Viking Adventurers Limited
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Maldon 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2010, with 41 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
CM9 6JNWhat 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, 17 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff skilfully use their interactions to engage all children in the activities on offer.
They assess children's understanding by asking interesting questions. For instance, children remember that liquid will overflow if they place too many pieces of plastic fruit in a bowl of water and eagerly recall that it will evaporate in the hot sun. Staff support children's language acquisition through, for example, naming parts of animals that children may not already be familiar with. They talk about elephants'
tusks and why camels have humps. Staff relate this to children's own experiences of drinking enough water to stay healthy and use more complex vocabulary, such as 'hydrated'. They read animatedly and share familiar stories. Children excitedly anticipate what comes next in their favourite book.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop a deeper understanding of how to deliver the curriculum intent and plan activities that reflect what they want children to learn n explore ways to provide higher levels of challenge for older and most-able children to extend their learning even further.
- 17 July 2024Good
- 12 September 2018Good
- 17 November 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Viking Adventurers Limited
- 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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