Full-day nursery in Ashdon, Essex
Ashdon Childrens Nursery
Hill Farm, Radwinter Road, Saffron Walden, CB10 2ET · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since July 2016Reference EY500473Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places79 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Hill Farm, Radwinter Road, Saffron Walden, CB10 2ET · More nurseries in CB10
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Rose & Crown and Church Hill.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ashdon Recreation Ground playground5 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Essex there are about 2.9 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Ashdon Childrens Nursery is a full-day nursery at Hill Farm, Radwinter Road, Saffron Walden, CB10 2ET, in Ashdon, Essex. It is registered for 79 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 16 reviews (November 2026).
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| Ashdon Childrens NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Montessori Cottage NurseriesFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.5 miles |
| Olivers Lodge - Saffron WaldenFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.6 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ashdon Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.2 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Ashdon Childrens Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ashdon Childrens Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 3 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ashdon Childrens Nursery take?
Ashdon Childrens Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 79 children at any one time.
How do I contact Ashdon Childrens Nursery?
You can call 07305 093286 and visit ashdonchildrensnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY500473 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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