Little Hedgehogs Day Nursery & Preschool
Not yet inspectedTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Newly opened
A day nursery in Chelmsford for babies from a few weeks old up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Ofsted has not yet published a graded inspection. Open since 2025, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Universal & Extended Funded Early Education Entitlement.
Worth knowing. Government funding is not intended to cover the full cost of childcare. It does not include meals, snacks, additional activities, additional services, non-food consumables and / or additional hours. These are charged for by way of a voluntary chargeable extra fee per day.
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
CM3 3DBWhat Ofsted said
Ofsted hasn't published a graded inspection for this setting yet.
Not yet inspected
Ofsted has not published a graded inspection for this setting.
Still missing for Little Hedgehogs Day Nursery & Preschool
- What it costs
- Nappies
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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.