Toad Hall Nursery Chessington
Good★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Chessington for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2004, with 74 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 Kingston upon Thames
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kingston upon Thames 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
KT9 2EPWhat 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, 6 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff provide a warm and welcoming environment. Children happily arrive and are eager to see their friends and feed the fish. They quickly settle down and independently choose from a wide range of activities and resources. For example, young children enjoy exploring the texture of foam and laugh and giggle as they make foam 'snow'. Older children delight in making potions as they pour water into different containers. This helps to develop children's physical skills. Staff support children to settle in and feel safe and secure when they start. An effective settling-in procedure is in place to ensure that parents have plenty of opportunities to share information with their child's key person. Children complete several settling-in sessions, which supports staff to learn about children's interests and routines to ensure that the process runs as smoothly as possible.
Staff know children well and build warm and secure relationships with them.
Children demonstrate they feel safe and are well settled. They confidently explore the well-planned environment and go to staff when they need extra support or to involve them in their play. Staff support children in how to express themselves and regulate their feelings. They read books and play games, encouraging children to share how they feel by using colours. Leaders and staff have a good understanding of how children learn. Together, they have created a curriculum focusing on children's social skills, communication, being healthy and experiencing nature. They use this to plan weekly activities to ensure that all children make good progress and reach their curriculum goals.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff in knowing when to take the opportunity to follow children's lead and extend their learning further n provide more opportunities for children to be independent during activities and to try things for themselves.
- 6 September 2024Good
- 5 November 2018Good
- 17 May 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Toad Hall Nursery Chessington
- 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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