears Nursery

Full day care · 60 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 4 years ago

The Stables Nursery

Full day care · 120 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 3 years ago

Tiddlywinks Day Nursery & Pre School

Sessional day care · 42 places
Good inspected about a year ago

Ultimate Activity Camps at New Hall School

Out-of-school day care · 104 places
Not stated not yet inspected

Up, Up and Away Pre-School

Sessional day care · 26 places
Good inspected about a year ago

Waltham Preschool

Sessional day care · 24 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 2 years ago

Writtle Green Pre-School

Sessional day care · 19 places
Good · previous framework inspected about 2 years ago

YMCA Essex @ Great Waltham

Out-of-school day care · 20 places
Not stated not yet inspected

YMCA Essex @ Larkrise Primary School

Out-of-school day care · 16 places
Not stated not yet inspected

You & Me Pre-School

Sessional day care · 20 places
Outstanding · previous framework inspected about 4 years ago

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