Sessional pre-school in Moulsham, Essex
The Little Acorns Preschool (Chelmsford)
St. Luke's Church Hall, Gloucester Avenue, Chelmsford, CM2 9DT · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Luke's Church Hall, Gloucester Avenue, Chelmsford, CM2 9DT · More nurseries in CM2
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Gloucester Avenue Shops, Lewis Drive and Lime Walk.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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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The Little Acorns Preschool (Chelmsford) is a sessional pre-school at St. Luke's Church Hall, Gloucester Avenue, Chelmsford, CM2 9DT, in Moulsham, Essex. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Moulsham Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.3 miles
- Moulsham Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- Beehive Lane Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.4 miles
- Mildmay Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.5 miles
- Oaklands Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Woodcroft Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Larkrise Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Widford Lodge School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.8 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 The Little Acorns Preschool (Chelmsford)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Little Acorns Preschool (Chelmsford) Good at its inspection on 18 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Little Acorns Preschool (Chelmsford) take?
The Little Acorns Preschool (Chelmsford) is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Little Acorns Preschool (Chelmsford)?
Chelmsford is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Little Acorns Preschool (Chelmsford)?
You can call 07383 556431 and visit www.littleacorns-preschool.com.
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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
- 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 EY420651 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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