Flying Start Day Nursery Chigwell Limited
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Chigwell for from 2 years up to school age, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 2014, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Free funded shorter pre-school sessions for 2, 3 and 4 year old’s.
What childcare usually costs in Essex
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Essex 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
IG7 5NTWhat 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, 6 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
This lively nursery is warm and welcoming. Children are happy and confident. They move around freely and make choices about what activity they would like to explore next. Children enjoy looking at brightly coloured flash cards alongside staff and are able to confidently name most of the objects they see. Children show great concentration as they use a large spoon to carefully serve themselves a portion of spaghetti Bolognese at lunchtime. They describe their meal as 'yummy' and confidently ask staff for another helping. With a gentle reminder children put their dirty cutlery in a washing bowl and stack their food tray on top of others.
Children's behaviour is good. Older children are happy to share toys and resources, such as dinosaurs, with others. Staff support young children sensitively to develop their understanding of what is and is not acceptable behaviour. Children develop special friendships. They talk about how much they enjoy painting and playing in the 'home corner' when they come to nursery. Children show great pride in their achievements. They are keen to show visitors a photograph of themselves on the wall, excitedly telling them 'I am star of the week'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen opportunities for sharing ideas and activities with parents to further support and extend their children's learning at home n seek more detailed information from parents about children's developmental starting points, to plan even more effectively from the very start.
- 6 February 2023Good
- 12 May 2022Needs improvement
- 21 February 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Flying Start Day Nursery Chigwell Limited
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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