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Nurseries in Dunmow

There are 13 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Dunmow, and 5 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Dunmow

  • Ofsted report cards: 3 settings (10 Strong standard, 8 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 9 settings (2 Outstanding, 7 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Countryside Pre-School Nursery - Day nursery, Dunmow CM6 1SW, ages 1 to 4, 38 places
    Ofsted, 21 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Felsted Little Acorns - Day nursery, Dunmow CM6 3EB, ages 3 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted report card, 24 March 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Flitch Green Pre-School - Day nursery, Dunmow CM6 3GG, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 11 July 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Fluppet's Montessori Nursery - Pre-school, Dunmow CM6 1PT, ages 2 to 4, 16 places
    Ofsted, 29 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Freedom Day Care Nursery - Day nursery, Dunmow CM6 1HU, ages 0 to 4, 66 places
    Ofsted, 31 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Dunmow's Pre-School - Pre-school, Dunmow CM6 2AT, ages 2 to 4, 18 places
    Ofsted, 6 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Maynard Montessori - Stebbing - Day nursery, Dunmow CM6 3SH, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 11 October 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Puffin Pre-School Ltd - Pre-school, Dunmow CM6 1DG, ages 2 to 4, 37 places
    Ofsted report card, 29 April 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Sport Star (Takeley) - Pre-school, Dunmow CM6 1YE
  • Stebbing Green Day Nursery - Day nursery, Dunmow CM6 3TD, ages 0 to 9, 50 places
    Ofsted, 29 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Mary's Church Nursery - Pre-school, Dunmow CM6 2AD, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted report card, 13 February 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • The Windmill Pre-School - Pre-school, Dunmow CM6 2PY, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 31 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Wrens Pre-School - Pre-school, Dunmow CM6 1BH, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 23 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Butterfly out of school club - Out-of-school club, Dunmow CM6 1YE, 16 places
  • Forbesy Camps - Out-of-school club, Dunmow CM6 1ZR, 25 places
  • Jam After School Club The Rodings - Out-of-school club, Dunmow CM6 1PZ, 32 places
  • M.R.F.A. | Dunmow Holiday Course - Out-of-school club, Dunmow CM6 3GG
  • Olivers Lodge - Dunmow - Out-of-school club, Dunmow CM6 1EB, 35 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Dunmow

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.