Full-day nursery in Writtle, Essex
Kiddi Caru Nursery
Writtle College, Foxburrows Lane, Writtle Chelmsford, CM1 3SS · 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 April 2006Reference EY334078Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 January 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places118 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 May 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
Writtle College, Foxburrows Lane, Writtle Chelmsford, CM1 3SS · More nurseries in CM1
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Agricultural College.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Kiddi Caru Nursery is a full-day nursery at Writtle College, Foxburrows Lane, Writtle Chelmsford, CM1 3SS, in Writtle, Essex. It is registered for 118 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 7 reviews (October 2026). It is run by The Childcare Corporation Limited.
Run by The Childcare Corporation Limited (company), which runs 56 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Writtle Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Writtle Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.7 miles
- Westlands Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- Kings Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 1.4 miles
- Parkwood Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 1.4 miles
- Maltese Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.4 miles
- Newlands Spring Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.5 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 Kiddi Caru Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kiddi Caru Nursery Good at its inspection on 20 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kiddi Caru Nursery take?
Kiddi Caru Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 118 children at any one time.
Who runs Kiddi Caru Nursery?
Kiddi Caru Nursery is run by The Childcare Corporation Limited, which runs 56 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kiddi Caru Nursery?
Chelmsford is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kiddi Caru Nursery?
You can call 01245 421341 and visit www.grandiruk.com.
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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.
- 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 EY334078 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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