KMK Kinderzimmer Chelmsford
Ofsted report card Apr 2026Takes funded hoursBirth to 5Open a few years
A day nursery in Chelmsford for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in April 2026. Open since 2024, with 84 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Government funding can help with childcare costs for children aged 9 months to 5 years. For children aged 3–5, every family is entitled to 30 hours of funded childcare per week (1040 hours annually). For younger children, funding eligibility depends on specific criteria.
Worth knowing. Since kinderzimmer operates year-round (as oppose to term-time only), funding is spread across 51 weeks, resulting in fewer funded hours per week (e.g., 30 hours becomes 23.6 hours weekly). Although you will receive fewer funded hours per week, you will receive the same amount of funded hours per year. Additional fees will apply for extra hours beyond the funding allocation.
What childcare usually costs in Essex
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Essex from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
CM2 0EBWhat Ofsted found, area by area
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.
Still missing for KMK Kinderzimmer Chelmsford
- What it costs
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.