Chestnut Nursery School
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2022. Open since 2002, with 46 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 0JJWhat 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, 4 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure at this setting as they confidently explore the activities and opportunities available to them. Children interact with staff and each other as they play and learn in the calm environment.
Staff have carefully considered the resources available to ensure that children can safely access what they want to play with. For example, in the baby room, activities are arranged on low tables to enable children who are crawling or just starting to walk. Babies can make active choices about their learning by choosing resources from low shelves.
Toddlers can free flow between different spaces, including a large role-play area, messy-play area and a quieter sensory area. Children confidently express where they want to play and what they would like to do. All children have access to the garden. Babies learn to safely use the stairs when it is time to go outside. Toddlers have direct access to the garden throughout the day. Children behave well and staff have high expectations of them. Children grow in confidence and independence during their time in the setting.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support children's early language development even further by giving them enough time to consider their answer when responding to questions n mentor and share good practice with less-experienced staff to build on the quality of education throughout the nursery.
- 4 October 2022Good
- 11 November 2021Needs improvement
- 13 October 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Chestnut Nursery School
- 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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