16 nurseries in CM3 (Hatfield Peverel, South Woodham Ferrers, North Fambridge)

Every day nursery with a CM3 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in East of England after the free hours.

16 day nurseries

3 rated Outstanding

2 with a new report card (13%)

968 places in total

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

Day nurseries in CM3 (Hatfield Peverel, South Woodham Ferrers, North Fambridge), best rated first

All 16 day nurseries in CM3 (Hatfield Peverel, South Woodham Ferrers, North Fambridge)
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Jesters Nursery School Danbury CM3 4NQ	Strong standard in all 6	27 November 2025	20
2	Little Darwins Nursery CM3 8DW	Outstanding	27 July 2023	85
3	Little Owls Nursery CM3 4AB	Outstanding	16 March 2023	108
4	Jesters Nursery Childcare CM3 4EX	Outstanding	20 May 2022	36
5	Twizzle Tops Marsh Farm CM3 5WP	Expected standard in 5 of 6	3 December 2025	117
6	Danbury Pre-School at St John's CM3 4NS	Good	24 April 2025	26
7	Deerlands Day Nursery CM3 6LS	Good	7 March 2025	50
8	Second Steps Day Nursery (Hanningfield) Ltd CM3 8BH	Good	18 November 2024	66
9	Second Steps Day Nursery (Althorne) Ltd CM3 6YH	Good	8 November 2024	78
10	Shining Stars CM3 2HP	Good	26 September 2024	22
11	Small Wonders Day Nursery CM3 5NH	Good	15 February 2023	55
12	New Hall Nursery CM3 3HS	Good	25 August 2022	111
13	The Little Bears Nursery CM3 2HS	Good	12 November 2021	60
14	Little Nipperz CM3 6AD	Good	14 June 2021	26
15	Channels Day Nursery CM3 3FP	Not yet graded	Not yet	84
16	Little Hedgehogs Day Nursery & Preschool CM3 3DB	Not yet graded	Not yet	24

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

CM3 is in Essex, covering Chelmsford.

Nursery fees in CM3

What day nurseries in East of England charge on average. Fees in CM3 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 CM3

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in CM3 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.