Full-day nursery in Moulsham, Essex
Little Learners
Beeches Close, Chelmsford, CM1 2SB · 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
Beeches Close, Chelmsford, CM1 2SB · More nurseries in CM1
Stations
- Chelmsford18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Beeches Road, Benedict Drive and Ash Tree Cres.
Parks and playgrounds
- West Park2 min walk
- Admirals Park (Rainsford Lane)5 min walk
- Admirals Park5 min walk
- Tower Gardens7 min walk
- Central Park7 min walk
- Playground6 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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Little Learners is a full-day nursery at Beeches Close, Chelmsford, CM1 2SB, in Moulsham, Essex. It is registered for 19 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Essex County Council.
Run by Essex County Council (local council), which runs 4 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little LearnersThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Beaches Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
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| Step Start Nurseries ChelmsfordFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at ChelmsfordFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Westlands Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Maltese Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Kings Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- St Cedd's School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- St Anne's School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.8 miles
- Lawford Mead Primary & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- Parkwood Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 1.0 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 Little Learners's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Learners Good at its inspection on 6 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Learners take?
Little Learners is registered with Ofsted for up to 19 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Learners?
Little Learners is run by Essex County Council, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Learners?
Chelmsford is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Learners?
You can call 0333 013 2423 and visit aclessex.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY268807 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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