Topsy Turvy Preschool
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Hornchurch for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2025. Open since 2017, with 24 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 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
RM11 2NYWhat 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, 12 March 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The management team and staff provide children with a very inviting environment in which to play. They take care to ensure that this pack away pre-school offers children a welcoming space and exciting opportunities to learn. Children are greeted with genuine warmth and kindness by staff, who are happy to see them.
Children demonstrate they are enthusiastic and eager to learn. They leave their parents with ease and become engrossed in activities that are offered. Staff provide children with a stimulating range of activities. For example, children enjoy making dinner in the large role-play area and delight as they show staff their work in the creative area. Staff support children with their early mathematical skills by naming shapes, predicting how many bricks will be needed to build a tower and counting during daily routines.
Staff share their expectations for positive behaviour with the children. Staff consistently praise them often for their good behaviour and achievements. Children help to tidy up, and staff role model positive behaviours well, such as reminding children of pre-school rules, for example using 'walking feet'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- make better use of strategies to extend the communication and language skills of all children n help staff to extend opportunities for younger children to develop greater levels of imagination, exploration and creativity.
- 12 March 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 7 May 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Topsy Turvy Preschool
- 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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