18 nurseries in CM2 (Chelmsford)

Every day nursery with a CM2 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in East of England after the free hours.

18 day nurseries

4 rated Outstanding

1 with a new report card (6%)

1,513 places in total

£141 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in CM2 (Chelmsford), best rated first

All 18 day nurseries in CM2 (Chelmsford)
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Hurst Court Day Nursery School CM2 6BP	Outstanding	5 September 2025	60
2	Busy Bees At Springfield Chelmsford CM2 6BN	Outstanding	27 November 2024	102
3	Little Spring Wonders Daycare Nursery CM2 7HQ	Outstanding	29 November 2022	72
4	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Chelmsford CM2 0GT	Outstanding	28 July 2022	99
5	KMK Kinderzimmer Chelmsford CM2 0EB	Strong standard in 5 of 6	10 April 2026	84
6	Little Chums Nursery CM2 9SR	Good	9 May 2024	45
7	Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten Ltd CM2 5PX	Good	11 May 2023	119
8	The Stables Nursery CM2 8TS	Good	3 May 2023	120
9	Buttercup Montessori Kindergarten Ltd CM2 8NG	Good	11 April 2023	66
10	Camelot Day Nursery CM2 0JD	Good	26 January 2023	156
11	St Mary's Playschool CM2 7JU	Good	25 January 2023	78
12	Footprints Day Nursery CM2 0HG	Good	1 December 2022	65
13	The Kids' Academy CM2 9DE	Good	1 November 2022	66
14	Little Smarties Nursery Ltd CM2 8LD	Good	19 May 2022	100
15	Rainbow Pre-School CM2 6RF	Good	22 November 2021	40
16	Dovedale Nursery CIC CM2 0JQ	Not yet graded	Not yet	99
17	Little Faces Nursery School CM2 8HR	Not yet graded	Not yet	62
18	Munchkins Nursery and Pre-School CM2 7HX	Not yet graded	Not yet	80

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

CM2 is in Essex, covering Chelmsford.

Nursery fees in CM2

What day nurseries in East of England charge on average. Fees in CM2 itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, East of England, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 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 CM2

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in CM2 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

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 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.