Flying Start Day Nursery Moorlands
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Ashtead for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2001, with 58 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 Surrey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Surrey 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
KT21 1RWWhat 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.
- 3 May 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 8 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Babies and children arrive happy and confidently leave their parents and carers at the door. Leaders have good procedures in place to support new starters at the nursery. Parents complete forms and share care information during settling-in visits. Staff are sensitive and attentive to children's individual needs. For example, children are offered comforters from home to help them settle. This supports their emotional well-being.
Staff support children to develop their communication and language skills well.
They plan exciting and enjoyable topics, such as planets and space. Children beam with excitement as they confidently name planets, such as Jupiter. Staff read stories with enthusiasm to nurture a love of books and develop children's literacy skills. For example, children listen intently and join in with the actions and words as staff read 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt'. Older children look at books independently, turning the pages one by one. This helps children to develop their growing vocabulary.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- deliver consistent messages to children that support healthy choices and promote good health n identify when to offer more support to staff to address inconsistencies in the quality of staff day-to-day interactions with children.
- 8 March 2024Good
- 17 April 2018Outstanding
- 24 July 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Flying Start Day Nursery Moorlands
- 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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