Cherry Field Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Epsom for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 2005, with 118 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 Surrey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Surrey 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
KT19 8TFWhat 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.
- 23 September 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 22 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive comfort and reassurance from staff, who are gentle and kind in their approach. This helps children to learn to develop strong attachments to their key person and feel secure. Babies regularly hear staff singing songs, and staff engage babies' interest in looking at books and listening to stories. This supports their early communication and language development effectively. Children receive well-deserved praise for their efforts and celebrate these achievements as a whole group. For example, following tidy-up time, children who were the most helpful get to wear one of the crowns. This helps support children's sense of achievement and pride in their accomplishments.
Children enjoy short circle times, where they sit with their key person in small groups. They listen to short stories and sing favourite rhymes. For example, they become fully animated as they join in the actions and readily jump up and hop like a bunny. This supports children's speaking skills while enhancing their physical development. Pre-school children enjoy learning new games and listen intently as staff explain the rules. Children take turns in holding a card to their forehead and asking questions to the others to try and guess what is on their card. This encourages the children to make connections between their thoughts and what they see and to think critically. Leaders ensure that the curriculum is ambitious for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities or learning more than one language. They assess how each child learns best and how they can support this effectively.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance staff's understanding of the importance of consistent high-quality interactions with children to further encompass the intentions for the curriculum n strengthen opportunities for children to learn about and follow good hygiene practice to further improve their self-care and independence skills consistently.
- 22 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 18 December 2019Outstanding
- 19 December 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cherry Field 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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