Full-day nursery in Springfield, Essex
Small Wonders Day Nursery
Tavistock Road, Springfield, CHELMSFORD, CM1 6JN · 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 September 2012Reference EY453646Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places46 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 March 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
Tavistock Road, Springfield, CHELMSFORD, CM1 6JN · More nurseries in CM1
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Two Saxons, Falmouth Road and Springfield Green.
Parks and playgrounds
- Springfield Hall Park10 min walk
- Coronation Park11 min walk
- Springfield Green Playground6 min walk
- Springfield Green Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Wallasea Gardens Play Area playground9 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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Small Wonders Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Tavistock Road, Springfield, CHELMSFORD, CM1 6JN, in Springfield, Essex. It is registered for 46 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Small Wonders Day Nurseries Ltd.
Run by Small Wonders Day Nurseries Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Small Wonders Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Springfield Stars PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Tyrrells School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Perryfields Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Perryfields Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.3 miles
- The Bishops' Church of England and Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.5 miles
- Springfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.5 miles
- Trinity Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Barnes Farm Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.9 miles
- The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.9 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 Small Wonders Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Small Wonders Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 7 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Small Wonders Day Nursery take?
Small Wonders Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 46 children at any one time.
Who runs Small Wonders Day Nursery?
Small Wonders Day Nursery is run by Small Wonders Day Nurseries Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Small Wonders Day Nursery?
Chelmsford is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Small Wonders Day Nursery?
You can call 01245 493437 and visit www.smallwondersnursery.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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY453646 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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