Wishing Well Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Rochford for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 17:00, 3 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 2008, with 75 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
SS4 1QFWhat 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, 16 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children benefit from the close attention of staff who, overall, deliver a broad and exciting range of learning opportunities that respond to children's needs and interests. Staff who work with toddlers are particularly skilled in extending children's levels of engagement. They select children to be daily helpers to give them a sense of responsibility. Staff gently encourage children to follow their guidance as they set the table. Children are keen to participate and this activity helps children to develop their conversational skills. Staff speak confidently about the role this activity plays in children's communication and language development, knowing that this is a focus of the curriculum in this room.
Staff understand how to support children's developing language skills. They use consistent strategies across all age groups. Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress and become confident communicators. Staff expose children to a wide range of language through speaking and singing, that children then use to express themselves.
Improvements have been made to the interactions with children in the baby room.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff in the pre-school room to further understand how to promote children's learning through consistently positive interactions n help staff to support children to transition between activities or parts of the routine in the baby room.
- 16 November 2023Good
- 5 December 2022Needs improvement
- 10 December 2021Outstanding
- 2 August 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Wishing Well Day Nursery
- 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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