Ofsted report card

Footprints Day Nursery

Chelmsford, Essex · CM2 0HG

Inspected by Ofsted on 1 December 2022 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN
203995
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since
17 February 2000
Local authority
Essex

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Where it is

Chelmsford, Essex · CM2 0HG. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

  1. 10 March 2017 inspection Good
  2. 5 August 2013 inspection Good
  3. 27 January 2010 inspection Requires Improvement
  4. 28 September 2007 inspection Requires Improvement
  5. 23 September 2004 inspection Good

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Footprints Day Nursery in Chelmsford, Essex was last inspected on 1 December 2022. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

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Footprints Day Nursery has been registered with Ofsted since 17 February 2000. Its unique reference number (URN) is 203995.

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