Chatterbugs Day Nursery
Good★ 3.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Romford for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2014, with 39 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 Havering
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Havering 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
RM5 3ETWhat 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, 2 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are friendly, happy and polite at this nursery. They confidently leave their parents at the door when they arrive and staff take them to join in activities with their friends. The nursery has an effective key-person system in place which supports good relationships between staff, children and their family from the start of their nursery journey. Staff respond quickly when children are feeling unsettled and offer reassurance and cuddles to children when they are feeling tired. They provide resources from home to help them to settle to sleep when needed.
Behaviour is very good. Staff encourage children to talk about how they are feeling and this means that children are aware of their friends' emotions. When they notice their friends are feeling sad, they offer to share with them.
Leaders engage staff in implementing a curriculum which supports progress for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider the length of time that younger children are expected to sit and engage during group carpet time n review the organisation of the lunchtime routine to reduce the time children have to wait for their lunch.
- 2 October 2024Good
- 17 February 2020Good
- 7 June 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Chatterbugs 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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