Salcott Crescent Day Nursery School
OutstandingBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Wickford for children from birth to 5, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in August 2022. Open since 2014, with 71 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
SS12 9NRWhat 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, 2 August 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children adore attending this all-inclusive nurturing nursery. They come in happily and settle quickly to play. Children create close bonds with staff, who offer excellent support and warmth. They are encouraged from a young age to develop independence. Children as young as one year help themselves to bowls and cutlery and feed themselves at mealtimes. Older children confidently self-serve food, wash their hands and self-register in rooms.
The nursery provides an ambitious and extensive curriculum to take children's learning to deeper levels. Children take books home to enhance a love of literature.
'Stella the sloth' goes on exciting adventures with families to encourage children to share experiences with others. Staff use learning programmes to provide children with very high levels of early reading, writing and mathematical skills as well as preparation for school. Outdoor learning extends children's understanding, as they plant and grow celery, carrots and beetroot, and then make them into soup. Staff celebrate children's achievements in many ways. Children's accomplishments are displayed on the 'learning tree' alongside the nursery characters 'Thinkasaurus',
- 2 August 2022Outstanding
- 18 June 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Salcott Crescent Day Nursery School
- 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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