Rising Stars Day Nursery And Preschool
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Woodford Green for from 1 year up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 2017, with 35 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
30 hours free for 1 - 4 year olds; government funded hours for children aged 1 - 4.
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
IG8 7NAWhat 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, 17 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The nursery is run with care and compassion, creating a place where all children and families are welcomed and supported. Staff greet children warmly as they arrive at nursery in the morning, which helps them to separate from their parents and carers with ease and make a confident start to the day.
Staff plan an appropriate curriculum for children, helping them to make good progress in their learning and development. A well-resourced and managed environment, with lots of space, supports children to take part in indoor and outdoor play. Children learn social skills as they play with each other, sharing toys and taking turns. Adults skilfully help children to communicate effectively, engaging in back-and-forth conversations with them. For children who are not yet speaking, staff use signs, alongside words, to support their language development.
Positive behaviour is modelled and encouraged by adults consistently throughout the day. They work sensitively with children, using a variety of resources to help them to understand and name their emotions. This boosts children's self-esteem and confidence. Adults allow time for children to respond to what is being asked of them, encouraging them patiently. Children respond positively to this by seeking out adults when they need comfort and assurance.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider the organisation of large-group activities to ensure that all children can contribute and benefit fully n use child-initiated learning opportunities to help children make links with what they already know and extend their learning further.
- 17 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 13 March 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Rising Stars Day Nursery And Preschool
- 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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