Calvary Day Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Barking for children from birth to 8+, open 07:45 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 2016, 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 Barking and Dagenham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Barking and Dagenham 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
IG11 7TRWhat 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.
Ofsted inspector, 25 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff offer a safe and nurturing space for children. Staff get to know the children well and are attentive to their emotional needs. They build affectionate bonds with children, which helps them to settle and feel secure. Overall, staff have high expectations for children. They interact sensitively and help them to develop their personal and social skills. Staff teach children to be helpful and to use good manners. They support them to manage their own personal care, such as washing their hands and using the toilet independently. Children are reassured by staff's patient and caring approach. They become confident learners and are ready to tackle challenges. For instance, children notice that some of the toy vehicles have come apart, and they show high levels of perseverance as they fit them back together.
There is a broad curriculum to help children to progress across all areas of learning.
Leaders recognise the importance of good communication skills if children are to succeed at school. Therefore, there is a strong focus on promoting children's language development. Staff model new words as they comment on children's play, helping them to build their vocabularies. They sing, read stories and hold conversations with children to encourage their spoken language. This helps children to become confident communicators.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to more consistently identify when there are opportunities to challenge and extend children's learning n support staff to be clearer and more consistent with children about the boundaries and expectations for behaviour.
- 25 October 2024Good
- 25 January 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Calvary Day Nursery
- 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.
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