Banana Moon Day Nursery Billericay
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Billericay for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2014, with 60 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
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
CM12 9HSWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 27 July 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 9 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and confident in the nursery. As they arrive, staff encourage them to hang up their coats and bags on their pegs. Children have strong bonds with staff, who know them well. Children readily lead their own play and learning.
For instance, children move freely to and from the garden throughout the day.
Children are learning how to keep themselves safe. They decide that they are going to make a football pitch in the garden. Staff encourage children to think about the space that they have and how they can make it easier for them to move around without tripping over the resources. Children and staff work together as they move the tyres to create an area for a football pitch. Children run up and down, kicking the ball and shouting 'goal' as it hits the wall.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop the skills and confidence they need to carry out their responsibilities effectively n help staff to deploy themselves effectively to meet children's needs and support their well-being and learning.
- 9 May 2023Good
- 3 May 2018Good
- 16 January 2018Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Banana Moon Day Nursery Billericay
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? 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
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