Yumbo Daycare
Good★ 3.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Braintree for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2015, 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 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
CM7 9AEWhat 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, 28 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff plan and implement an ambitious curriculum. Children are eager and curious to learn They make good progress in relation to their starting points. Staff focus on helping children to become independent, confident and resilient. Staff consistently plan according to what children need to learn next, taking into account children's interests and stages of development. Consequently, children are curious and have a positive attitude to learning. Children stay focused and persevere when faced with challenge. For example, they work out how to cut the string 'spider's webs' to find the plastic insects hidden in the leaves and bark.
Children behave well. They confidently recall the nursery rules during circle time, which helps to keep them safe. Children take turns and share resources freely.
However, when minor disagreements occur, staff quickly intervene and offer children solutions and ways to solve the differences. This helps to support children's personal, social and emotional skills. Babies enjoy exploring books. They independently access books, open the pages carefully, and show an awareness of the meaning in the pictures. Children and babies are emotionally secure. They settle quickly on arrival, and happily wave goodbye at the front door. Children and babies freely approach staff for cuddles, reassurance, or to share their thoughts and ideas.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to implement the curriculum even more successfully so that children have further opportunities to extend their interests, levels of engagement, and ability to think and respond.
- 28 February 2024Good
- 8 March 2023Needs improvement
- 17 August 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Yumbo Daycare
- 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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