Banana Moon Day Nursery Harlow
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Harlow for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2016, with 60 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
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
CM20 2QHWhat 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.
- 2 October 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 17 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time in this welcoming nursery. They form secure attachments with staff and seek them out for a cuddle and reassurance when needed. This helps children feel safe and secure. Children are polite and use good manners, without the need to be reminded. Children play cooperatively together and take turns as staff provide positive reinforcement and praise them. Staff are on hand to offer reminders of 'walking feet' and 'quiet voices' when necessary, to help affirm the nursery rules.
Children receive a broad range of learning experiences that help them to develop the skills they need to succeed. They are curious learners who are keen to join in, and show good levels of engagement. Children enjoy playing outside in the garden.
They continue activities linked to a story they have been reading. Children make
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's interactions and questioning skills so that they understand the importance of giving children more time to think and respond, to help develop their speech and language skills even further.
- 17 January 2023Good
- 26 October 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Banana Moon Day Nursery Harlow
- What it costs
- 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
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
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