Full-day nursery in Althorne, Essex
Second Steps Day Nursery (Althorne) Ltd
Suite 1 Winterdale Manor, Winterdale Manor Enterprise Centre, Southminster Road, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6YH · 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Suite 1 Winterdale Manor, Winterdale Manor Enterprise Centre, Southminster Road, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6YH · More nurseries in CM3
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Recreation Ground and Post Office.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 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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Second Steps Day Nursery (Althorne) Ltd is a full-day nursery at Suite 1 Winterdale Manor, Winterdale Manor Enterprise Centre, Southminster Road, Althorne, Chelmsford, CM3 6YH, in Althorne, Essex. It is registered for 78 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (November 2026).
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| Second Steps Day Nursery (Althorne) LtdThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Maylandsea Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.4 miles
- Christchurch Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 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 Second Steps Day Nursery (Althorne) Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Second Steps Day Nursery (Althorne) Ltd Good at its inspection on 8 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Second Steps Day Nursery (Althorne) Ltd take?
Second Steps Day Nursery (Althorne) Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 78 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Second Steps Day Nursery (Althorne) Ltd?
Althorne is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Second Steps Day Nursery (Althorne) Ltd?
You can call 01621 502258 and visit www.secondsteps.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.
- © 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 2689574 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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