Monarchs Childcare Ltd (64)
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.1 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Grays for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:00 to 19:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2016, with 70 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Free 2, 3 & 4 year old funding (15 hours free per week).
What childcare usually costs in Thurrock
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Thurrock 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
RM17 6SHWhat 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 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter the nursery confidently, and part from their parents or carers with ease. They are greeted by kind and friendly staff, who chat to them about their journey, what they did at home and how they are feeling today. Children gravitate to their friendship groups. They quickly become engrossed in imaginary games with small-world figures or build towers and models from the construction toys. Children are well behaved and show kindness towards each other. They share the resources well and take turns with favourite toys. Children learn how to regulate their own emotions as staff expertly support them to recognise how they are feeling and formulate strategies to manage their feelings.
Children develop good physical skills as they negotiate the internal stairs within the building. They have opportunities to explore outdoors every day in one of the two garden areas. In the larger garden, children identify birds and insects using the laminated visual prompts displayed on fencing. They watch as sand pours through their hands, taking time to feel the texture. Children learn about balance as staff help them to negotiate walking on old tyres. They chase each other excitedly around the play equipment, giggling and laughing.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to recognise when children can do more for themselves and develop the skills needed to become independent n continue to build on the strategies in place to enhance staff practice further, to promote high-quality and consistently strong teaching.
- 28 March 2023Good
- 6 October 2022Inadequate
- 29 August 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Monarchs Childcare Ltd (64)
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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