Full-day nursery in Bannister Green, Essex
Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club
Felmoor Farm, Braintree Road, Felsted, Dunmow, CM6 3EF · 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 June 2000Reference 402288Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 August 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places140 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Felmoor Farm, Braintree Road, Felsted, Dunmow, CM6 3EF · More nurseries in CM6
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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Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club is a full-day nursery at Felmoor Farm, Braintree Road, Felsted, Dunmow, CM6 3EF, in Bannister Green, Essex. It is registered for 140 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 6 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Felsted Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- Felsted School ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- The Flitch Green Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.6 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 Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club Good at its inspection on 6 August 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club take?
Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club is registered with Ofsted for up to 140 children at any one time.
How do I contact Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club?
You can call 01371 821131 and visit www.whipper-snappers.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.
- 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 402288 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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