Full-day nursery in Saffron Walden, Essex
Bell Day Pre-school
Lord Butler Leisure Centre, Peaslands Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3EG · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Lord Butler Leisure Centre, Peaslands Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3EG · More nurseries in CB11
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Winstanley Road, Peaslands Road and Tukes Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Avenue10 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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.
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Bell Day Pre-school is a full-day nursery at Lord Butler Leisure Centre, Peaslands Road, Saffron Walden, CB11 3EG, in Saffron Walden, Essex. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Bell Day Nursery Community Interest Company.
Run by Bell Day Nursery Community Interest Company (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Day Pre-schoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Bell Day Nursery Community Interest CompanyFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| St. Thomas More Montessori Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Saffron Walden Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Meadows MontessoriFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Stephen Perse Nurseries - Dame Bradbury'sFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Crocus Early Years CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School, Saffron Walden Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- R A Butler Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- R A Butler Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Katherine Semar Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Katherine Semar Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.9 miles
- Saffron Walden County High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.9 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 Bell Day Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bell Day Pre-school Good at its inspection on 16 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bell Day Pre-school take?
Bell Day Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
Who runs Bell Day Pre-school?
Bell Day Pre-school is run by Bell Day Nursery Community Interest Company, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Bell Day Pre-school?
You can call 01799 528051 and visit www.belldaynursery.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
- 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 2524094 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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