The Enchanted Wood Day Nursery
OutstandingBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Benfleet for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2025. Open since 2011, with 60 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
SS7 2TDWhat 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, 7 August 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish at this unique and welcoming setting. They are at the heart of everything. They arrive smiling and eager to start a day filled with amazing and exciting learning opportunities. Leaders create a very stimulating and inviting environment, where children feel 'at home'. A wide selection of natural and real-life resources available for children, means that they quickly become deeply engrossed in inspirational activities that stimulate their curiosity and sense of discovery and exploration. Children display high levels of energy and confidence. The wellplanned provision allows children to make their own informed decision of what they would like to do next.
Staff and leaders have very high expectations of children, who confidently follow the setting's routines and boundaries. Staff ensure they effectively deliver a wellsequenced and ambitious curriculum that has been devised around the needs and interests of the current cohort of children. This has a great and positive impact on all children who make excellent progress and become independent learners.
Children form very fond relationships with all staff who are intuitive and readily available to support their emerging needs. Staff are excellent role models. They continually offer children encouragement to do things for themselves, such as preparing their own snack and buttering their own bread. Staff then offer an abundance of praise and children feel accomplished and proud of themselves. This positively supports their self-esteem and emotional resilience.
- 7 August 2025Outstanding Safeguarding: Yes
- 28 October 2019Good
- 31 July 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Enchanted Wood Day 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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