Springboard Pre-School
Chelmsford, Essex · CM2 6EB
Inspected by Ofsted on 19 September 2025 under the report card framework.
Registration
- Ofsted URN
- 402055
- Provider type
- Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care
- Registered since
- 1 July 1975
- Local authority
- Essex
On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.
Where it is
Chelmsford, Essex · CM2 6EB. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspection history
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
- 3 December 2019 inspection Good
- 12 December 2014 inspection Outstanding
- 11 October 2011 inspection Good
- 22 November 2007 inspection Good
- 29 November 2004 inspection Good
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Springboard Pre-School in Chelmsford, Essex was last inspected on 19 September 2025. 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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Springboard Pre-School has been registered with Ofsted since 1 July 1975. Its unique reference number (URN) is 402055.
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