Full-day nursery in Loughton, Essex
Chrysalis at The Cricket Club
Loughton Cricket Club, Loughton, IG10 1NQ · 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
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Loughton Cricket Club, Loughton, IG10 1NQ · More nurseries in IG10
Stations
- Loughton18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including The Uplands, Church Close and Loughton Library.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 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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Chrysalis at The Cricket Club is a full-day nursery at Loughton Cricket Club, Loughton, IG10 1NQ, in Loughton, Essex. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Chrysalis Nurseries Limited.
Run by Chrysalis Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrysalis at The Cricket ClubThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Loughton's Little Angels preschoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Little Lambs LtdSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Hearts Day Nursery LoughtonFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery LoughtonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| New Beginnings Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Oak View School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.3 miles
- Staples Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.3 miles
- Woodcroft School ages 5–13 0.6 miles
- The Alderton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- The Alderton Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Oaklands School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.0 miles
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 1.0 miles
- Thomas Willingale Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 1.0 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 Chrysalis at The Cricket Club's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Chrysalis at The Cricket Club Good at its inspection on 13 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Chrysalis at The Cricket Club take?
Chrysalis at The Cricket Club is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
Who runs Chrysalis at The Cricket Club?
Chrysalis at The Cricket Club is run by Chrysalis Nurseries Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Chrysalis at The Cricket Club?
Loughton is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 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 2596332 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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