Learn to Leap
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Romford 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2023. Open since 2011, with 60 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 Redbridge
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Redbridge 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
RM6 4BAWhat 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, 11 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff greet and welcome children and their families into the setting. This helps children to feel safe and secure and happy at the nursery. Staff plan an interesting and ambitious curriculum, both inside and outside of the nursery garden. Staff are attentive and caring, so children form close attachments with their key person. On arrival, children settle quickly into their chosen play. For instance, they thoroughly enjoy their role play when making pretending to make cupcakes in the outdoor play kitchen. Staff readily join in with the children's play and have high expectations for all children. They teach children about manners, being kind and caring. For instance, staff use familiar stories about a colourful fish to teach children about sharing toys and resources. Children are motivated to learn and they behave well. They listen and respond positively to adult instructions and are eager to learn new skills. For example, staff teach children how to use a camera when taking a photograph and explain about a camera lens.
Staff place emphasis on developing all children's communication and language skills. This includes children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They encourage children to talk about the characters in a story and to use longer sentences. For instance, children learn about how fish use their gills to breathe underwater. Staff use home language words they gather from parents at the start and visual pictures, to aid speech and language development to support children who speak English as an additional language.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - review the planning of activities to match the age and stage of development, particularly for the older and most-able children consistently, so that all activities engage them n explore ways to include younger children more fully in activities to support their learning even further.
- 11 July 2023Good
- 6 December 2017Good
- 22 April 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Learn to Leap
- 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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