Chestnut@William Bellamy
Outstanding★ 3.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Dagenham 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2024. Open since 2011, with 61 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
RM10 7HXWhat 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.
- 20 June 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 17 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff place high priority on children's personal, social and emotional development at this nursery. Children spend their time following their interests, embedding their knowledge and making remarkable progress towards highly ambitious outcomes.
The day is divided into two distinct sessions, which supports a high level of local need for part-time early education places. Children who only attend in the afternoon start their session with a welcome song alongside their friends, which settles them in and sets them up for learning. Staff reorganise activities and resources to meet the needs of the children attending each session. This means all children benefit fully from a curriculum that is highly responsive to their needs and helps to close any gaps in their learning.
The manager promotes a highly inclusive ethos, which helps to ensure that all children, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities
- 17 January 2024Outstanding
- 19 January 2018Outstanding
- 19 November 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Chestnut@William Bellamy
- 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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