Full-day nursery in Moulsham, Essex
Footprints Day Nursery
Elim Christian Centre, Hall Street, Chelmsford, CM2 0HG · 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 February 2000Reference 203995Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 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
Elim Christian Centre, Hall Street, Chelmsford, CM2 0HG · More nurseries in CM2
Stations
- Chelmsford13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Parkway, Parkway Park & Ride and Job Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bell Meadow5 min walk
- Sky Blue Pasture5 min walk
- Central Park7 min walk
- Central Park Memorial Gardens9 min walk
- Frank Whitmore Green10 min walk
- 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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Footprints Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Elim Christian Centre, Hall Street, Chelmsford, CM2 0HG, in Moulsham, Essex. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 12 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance.
Run by Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance (charity), which runs 7 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.3 miles
- St Anne's School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Oaklands Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- St Cedd's School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.5 miles
- Trinity Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Moulsham Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 miles
- Moulsham Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 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 Footprints Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Footprints Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 1 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Footprints Day Nursery take?
Footprints Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
Who runs Footprints Day Nursery?
Footprints Day Nursery is run by Elim Foursquare Gospel Alliance, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Footprints Day Nursery?
Chelmsford is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Footprints Day Nursery?
You can call 01245 358855 and visit www.footprintsnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 203995 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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