Full-day nursery in Shelley, Essex
Truly Scrumptious Early Years Nursery (Ongar)
Zinc Arts Centre, Great Stony, Ongar, CM5 0AD · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Zinc Arts Centre, Great Stony, Ongar, CM5 0AD · More nurseries in CM5
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Four Wantz, The Wantz Farm and Great Lawn.
Parks and playgrounds
- Great Stony Park1 min walk
- Love Lane Park6 min walk
- Playground9 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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Truly Scrumptious Early Years Nursery (Ongar) is a full-day nursery at Zinc Arts Centre, Great Stony, Ongar, CM5 0AD, in Shelley, Essex. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Truly Scrumptious Day Care Nursery Limited.
Run by Truly Scrumptious Day Care Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ongar Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- High Ongar Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- Chipping Ongar Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.9 miles
- The Ongar Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 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 Truly Scrumptious Early Years Nursery (Ongar)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Truly Scrumptious Early Years Nursery (Ongar) Good at its inspection on 6 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Truly Scrumptious Early Years Nursery (Ongar) take?
Truly Scrumptious Early Years Nursery (Ongar) is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
Who runs Truly Scrumptious Early Years Nursery (Ongar)?
Truly Scrumptious Early Years Nursery (Ongar) is run by Truly Scrumptious Day Care Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Truly Scrumptious Early Years Nursery (Ongar)?
You can call 01277 368362 and visit www.trulyscrumptiousnursery.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.
- © 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 EY489474 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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