Full-day nursery in Great Chesterford, Essex
The Chesterfords Community Preschool
The Chesterfords Community centre, Newmarket Road, Great Chesterford, SAFFRON WALDEN, CB10 1NS · 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 2011Reference EY430960Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 November 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Chesterfords Community centre, Newmarket Road, Great Chesterford, SAFFRON WALDEN, CB10 1NS · More nurseries in CB10
Stations
- Great Chesterford13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Horse River Green9 min walk
- Playground2 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.
What parents say
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The Chesterfords Community Preschool is a full-day nursery at The Chesterfords Community centre, Newmarket Road, Great Chesterford, SAFFRON WALDEN, CB10 1NS, in Great Chesterford, Essex. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Great Chesterford Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.2 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 The Chesterfords Community Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Chesterfords Community Preschool Good at its inspection on 8 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Chesterfords Community Preschool take?
The Chesterfords Community Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Chesterfords Community Preschool?
Great Chesterford is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Chesterfords Community Preschool?
You can call 07840 341551 and visit www.chesterfordspreschool.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY430960 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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