Full-day nursery in Chelmsford, Essex
Kiddi Caru Nursery
10 Victoria Court, New Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1GP · 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 July 2007Reference EY357122Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places100 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 August 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
10 Victoria Court, New Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1GP · More nurseries in CM1
Stations
- Chelmsford7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including YMCA, Riverside Ice and Leisure and Coach Stop.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bell Meadow9 min walk
- Central Park Memorial Gardens9 min walk
- Frank Whitmore Green9 min walk
- Springfield Hall Park9 min walk
- Sky Blue Pasture9 min walk
- Ninja Warrior 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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Kiddi Caru Nursery is a full-day nursery at 10 Victoria Court, New Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1GP, in Chelmsford, Essex. It is registered for 100 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 15 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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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Trinity Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Maltese Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 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
- St Cedd's School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Kings Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.8 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.
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What is Kiddi Caru Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kiddi Caru Nursery Good at its inspection on 9 March 2023, 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 100 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, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kiddi Caru Nursery?
You can call 01245 505323 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.
- © 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY357122 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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