Opening hours
weekday, from 7am to 7pm, all year round
Carousel Day Nursery & Pre-School
Ofsted: Outstanding
(Oct 2022)
Number of places
61 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2022
Local authority
Essex
About this day nursery
Carousel Day Nursery & Pre-School, located in Billericay, offers an outstanding early years education and care experience, as recognised by their Ofsted inspection in October 2022. The nursery is built on an ethos of fostering a lifelong love of learning through exciting discovery, preparing children for their future educational journeys.
They pride themselves on a dedicated and friendly team of practitioners who bring a wealth of experience and knowledge to nurturing young children. Understanding that each child is unique, Carousel caters to individual needs, considering personality, developmental stage, and any special educational needs.
The nursery emphasises providing a warm and loving environment where children are given essential building blocks to thrive. Parents consistently praise the exceptional care, engaging curriculum, and excellent communication, highlighting the positive impact on their children's development and happiness.
Children at Carousel engage in a variety of activities, from developing reading and art skills to outdoor learning, with a focus on inspiring imagination and fostering communication. The nursery also provides home-cooked food.
Many parents have expressed that their children eagerly anticipate attending, and they appreciate the low staff turnover, which contributes to a family-like atmosphere where children can grow with consistent caregivers.
Our ethos
Carousel Day Nursery & Pre-School fosters a lifelong love of learning through exciting discovery, preparing children for their future educational journeys. They are committed to providing a warm and loving environment that caters to individual needs, ensuring children have the essential building blocks to thrive. The nursery's approach emphasises inspiring imagination and fostering communication through varied activities, including outdoor learning.
What it's like
Children demonstrate a clear sense of belonging and exhibit strong bonds with staff, happily separating from parents upon arrival. Staff are extremely responsive to children's needs and interests, interacting effectively to ensure children feel heard, safe, and reassured. Children benefit from language-rich environments and engaging activities, showing fascination and eagerness to learn.
Ofsted OutstandingLong-serving staffHome-cooked foodOutdoor learningIndividualised care
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2020
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Carousel Day Nursery & Pre-School
Last inspected 4 October 2022 · Jessica Whiteley
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
What it's like to attend
Children demonstrate a clear sense of belonging and exhibit strong bonds with staff, happily separating from parents upon arrival. Staff are extremely responsive to children's needs and interests, interacting effectively to ensure children feel heard, safe, and reassured. Children benefit from language-rich environments and engaging activities, showing fascination and eagerness to learn.
Inspector highlights
- Children's speech and language development is prioritised, with staff highly skilled at supporting language acquisition.
- Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported extremely well through collaborative relationships with professionals and carefully planned routines.
- Staff are passionate, dedicated, and skilled, making exemplary progress with each child through in-depth knowledge and observation methods.
- Managers continually reflect on practice and drive improvements using research and new initiatives, ensuring a carefully planned and embedded curriculum.
- Partnerships with parents are highly effective, with parents providing extremely positive comments about communication and feeling well-informed about their child's progress.
Inspection #10249184 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported extremely well. Staff build collaborative relationships with other professionals and work closely with them to put extra support in place to enhance their learning. The nursery routine is carefully planned and implemented to support all children to take part. Subtle changes are in place to meet children's individual needs.
Outdoor space
The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.
Parent Reviews of Carousel Day Nursery & Pre-School
5.0
(9)
Rebecca Garrie
4 months ago
Carousel is a wonderful family run nursery. We have felt apart of the family since day 1 when our little girl joined at 9 months old. All the staff are friendly and caring. My little girl gets excited to go and absolutely loves it. As parents we really love this nursery as our child isn’t just another number. We will really miss it here. Highly recommend!
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Nishant Varma
2 years ago
Our daughter has been at Carousel for around 18 months now and we’re very pleased with the nursery, facilities and her overall development. All the staff are fantastic and take great care of her. She’s excited every morning when we drop her off and it’s very comforting to know she’s in good hands. Communication is excellent through the WhatsApp group and we enjoy seeing her pictures on FB each day to see what activities she’s been involved in. We had our second child recently and given our positive experience overall, we have also enrolled him to start in September. I would highly recommend this nursery to others. Thank you to all the Carousel staff.
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Laura Freeman
5 years ago
My Daughter has attended Carousel for 3 years now since she was 8 months old. The girls provide such a warming, fun, safe environment for the children it’s wonderful. I simply cannot fault the level of care that the team provide they are professional and personable at the same time. I would not hesitate to recommend the nursery and I have many times. Thanks girls for providing a home from home for my little lady your really are amazing at what you do!
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Donna Williams
5 years ago
Carousel is a wonderful day nursery and Preschool. Our daughter has attended for 3.5 years now and is thriving. She is excited to go in every day and always comes home happy. The staff are fantastic and so caring. I would not hesitate to recommend Carousel to other parents.
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Katherine Charters
4 years ago
I can highly recommend Carousel. Great staff, with low turnover so consistency for the children and parents. Many have been there for years and clearly enjoy their jobs. Really creative and fun play and development. Ranging from cooking to woodwork to park visit to singing and painting. Our son has attended since the age of 1 and we couldn't be happier with the care he has received.
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Inspection history
Most recent inspection
4 October 2022
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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