Chestnut@Earlham Grove
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Forest Gate for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2023. Open since 2005, with 58 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 Newham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Newham 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
E7 9APWhat 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, 10 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders of this nursery have a clear vision for the curriculum. They provide a strong focus on supporting children's early communication and language, as well as developing their passion for books. Staff display this passion by providing a range of books for children to access, indoors and outside, and by sharing favourite stories with enthusiasm. Leaders support staff to understand the learning intent from everything they do with children to ensure that children make progress.
Staff get to know children quickly when they start at the nursery. They plan activities and opportunities for them to achieve their next steps in learning. Staff have high expectations of all children's progress, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), as they move through the nursery.
Children's behaviour is good. Staff remind them to look out for their friends when they are engaging in physical activities such as trying to swing hoops around their waists and enjoying whizzing around the garden on the range of wheeled toys.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- use more effective questions to allow children time to think about their answers and not feel rushed in replying n review children's sleep arrangements to ensure that there is space for children who are not sleeping to continue playing and learning.
- 10 October 2023Good
- 11 October 2018Outstanding
- 19 May 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Chestnut@Earlham Grove
- 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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