Truly Scrumptious Early Years Nursery (Ongar)
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Ongar for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 2015, with 45 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15-Hour Universal Funding, 30-Hour Extended Funding.
Worth knowing. Additional charge of £3.50 per meal for funded hours. Consumables charges of £7 per session. Only permitted to offer up to 10 hours of funded on one day. Additional hourly charge for time not covered by funding.
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
CM5 0ADWhat 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 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy exploring this inviting and interesting learning environment. A
successful key-person system means that staff get to know them well and support their welfare. Children are happy and safe at this warm and inviting nursery. They show positive attitudes towards their learning. Children learn how to manage their behaviour and feelings in an age-appropriate way. Staff provide gentle reminders to children about turn taking and they respond well to this. Children are learning to value and celebrate similarities and differences between themselves and others, such as the way that they look and the languages that they speak.
While the COVID-19 pandemic has altered their experiences, children show resilience as they adapt to change. They move around the nursery inside and outdoors, making choices about what to play with or explore. Babies are encouraged to develop the core muscles they need to give them strength to stand, toddle and gain control over their physical development. They thoroughly enjoy pulling themselves to standing to reach the water tray and wash dolls with bubbly water. Babies interact with each other and staff, babbling and making specific sounds in response to staff chatting with them. Older children communicate their needs and interests well. They are confident to talk with staff and each other as they share ideas and organise games or choose a story book to listen to. Children throughout the nursery are encouraged to become good communicators.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on current practice and seek further ways to help all staff develop first-rate teaching skills.
- 6 July 2022Good
- 1 September 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Truly Scrumptious Early Years Nursery (Ongar)
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
- 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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