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Big white cloud on grey background.
Image by Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
An aerial view of London buildings during sunset Chelsea Pre Prep

Chelsea Pre-Prep

Big Ben clock tower in sepia tone against a black background
Colorful hot air balloon with red, green, and blue stripes against dark background.
Collage of vintage botanical prints, flowers, and portraits providing the background.
Illuminated Albert Bridge at night, with boats in the foreground.
Black and white church building with tall steeple and arched windows.
Solid dark green background with subtle texture, similar to a field.
Collage of vintage botanical illustrations, flowers, and portraits creates a textured background.
Rubber Plants
Wooden arched door in a stone frame with iron hardware. Chelsea Pre Prep.

Where
Tradition

Collage of vintage flower images, text and figures, a floral design background.
Illustrated Flowers
Exotic Flower
Close up of pink floral arrangement with green leaves and black background.
A tall, pointed structure with a decorative feature at its peak.

Imagination

meets

Image by The New York Public Library
Butterfly Illustration Art
Rubber Plant
Yellow Roses Illustration
Rubber Plant
Dry Leaf
Colorful Flower Bouquet
White Flowers with Leaves
Pink Peonies
Pink Blossoms Illustration
Floral Watercolor Illustration
Image by Europeana
Collage Bird Artwork
Pink flowers and foliage on black background, floral design. Chelsea Pre Prep
Image by The New York Public Library
Two Red Roses

Welcome to Chelsea Pre-Prep

Our Rocket founding nursery since 2009, widely regarded as one of London’s top nurseries, proudly Ofsted Outstanding since its inception and proudly operating our Rocket Pre-Preps. Chelsea offers six curated classrooms, an open hall that transforms throughout the year and a vast private garden—an oasis in the city. A place where creativity builds confidence, and every child grows curiously and confidently.

Dark green abstract background with rough textures and variations in tone
Green boots with the text "ROCKET", sitting next to a boy reading.
Watercolor Leaf Illustration
Potted Palm Plant

Who We Are

In the heart of Chelsea, tradition meets imagination. As Rocket’s founding nursery, Chelsea Pre-Prep continues to lead with creativity, confidence, and care. At Rocket, we are educators, designers, and curators of childhood, a multidisciplinary team shaping future-ready education through pioneering, playful frameworks, beautifully bespoke environments, and a bold global vision that keeps imagination at the heart of learning.

Chelsea Pre-Prep is part of Rocket Productions, an independent family-run education house. You can find our wider impact, educators’ research, international talks and exhibitions on our Impact page.

Potted Tropical Plant
Colorful Flower Bouquet

Fuelling Tomorrow's Creators & Thinkers

We believe that the future belongs to those who can think critically, act creatively, and care deeply. Since we first opened Chelsea Pre-Prep in 2009, we've revolutionised early education through experiential, design-led learning to foster academic prowess, curiosity, and collaboration.

The Rocket Approach is human-centred, research-informed, and future-focused. We balance hands-on inquiry, agency, and freedom to explore with guidance to grow. Echoing Chelsea's ethos, at all our Pre-Preps early years education isn’t an afterthought and, learning with us is never one-size-fits-all. Where others see students, we see inventors, thinkers and creators.

Butterflies and pomegranate illustration with red flowers and beige background
Fox character reading a book with a pipe, wearing pants and shoes.
Sage Leaves Close-Up
Airplane flying through cloudy sky at sunset with beautiful colors.
Colorful Wildflower Field
Potted Banana Plant

Be Imaginative

Be Brave

Be Creative

Be Kind

Purple Flowers
Image by Europeana
Floral illustration with pink flowers and green leaves on black background.
Image by British Library
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