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20 nurseries in CM1 (Chelmsford, Writtle)

Every day nursery with a CM1 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in East of England after the free hours.

20 day nurseries
5 rated Outstanding
1,105 places in total
£141 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in CM1 (Chelmsford, Writtle), best rated first

All 20 day nurseries in CM1 (Chelmsford, Writtle)
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Broomfield Road Day Nursery School CM1 1RNOutstanding15 August 202560
2Lawn Lane Day Nursery School CM1 7PPOutstanding24 July 202544
3Scallywags Nursery Chelmsford Limited CM1 6HLOutstanding25 March 202548
4Bright Horizons Chelmsford Day Nursery & Preschool CM1 6AUOutstanding18 August 202280
5Broomfield Hospital Day Nursery School CM1 7SSOutstanding22 April 202251
6Step Start Nurseries Chelmsford CM1 1QSGood3 September 202567
7Jayne's Nursery Ltd CM1 7AGGood29 August 202528
8Aspen Tree Childcare CM1 2PBGood23 July 202545
9Chelmsford YMCA Day Nursery CM1 1NZGood8 April 202532
10Little Learners CM1 2SBGood6 February 202519
11The Duckling Nursery CM1 3HZGood3 December 202428
12Sunrise Nursery CM1 7DNGood1 May 202428
13Small Wonders Day Nursery CM1 6JNGood7 February 202446
14Kids Inc Day Nursery CM1 4DUGood2 October 202352
15Kiddi Caru Nursery CM1 1GPGood9 March 2023100
16Beaulieu Park Day Nursery CM1 6AHGood3 February 2023147
17Carealot Day Nursery CM1 2BLGood29 September 202232
18Roxwell Pre-school CM1 4PAGood4 July 202224
19Kiddi Caru Nursery CM1 3SSGood20 January 2022118
20Jesters Childcare Beaulieu CM1 6DTGood2 December 202156

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CM1 is in Essex, covering Chelmsford.

Nursery fees in CM1

What day nurseries in East of England charge on average. Fees in CM1 itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, East of England, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£192no funded hours£155after 30 funded hours
2 years old£176no funded hours£141after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£67after the free 15 hours£135after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in CM1

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in CM1 as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 hours

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.