Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm, 51 weeks of the year
Lawn Lane Day Nursery School is an outstanding childcare setting in Chelmsford, established in 2014, offering a warm, nurturing, and highly stimulating environment where children aged 0-4 years thrive. Open from 7 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday, 51 weeks a year, the nursery prides itself on its highly qualified staff who use their expert knowledge and skilful interactions to create a safe and enriching experience.
The dedicated team gathers comprehensive information about each child before they start, ensuring individual needs, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are met from day one, with support from other professionals when necessary. This meticulous planning guarantees excellent progress for all children.
The nursery’s approach to education, both indoors and outdoors, is practical, fun, and memorable, fostering a deep love for learning and a positive mindset. Children develop complete trust in the caring adults, which builds their confidence and encourages a positive attitude towards education.
Parents consistently express feeling exceptionally valued, appreciating the staff's support and the effective communication with their child's key person. The nursery also receives overwhelming positive feedback for its nutritional food offerings and support during significant family events.
What it's like
Children thrive here due to highly qualified staff who use their expert knowledge and skilful interactions to create a safe and enriching environment for all children. This creates a warm, nurturing and highly stimulating environment. Children have complete trust in the adults who care for them, which helps build their confidence and encourages a positive attitude to learning.
Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm, 51 weeks of the year
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2014
Last inspected 24 July 2025 · Alison Hawkridge
What it's like to attend
Children thrive here due to highly qualified staff who use their expert knowledge and skilful interactions to create a safe and enriching environment for all children. This creates a warm, nurturing and highly stimulating environment. Children have complete trust in the adults who care for them, which helps build their confidence and encourages a positive attitude to learning.
Inspector highlights
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents say they feel exceptionally valued.
They appreciate how staff support their children and value the communication they have with their child's key person.
Parents overwhelmingly share positive feedback about the nursery's nutritional food offerings and support with life events happening outside of the nursery such as a new sibling.
Inclusion & environment
Staff gather a wealth of information about the children before they start, enabling them to plan for their individual needs immediately. Support is sought from other professionals when required, ensuring that all children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make excellent progress from their starting points.
The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.
Date: July 2014
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