Toddle-Inn Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Romford for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £78.50 a day for children under 3, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2009, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
52 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 3birth to 3y | £78.50 | £53.50Half day | |
| 3-53y to 5y | £76.50 | £52.50Half day |
Funded hours
30 Funded Hours, Universal 15 Hours, Two-Year-Old Support, Stretched Funding.
Worth knowing. Subject to availability and the nursery's arrangements.
What childcare usually costs in Havering
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Havering 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
RM2 5XHWhat 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, 26 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are visibly happy and safe and form warm, positive relationships with their peers and staff. Staff are very caring, approachable and sensitive to each child's individual needs. They build strong rapports with children and support their emotional well-being very well. Children arrive at the nursery eager to join in and learn. Staff remind children of what is expected of them to help children know how to behave positively. Children play with each other well and confidently tell staff when they need help during their play. They are independent. For instance, staff support babies to feed themselves at mealtimes, and older children learn to use tools, such as paint and paintbrushes, with good control and skill. Children develop good physical skills.
Children enjoy the learning experiences they participate in with staff. Staff plan exciting activities that stimulate children's curiosity and challenge them. They have high expectations of what children can achieve. For instance, children keenly learn about the world and nature, such as while responsibly taking care of the nursery's pet snails. Children are motivated to learn new things, such as where snails live and what they eat, and have high levels of concentration. Staff skilfully teach children new words, and children develop a broad vocabulary.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's understanding of how to support children's early literacy skills, particularly for writing.
- 26 June 2023Good
- 15 November 2018Outstanding
- 21 November 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Toddle-Inn Day Nursery
- 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.
- Is £78.50 a day still the rate? 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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