Cotton Buddies
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Romford for children from birth to 8+, open 09:30 to 18:30, 7 days a week. £76.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2021. Open since 2016, with 53 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £76.00Full time £88.00Extended full time | £8.80 |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours (570 hours per year) or 30 hours (1140 hours per year).
Worth knowing. Early Years Funding is to cover only the provision of childcare education. It does not include costs for meals, snacks, non-food consumables, or additional hours. To cover these costs, we ask parents to pay itemised charges.
What childcare usually costs in Havering
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Havering 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
RM7 7AAWhat 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 November 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy, safe and secure at this nursery. They arrive and happily leave their parents at the door. Children develop good levels of independence. They acquire many skills that they need now and for the future. Children behave well, and listen to staff and each other. Young babies settle well and explore the world around them. They accept and hold objects, such as plastic balls, which are part of a water activity. Babies smile and laugh as they use their hands to splash the water. Toddlers enjoy action songs and rhymes which support them to develop their coordination and rhythm. They listen and follow instructions as they find their
Children are helped to stay calm and focused as they spend quiet time in the sensory room. Staff provide a therapeutic space and sensory experiences for small groups to help children to interact with others. All children are supported to become critical thinkers as they play and design with wood. Staff encourage children to think of themselves as individuals. They encourage children to design and construct in the construction area. On the day of the inspection, staff, parents and children learn about Diwali. Children create rangoli patterns and staff provide
Indian food at mealtimes for children to taste. Children enjoy dressing up in saris.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - further extend interactions with children and encourage them to talk more, to build on their language and communication skills n give parents clearer information about their child's progress and encourage them to support their child's learning at home.
- 4 November 2021Good
- 23 September 2019Needs improvement
- 2 March 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cotton Buddies
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £76.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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.
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