Terling, Chelmsford · CM3 2PN
Inspected by Ofsted on 1 July 2026 under the report card framework.
Achievement was not inspected here — a setting is only graded on the areas its registration covers, so this is not a gap in its practice.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
On the EYR and the CCR and the VCR.
Terling, Chelmsford · CM3 2PN. Location from the Ofsted register.
Charley's Childcare in Terling, Chelmsford was last inspected on 1 July 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 5 areas: curriculum and teaching — Expected Standard; behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Expected Standard; leadership and governance — Expected Standard. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Ofsted did not grade achievement at this setting. A provider is only graded on the areas its registration covers — an out-of-school club, for example, is not inspected on delivering the early years curriculum. It is not a gap in the setting's practice.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Charley's Childcare is registered for children aged 5 to 11.
Charley's Childcare is registered for up to 10 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Charley's Childcare has been registered with Ofsted since 29 August 2024. Its unique reference number (URN) is 2805228.