Full-day nursery in Chelmsford, Essex
Step Start Nurseries Chelmsford
Station House, 27 Railway Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1QS · 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 2024Reference 2800140Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places67 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 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
Station House, 27 Railway Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1QS · More nurseries in CM1
Stations
- Chelmsford3 min walk · under 0.1 miles
Buses
23 bus stops within 400 m, including Bus Station, The Ship and Railway Street Car Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Frank Whitmore Green4 min walk
- Central Park6 min walk
- Central Park Memorial Gardens6 min walk
- Bell Meadow8 min walk
- Sky Blue Pasture9 min walk
- Playground7 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.
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Step Start Nurseries Chelmsford is a full-day nursery at Station House, 27 Railway Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1QS, in Chelmsford, Essex. It is registered for 67 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Maltese Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- The Cathedral Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Chelmsford Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.4 miles
- Kings Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- St Anne's School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- St Cedd's School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Westlands Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Trinity Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected January 2025 0.8 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 Step Start Nurseries Chelmsford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Step Start Nurseries Chelmsford Good at its inspection on 3 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Step Start Nurseries Chelmsford take?
Step Start Nurseries Chelmsford is registered with Ofsted for up to 67 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Step Start Nurseries Chelmsford?
Chelmsford is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Step Start Nurseries Chelmsford?
You can call 01245 939006 and visit www.stepstart.co.uk.
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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.
- 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.
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2800140 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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