Full-day nursery in Rettendon, Essex
Second Steps Day Nursery (Hanningfield) Ltd
Lodge Farmhouse, Old Church Road, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM3 8BH · 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 October 2023Reference 2753514Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 November 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places66 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Lodge Farmhouse, Old Church Road, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM3 8BH · More nurseries in CM3
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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Second Steps Day Nursery (Hanningfield) Ltd is a full-day nursery at Lodge Farmhouse, Old Church Road, East Hanningfield, Chelmsford, CM3 8BH, in Rettendon, Essex. It is registered for 66 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Second Steps Day Nursery (Colchester) Limited.
Run by Second Steps Day Nursery (Colchester) Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Schools nearby
- East Hanningfield Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.0 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 (Hanningfield) Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Second Steps Day Nursery (Hanningfield) Ltd Good at its inspection on 18 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Second Steps Day Nursery (Hanningfield) Ltd take?
Second Steps Day Nursery (Hanningfield) Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 66 children at any one time.
Who runs Second Steps Day Nursery (Hanningfield) Ltd?
Second Steps Day Nursery (Hanningfield) Ltd is run by Second Steps Day Nursery (Colchester) Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
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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.
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2753514 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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