Full-day nursery in Broomfield, Essex
Kids Inc Day Nursery
299 Broomfield Road, Chelmsford, CM1 4DU · 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 March 2023Reference 2725619Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 October 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
299 Broomfield Road, Chelmsford, CM1 4DU · More nurseries in CM1
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Skerry Rise, Berwick Avenue and Patching Hall Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Fifth Avenue Recreation Ground5 min walk
- Springfield Hall Park (North)8 min walk
- Andrews Park11 min walk
- Springfield Hall Park12 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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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Kids Inc Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 299 Broomfield Road, Chelmsford, CM1 4DU, in Broomfield, Essex. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 32 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Blueberry Enterprises Limited.
Run by Blueberry Enterprises Limited (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
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| Kids Inc Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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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 Bridge Columbus ages 3–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected May 2025 0.5 miles
- St Pius X Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Broomfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.7 miles
- Tanglewood Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Perryfields Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.7 miles
- Perryfields Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.7 miles
- Parkwood Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- Kings Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.8 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 Kids Inc Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids Inc Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 2 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids Inc Day Nursery take?
Kids Inc Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids Inc Day Nursery?
Kids Inc Day Nursery is run by Blueberry Enterprises Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kids Inc Day Nursery?
Chelmsford is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kids Inc Day Nursery?
You can call 01245 921959 and visit www.kidsincnurseries.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2725619 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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