Full-day nursery in Chelmsford, Essex
Chelmsford YMCA Day Nursery
Victoria Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1NZ · 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
Victoria Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1NZ · More nurseries in CM1
Stations
- Chelmsford4 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
23 bus stops within 400 m, including YMCA, Coach Stop and Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Frank Whitmore Green7 min walk
- Central Park Memorial Gardens7 min walk
- Bell Meadow8 min walk
- Central Park8 min walk
- Sky Blue Pasture8 min walk
- Playground9 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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Chelmsford YMCA Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Victoria Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1NZ, in Chelmsford, Essex. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelmsford YMCA Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Busy Bees Day Nursery at ChelmsfordFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
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| Footprints Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.2 miles
- Maltese Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Trinity Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- St Anne's School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Kings Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- St Cedd's School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Oaklands Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Chelmsford YMCA Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Chelmsford YMCA Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 8 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Chelmsford YMCA Day Nursery take?
Chelmsford YMCA Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Chelmsford YMCA Day Nursery?
Chelmsford is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 203765 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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