Chestnut@Gascoigne
Outstanding★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Barking for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2011, with 89 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 7HQWhat 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, 15 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide children with exceptional quality interactions at this stimulating and inviting nursery. Children are greeted with the warmest of welcomes by staff.
Children are curious and engage with the stimulating learning opportunities that staff provide. This helps them to gain new knowledge or practise and master new skills. Staff expertly guide children's learning and development, particularly in meeting their next steps, by including their interests to keep them engaged and motivated. For example, recently, children have enjoyed learning about different fruits. Staff arranged a fruit cutting activity to support children develop their fine motor skills. Children work in small groups and name the different fruits. They use their senses to smell and taste, and describe the texture and taste.
Staff consistently reinforce learning through the repetition of new vocabulary and language. This supports children with speech and language delay to learn new vocabulary and improve their communication and language skills.
- 15 May 2023Outstanding
- 19 October 2017Good
- 27 June 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Chestnut@Gascoigne
- 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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