Full-day nursery in Galleywood, Essex
Little Smarties Nursery Ltd
Bakers Lane, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM2 8LD · 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 November 2017Reference EY549918Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 May 2022Ofsted · 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 16 April 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
Bakers Lane, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM2 8LD · More nurseries in CM2
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including Temple Grove.
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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Little Smarties Nursery Ltd is a full-day nursery at Bakers Lane, West Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM2 8LD, in Galleywood, Essex. It is registered for 100 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 33 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Galleywood Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.9 miles
- Thriftwood School ages 5–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 1.1 miles
- St Peter's Church of England Primary Academy, West Hanningfield Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.5 miles
- Mildmay Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.7 miles
- Beehive Lane Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.8 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 Smarties Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Smarties Nursery Ltd Good at its inspection on 19 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Smarties Nursery Ltd take?
Little Smarties Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
How do I contact Little Smarties Nursery Ltd?
You can call 01277 841424 and visit www.littlesmartiesnursery.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.
- 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 EY549918 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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