Nurseries and childcare in Uttlesford
We know of 35 nurseries, preschools and childcare providers across Uttlesford. Most nurseries are private, voluntary or part of a school, and Ofsted inspects those too: every one has a report on Ofsted’s website.
Nurseries and childcare by area
A few to start with
- Wrens Preschool Preschool Quaker Meeting House, New St, Dunmow, CM6 5 Call
- Ashdon Childrens Nursery Preschool Hill Farm, Ashdon, Saffron Walden, CB10 2ET Call
- Birchanger Butterflies Preschool Preschool Birchanger Butterflies Pre- School, c/o Birchanger Primary School, Birchanger, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 Call
- Blossom Barn Nursery - Great Chesterford Preschool Stansted Courtyard, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PU Call
- Bright Horizons Families UK Day care preschool Crocus Early Years Centre Rear of Saffron Walden County High School, Saffron Walden, CB11 4UH Call
- Childcare at The Laurels Home service The Laurels, Parsonage Rd, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 Call
- Fluppet's Montessori Nursery School Private school The Bill Reeve Pavilion, Round Bush Green, Dunmow, CM6 Call
- Freedom Day Care Nursery and Pre-School Preschool Ford Farmhouse, Braintree Rd, Dunmow, CM6 1HU Call
- Hatfield Broad Oak Under Five Preschool High St, Hatfield Broad Oak, CM22 7HH Call
- Henham and Ugley Primary and Nursery School Elementary school School Ln, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6BP Call
- High House Day Nursery Day care preschool Mill End, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6PL Call
- Little Hands Nursery School Preschool Three Hills Farm Unit 5, Bartlow, CB21 4EN 5 Call
- Monkey Puzzle Bishops Stortford Day Nursery and Preschool Home service Hazelend Rd, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2FN Call
- Pips Nursery Preschool Strethall Farm Cottage, Essex, CB11 Call
- Pixies Pre-School Preschool Silver Jubilee Hall, 4 Dunmow Rd, Bishop's Stortford, CM22 6QJ Call
- Priors Green Childcare Home service Honey Rd, Dunmow, CM6 Call
- Rainbow PreSchool Preschool St John's Rd, Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8JP Call
- Saffron Walden Nursery School Preschool Shire Hill, Saffron Walden, CB11 Call
- St Mary's Church Nursery Preschool Preschool St Mary's Room, Church St, Dunmow, CM6 2AD Call
- Sunnyside Childcare Home service Sunnyside, Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 Call
- The Chesterfords Community Pre-School Preschool The Community Centre, Newmarket Road, Saffron Walden, CB10 1NS Call
- The Ugly Duckling Preschool Preschool Alsa Lodge, Alsa St, Stansted Mountfitchet, CM24 8SX Call
- The Windmill Preschool Preschool Bolford St, Dunmow, CM6 2PY Call
- Ace Kids Club Child care and day care Ross Close, Saffron Walden, CB11 4DU Call
Choosing a nursery
- Read the latest Ofsted report. Search by name or postcode on reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Private nurseries and childminders are on it as well as school nurseries.
- Visit, and ask about the day. Ratios of staff to children, how they settle a new child in, food, naps and time outdoors.
- Ask about funded hours and extra charges. Some nurseries charge for meals, nappies or trips on top of funded hours.
- Check waiting lists early. Popular nurseries fill months ahead, especially for babies.
Questions people ask
What do Ofsted grades mean for nurseries?
Until late 2025 Ofsted gave one overall grade: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate. Newer inspections give a report card instead, grading each area on a scale from exceptional to urgent improvement. Older grades stay on a nursery’s record until its next inspection.
Can I get free childcare hours?
In England every three and four year old can get 15 hours a week of funded childcare in term time. Working parents can get up to 30 hours a week from when their child is nine months old, if each parent earns at least 16 hours a week at the minimum wage and under £100,000 a year. Check and apply at childcarechoices.gov.uk.
How do I check a nursery’s Ofsted report?
Search for it by name or postcode on reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Every registered nursery and childminder in England has a page there with its inspection reports.
How many nurseries are there in Uttlesford?
We know of 35 nurseries, preschools and childcare providers across Uttlesford. Childminders working from home don’t always appear on maps, so there may be more.
Other things people look for
Nursery school inspections from Ofsted, Open Government Licence. Listings from Overture Maps, the Food Standards Agency and © OpenStreetMap contributors. Missing one? Tell us.