Full-day nursery in Chelmsford, Essex
Carealot Day Nursery
Fox Crescent, Chelmsford, CM1 2BL · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since November 1999Reference 402191Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 September 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 April 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Fox Crescent, Chelmsford, CM1 2BL · More nurseries in CM1
Stations
- Chelmsford20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Park Avenue, Scout Hut and West Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Tower Gardens6 min walk
- Admirals Park7 min walk
- Brownings Avenue Play Area9 min walk
- West Park9 min walk
- Melbourne Park10 min walk
- Playground3 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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Carealot Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Fox Crescent, Chelmsford, CM1 2BL, in Chelmsford, Essex. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.7 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carealot Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Kings Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- Parkwood Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Maltese Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Tanglewood Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- St Pius X Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Westlands Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- The Bridge Columbus ages 3–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected May 2025 0.7 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 Carealot Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Carealot Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 29 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Carealot Day Nursery take?
Carealot Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Carealot Day Nursery?
Chelmsford is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Carealot Day Nursery?
You can call 01245 353765 and visit www.carealotnursery.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 402191 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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