Sessional pre-school in Chelmsford, Essex
Little Nipperz Chelmsford
Maltese Road School, Maltese Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2PA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- 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
Maltese Road School, Maltese Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2PA · More nurseries in CM1
Stations
- Chelmsford10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Kirklees, King Edward VI School and Swiss Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Admirals Park8 min walk
- Frank Whitmore Green11 min walk
- Brownings Avenue Play Area11 min walk
- Admirals Park (Rainsford Lane)11 min walk
- West Park11 min walk
- Riddiford Drive Play Area 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.
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Little Nipperz Chelmsford is a sessional pre-school at Maltese Road School, Maltese Road, Chelmsford, CM1 2PA, in Chelmsford, Essex. It is registered for 51 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Little Nipperz Ltd.
Run by Little Nipperz Ltd (company), which runs 2 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
- Maltese Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Kings Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- St Pius X Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Parkwood Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Westlands Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Tanglewood Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.8 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 Little Nipperz Chelmsford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Nipperz Chelmsford Good at its inspection on 18 June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Nipperz Chelmsford take?
Little Nipperz Chelmsford is registered with Ofsted for up to 51 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Nipperz Chelmsford?
Little Nipperz Chelmsford is run by Little Nipperz Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Nipperz Chelmsford?
Chelmsford is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Nipperz Chelmsford?
You can call 01245 257902 and visit www.littlenipperz.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY549951 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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