Kindred Rayleigh
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Rayleigh for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2024. Open since 1996, with 68 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
SS6 7JQWhat 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, 28 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders place a strong emphasis on working closely with parents to support children's well-being. Parents are welcome to spend time in the nursery on arrival and collection. This input means staff are especially well equipped to meet the ever-changing needs of the youngest children. They follow babies' unique routines in a very nurturing environment. Parents are also actively involved when children transition through the nursery and, with their key person, help their children settle into the new room. Staff act as calm role models. They respectfully interact with children and each other. In turn, children are polite to others, listen carefully to instructions and follow rules to keep themselves safe.
Staff plan the exciting and inspiring garden to engage and enthuse all children. The indoor and outdoor areas offer children a wide range of interesting opportunities to play and learn, according to their abilities and individual interests. An enthusiastic team runs a forest school where older children regularly experience a variety of activities that support their all-round development. They learn about nature when they grow vegetables and paint the reflection of the clouds they can see in a mirror. Staff recognise the importance of children using all their senses to explore and find out more. Older children build on their fine motor skills as they manipulate coconut-scented dough infused with petals and lavender.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider ways to embed the already strong key-person approach so that children benefit from their special person right from the start n support staff to introduce more complex vocabulary to extend children's communication and language skills further.
- 28 August 2024Good
- 13 November 2018Good
- 20 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kindred Rayleigh
- 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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