The Chase Holland Park
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Clacton on Sea for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 2015, with 54 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
CO15 6NGWhat 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, 14 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and excited to start their day. They are warmly welcomed by staff who are genuinely pleased to see them. The staff invest time in getting to know the children and their families and successfully use assessments to plan a varied curriculum that supports children's interests and what they need to learn next. Children show great enthusiasm and curiosity to explore the activities on offer. Children relish the outdoor learning environment. They are confident speakers and excitedly tell visitors at the nursery about the bugs they find. They learn new words to develop their conversational skills as they explain that a
'centipede' has run away. They take care trying to find bugs and describe what the bugs need to survive.
Caring and positive bonds have been established between the children and their key person. Staff are committed to ensuring the nursery is a welcoming and childfriendly environment in which to learn. As a result, children demonstrate that they feel safe, are confident and comfortable. Children's fine motor skills are strengthened as they participate in daily sensory activities, such as 'disco dough'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help children to understand how to take more care of their environment and resources, particularly when they are leading their own play n use effective questioning techniques to extend children's language, helping them to think critically and solve problems independently.
- 14 November 2023Good
- 2 February 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Chase Holland Park
- 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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