Full-day nursery in Molehill Green, Essex
Saplings Nursery
Waltham Hall Cottage, Bambers Green, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PF · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Waltham Hall Cottage, Bambers Green, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PF · More nurseries in CM22
Stations
- Stansted Airport15 min walk · 0.6 miles
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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Saplings Nursery is a full-day nursery at Waltham Hall Cottage, Bambers Green, Takeley, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PF, in Molehill Green, Essex. It is registered for 82 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Roseacres Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 1.5 miles
- Takeley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 1.6 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 Saplings Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Saplings Nursery Good at its inspection on 6 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Saplings Nursery take?
Saplings Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 82 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Saplings Nursery?
Stansted Airport is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Saplings Nursery?
You can call 01279 851998 and visit www.saplingsnursery.co.uk.
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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.
- 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 2563298 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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