Sessional pre-school in Chelmer Village, Essex
Springboard Pre-School
Springfield Park Baptist Church, Springfield Park Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6EB · 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 July 1975Reference 402055Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places25 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 December 2025Food 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
Springfield Park Baptist Church, Springfield Park Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6EB · More nurseries in CM2
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Sandford Road, Springfield Park Road and Springfield Park Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Coronation Park8 min walk
- Chelmer Village Green10 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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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Springboard Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Springfield Park Baptist Church, Springfield Park Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6EB, in Chelmer Village, Essex. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springboard Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Trinity Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Meadgate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Barnes Farm Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.7 miles
- The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.8 miles
- Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- The Tyrrells School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- Perryfields Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected February 2024 1.1 miles
- Perryfields Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.1 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 Springboard Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Springboard Pre-School Good at its inspection on 19 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Springboard Pre-School take?
Springboard Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Springboard Pre-School?
Chelmsford is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Springboard Pre-School?
You can call 07735 837203 and visit sb-preschool.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.
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- 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 402055 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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