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Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club

Day nursery in Essex, CM6.

Felmoor Farm, Braintree Road, Felsted, Dunmow, CM6 3EF
140 places
2000 registered with Ofsted
329 of 388 in our Essex ranking
£135 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, East of England average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 6 August 2021

Ofsted grades for Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club, inspection of 6 August 2021
JudgementGrade
Overall effectivenessGood
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

What a place could cost

Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in East of England, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's ageYou pay a weekAbout a month
From 9 months to 2£155£489
2 years old£141£446
3 to 4 years old£135£428

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club against Essex

Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids ClubEssex average
Places14057
Ofsted outcomeGood86% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club

What Ofsted grade does Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club have?
Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club was rated Good at its inspection on 6 August 2021, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club take?
Ofsted registers Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club for 140 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Essex has 57.
How much does Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club cost?
Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in East of England charges £192 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club offer 30 hours free childcare?
Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club how it offers them.
When was Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club last inspected?
Ofsted last inspected Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club on 6 August 2021. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Whipper-snappers Daycare Nursery and Kids Club?
Nearby in CM6: The Barn Nursery, Maynard Montessori - Stebbing, Flitch Green Pre-School.

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.