Marks Gate Children's Centre Nursery
Good★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Chadwell Heath for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2024. Open since 2009, with 52 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 Barking and Dagenham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Barking and Dagenham 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 5LLWhat 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, 29 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff greet children warmly. They help children to feel safe and secure, and children settle in well. Staff engage children in conversations. They babble back and forth with babies and hold lovely conversations with older children, such as about the weather. Staff offer children reassurances and cuddles when needed, helping them to settle quickly if they are upset. They provide children with the emotional security they need to flourish in this inviting nursery.
The manager has developed a broad and balanced curriculum that supports children to develop their skills and knowledge well across all areas of learning. Staff know children well and have high expectations of them. They support children to develop a deep understanding of different emotions and plan activities, such as
'breathing buddies', to support children to manage their emotions. Staff work with parents and external professionals to plan effectively for children's learning and development. This helps all children, including those who speak English as an additional language and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to make good progress.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- use knowledge of what children know and can do to provide further challenge for children and extend their learning.
- 29 August 2024Good
- 2 October 2018Good
- 22 July 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Marks Gate Children's Centre Nursery
- 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.
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