Kindred Mayflower
Good★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Billericay for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 19:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2007, with 101 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 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
CM12 0RTWhat 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.
- 9 January 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 8 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The manager and her team are committed to providing children with quality care and education. Teaching is good, and all children, including those who require additional support, make good progress. Children demonstrate they are keen and eager learners. They arrive ready to learn and show curiosity to investigate the activities. They are greeted by happy and welcoming staff. Children have established close bonds with their key persons and leave their parents with ease.
Babies demonstrate they are comfortable and feel safe in the child-friendly and familiar environment. Staff positively invite parents to contribute to their children's learning and use assessment well to plan around children's interests and what they need to learn next. The nursery principles underpin the broad curriculum, and there is a strong focus on speech and language development and emotional wellbeing.
Children demonstrate they are good communicators. They confidently engage visitors in conversation, asking lots of questions. They recall information they have previously learned and discuss with excitement the plants and flowers they grow in the nursery allotment. Staff provide running commentaries during activities, and children listen intently and follow simple instructions. Staff support children with positive encouragement to develop their independence. For example, there are
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the organisation of meal and sleep times to ensure that all children are fully engaged at these times.
- 8 June 2023Good
- 8 August 2017Good
- 21 March 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kindred Mayflower
- 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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