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14 nurseries in Saffron Walden

Every day nursery in Saffron Walden on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in East of England after the free hours.

14 day nurseries
4 rated Outstanding
1 with a new report card (7%)
665 places in total
£141 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Saffron Walden

The top of our Saffron Walden ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in Saffron Walden
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Bell Day Nursery Community Interest Company CB11 3EDOutstanding10 June 202573
2Meadows Montessori CB11 4DUOutstanding21 February 202535
3Ashdon Childrens Nursery CB10 2ETOutstanding3 July 202479
4Westwood Montessori CB10 2SAOutstanding13 June 202244
5Bell Day Pre-school CB11 3EGGood16 May 202524

Day nurseries in Saffron Walden, best rated first

All 14 day nurseries in Saffron Walden
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Bell Day Nursery Community Interest Company CB11 3EDOutstanding10 June 202573
2Meadows Montessori CB11 4DUOutstanding21 February 202535
3Ashdon Childrens Nursery CB10 2ETOutstanding3 July 202479
4Westwood Montessori CB10 2SAOutstanding13 June 202244
5Bell Day Pre-school CB11 3EGGood16 May 202524
6The Chesterfords Community Preschool CB10 1NSGood8 October 202430
7Saffron Walden Nursery School CB11 3AQGood24 April 202449
8Clavering & Arkesden Preschool CB11 4PEGood7 February 202326
9Olivers Lodge - Newport CB11 3PUGood7 February 202325
10Crocus Early Years Centre CB11 4UHGood15 November 202285
11St. Thomas More Montessori Pre School CB11 3DWGood17 May 202234
12Stephen Perse Nurseries - Dame Bradbury's CB10 2ALGood21 October 202141
13Olivers Lodge - Saffron Walden CB10 1BQNeeds attention in 4 of 629 January 202630
14Debden Barns Day Nursery CB11 3JYNot yet gradedNot yet90

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

Nurseries by postcode in Saffron Walden

Saffron Walden is in Essex.

Nursery fees in Saffron Walden

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

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