Footprints Day Nursery

Elim Christian Centre, Hall Street, Chelmsford CM2 0HG
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  • Footprints Day Nursery, Chelmsford
Footprints Day Nursery and Out of School Provision care about every step a child makes. The team pride themselves on the individual care and support that they give to all children and families, recognising the Early years as the most important in a child’s life.

Footprints Day Nursery has been loving and caring for children for over 45 years. The excellent location in central Chelmsford serves both parents who work in the city centre as well as those who commute to London, as the nursery is 10 mins from the railway station.

The strong partnership with parents and carers makes it easy for the team to provide the best care and education for children. The large spacious rooms provide children with a variety of stimulating play and learning opportunities focused around the children’s interests. Children leave Footprints as confident happy learners who are fully prepared for school.

The Day Nursery is for children aged three months to five years old and the Out of School Provision is for five to 11 year olds.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Angela Ball & Louise Lawless (Managers)

Admission Information

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Number of Childcare Staff

  • 23

Registered Charity Number

  • 251549

Total Places for Children

  • 65

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Dependant on individual needs

  • Monthly

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:45-17:45
    Tuesday 07:45-17:45
    Wednesday 07:45-17:45
    Thursday 07:45-17:45
    Friday 07:45-17:45

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Parking

  • Parking available

Footprints Day Nursery Reviews (51)

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Footprints Day Nursery has a Review Score of 10 (9.962) out of 10, based on 24 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Footprints Day Nursery has 51 reviews.

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Review from Livia S (Mother of Child) published on 4 November 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are very happy with Footprints! The staff takes really good care of my daughter, they are always very gentle and friendly with the kids. My daughter loves all the activities and is happy every time she arrives at the nursery.
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Review from N W (Father of Child) published on 4 November 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Would highly recommend Footprints! All three of our children have attended over the past 8 years. Wonderful, caring staff who genuinely take an interest in your children, great communication from management and very happy children!
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Review from Madalina S (Mother of Child) published on 4 November 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am very happy with this nursery. The staff is very nice, I always get updates on what is happening throughout the day and they are attentive to my child's needs. My child loves going there every time. Every time I go to pick up or drop off my child, he is smiling and happy. I highly recommend it!
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Review from Ildiko V (Mother of Child) published on 5 January 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both of my children attended Footprints and we could not have been more happy with our choice, staff are absolutely brilliant and always go the extra mile. We had no complaints whatsoever and it is a truly fantastic nursery with great staff.
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Review from C T (Mother of Child) published on 13 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My children have been attending for 5 years (from 5 months and onto after school/holiday club). I can’t rate them highly enough. They treat children as individuals and understand what it takes for them to thrive. They go above an beyond to accommodate as needed. My kids love all the staff and look forward
to attending every day.
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Review from Sara H (Mother of Child) published on 9 February 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I now have two children in Footprints, my son is in the pre-school room and has been with this nursery since September 2020 when they were in the depths of Covid. The staff are just the best and so supportive and they communicate efficiently with parents. If you have any worries then they will work
with you. My daughter is not the youngest in the baby room at nine months and absolutely thrives and loves coming in to see everyone. I especially love the fact that they get the children outside as much as possible with the lovely garden they have. This has helped teach my son to get dressed independently. The times are great and we picked this nursery because it was close to us for work being in the centre of Chelmsford. I wish I could pick it up and take it nearer to where I live. In December 2022 they even had a little nativity for the pre-school room which all the staff had put so much effort into and being in the church meant that parents could attend to see the play. I can't recommend it enough!
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Review from Laura F (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has been attending Footprints Day Nursery for just over a year and I would highly recommend them.


Friendly and caring staff, lovely rooms for the children, nice outdoor area, good variety of food - really cannot fault them.

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Review from Bruna P (Mother of Child) published on 18 May 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Wonderful staff, from the reception, manager and especially the staff who take care of and teach my daughter. I just have to thank all the support, love and dedication with our daughter, she has developed a lot.
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Review from David H (Father of Child) published on 31 January 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is a fantastic nursery, but what elevates it from others is the staff, they really do care, as do the managers. They were fantastic whilst our son was there and we only moved to be closer to home.
If it were my choice I would not have changed and really miss the place. Would not hesitate to go
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Review from Philip B (Father of Child) published on 11 July 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has been going to Footprints for around 5 months and we are very happy with how she has settled in and the quality of care and support provided. We anticipated some difficult times when she first started but were pleasantly surprised by how quickly our daughter integrated, and I think this
is mainly due to the excellent staff and general atmosphere that they create. We looked around several nurseries before choosing Footprints and we feel confident that we have made the correct decision. We feel they listen to any concerns we have and have been proactive in helping support our daughter’s development.
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Review from Laura W (Mother of Child) published on 18 April 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff at Footprints are all very friendly and professional and take a real interest in the children. Staff seem to know each child by name, regardless of which room the child is in. My daughter loves going to nursery and having the opportunity to take part in varied activities. At nursery, she is
able and encouraged to express herself and learn new things. I would recommend Footprints Nursery to anyone having seen how happy my daughter is there. I drop her there, confident that she is in very safe and caring hands.
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Review from Emma S (Mother of Child) published on 23 March 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has attended this nursery for 2 years nearly and I could not praise the staff enough! Ever since starting he's come on so well and that's all down to Footprints! Brilliant friendly staff always giving 100% into the kids. Wide variety of menu even for the fussiest eaters! I loved the pre school
nativity my son recently took part in, So well put together and the kids really enjoyed themselves. It puts me at such ease seeing how happy all the children are especially mine and how he looks forward to seeing his teachers and friends. I'm really going to be sad for him to leave for school in September. The Managers do a phenomenal job with this nursery and their staff. Don't ever change! Xx
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Review from Julia R (Mother of Child) published on 17 March 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A very nice nursery, a friendly and warm atmosphere, attentive and helping staff, wise management, reasonable pricing. My daughter loves this nursery, she is always upset when we have to go home - and it is the best proof :)
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Review from Jenny F (Mother of Child) published on 11 March 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Have had our little girl here since she was one, now she's four. She has loved almost every minute but on the rare occasions that she's had a little "crisis" the staff have been brilliant with her and helped her out.
She's now a confident, sparky, caring, funny wee character who chats constantly.
A lot of that is down to the input from the staff at Footprints so can't give it a better recommendation than that really!
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Review from J B (Mother of Child) published on 9 March 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery! All the staff are friendly and helpful. Even if my son is upset to leave me he always comes out happy and tells me about his day. Footprints Day Nursery was my first choice due to the location and good reviews, I'm so glad they could offer my son the place on the days I requested
- I didn't even look around any other nurserys after seeing how fantastic Footprints is.
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Review from Chloe N (Mother of Child) published on 4 March 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started attending footprints in June 2013 an since then he has come on in leaps and bounds! The staff are great an I always feel at ease leaving my son in their care. I am gutted that he will be leaving this year to attend primary school but looking forward to my daughter coming here when she
is 2!
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Review from Andrea W (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son is now at school but comes back to use the holiday provision on a regular basis. As a parent of a child who used to attend the nursery, it is fantastic that Footprints Day Nursery provides a holiday club as I do not have the stress of leaving him in unfamiliar surroundings with staff/children
he doesn't know. He gets to meet up with old nursery friends and loves seeing his old nursery nurses' again. His day is full of fun and he would have loved to have been booked in for the whole week and is already asking when he can go back. The staff work very hard on a theme for each holiday to make it different every time a child visits. The activities are varied and trips out are also organised. It is very good value for money. Top marks Footprints Day Nursery.
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Review from Charlotte F (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter attends this Nursery and I've felt so at ease leaving her in their care, her development has progressed so much since going and she has such a lovely relationship with the staff! They are easy to talk to, very welcoming and polite.
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Review from Tia H (Mother of Child) published on 29 February 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
After looking around a few nurseries in the surrounding area, this is the one I chose. It has a lovely atmosphere and is very welcoming. My daughter started Footprints in September 2015 (just over 2 years old), with a couple of weeks of tears from my daughter and myself! I was reassured all the time
and could contact the nursery at any time. She settled in very quickly and thoroughly enjoys herself. Her social skills, knowledge and confidence have expanded since attending nursery and I am very happy of her progress. All the staff are friendly and helpful, they all have a lovely bond with the children. I look forward to the next couple of years of my daughter being here.
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Review from Nicola (Mother of Child) published on 29 February 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has come along in such strengths being at nursery. All the staff are so helpful and friendly. I cannot fault anything with this nursery. There is always a staff member on hand to talk to you about any thing.
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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.962)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.962) out of 10 for Footprints Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 24 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 24 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.962 for Footprints Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (277 Excellents x 5) + (11 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 288 Ratings = 4.962
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Footprints Day Nursery is based on 24 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 65 number of registered child places is 13, which has been reached with 24 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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