Full-day nursery in Braintree, Essex
Spring - Carousel
Chapel Hill, Braintree, CM7 3QZ · 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 August 2016Reference EY539434Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places49 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 January 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
Chapel Hill, Braintree, CM7 3QZ · More nurseries in CM7
Stations
- Braintree Freeport12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Braintree12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Chapel Hill, Sportsman and Bartram Avenue South.
Parks and playgrounds
- King George's Field7 min walk
- John Ray Park10 min walk
- Braintree & Bocking Recreation Ground11 min walk
- Brain Valley Park12 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- 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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Spring - Carousel is a full-day nursery at Chapel Hill, Braintree, CM7 3QZ, in Braintree, Essex. It is registered for 49 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 7 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Action For Children Developments Limited.
Run by Action For Children Developments Limited (company), which runs 22 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring - CarouselThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Braintree9
- All nurseries in Essex598
- All nurseries in CM716
- Nurseries near Braintree Freeport station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Beckers Green Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Great Bradfords Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Great Bradfords Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.6 miles
- Lyons Hall School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.7 miles
- John Ray Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- John Ray Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2019 0.9 miles
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Braintree Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.0 miles
- John Bunyan Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.2 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Spring - Carousel's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Spring - Carousel Good at its inspection on 27 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Spring - Carousel take?
Spring - Carousel is registered with Ofsted for up to 49 children at any one time.
Who runs Spring - Carousel?
Spring - Carousel is run by Action For Children Developments Limited, which runs 22 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Spring - Carousel?
Braintree Freeport is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Spring - Carousel?
You can call 01376 326542 and visit www.4children.org.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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY539434 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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