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Footprints Day Nursery in Chelmsford

Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2022)
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4.3(12 parent reviews) ·Elim Christian Centre, Hall Street, Chelmsford, CM2 0HG · Essex
Number of places
65 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2022
Local authority
Essex

About this day nursery

Footprints Day Nursery, established in 1979 as Elim Day Nursery, is committed to providing outstanding care and education for children in Chelmsford. The nursery places a strong emphasis on the individual needs of each child, ensuring all activities and learning experiences are tailored to support their unique development.

They adhere to the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework, offering a high-quality learning environment within air-conditioned facilities. Conveniently located for parents working in Chelmsford or London, Footprints Day Nursery aims to make each child's time fun, safe, exciting, positive, and memorable.

The nursery maintains open communication with parents through various channels, including informal chats, a parent link app, parents' evenings, noticeboards, phone calls, emails, a closed Facebook page, and termly newsletters. They also use an online tracking system to share daily activities, meals, observations, and photos with parents.

Our ethos

Footprints Day Nursery is committed to providing outstanding care and education, tailoring activities and learning experiences to support each child's individual needs and unique development. They adhere to the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework, aiming to make each child's time fun, safe, exciting, positive, and memorable.

What it's like

Children are happy and settled, developing strong relationships with their key person and demonstrating high levels of confidence and independence. They show keen interest in their play, making decisions and using their imagination, while babies and toddlers explore a busy and exciting environment with curiosity.

Established 1979Individualised LearningStrong Parent Partnership

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 7.45am to 5.45pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Footprints Day Nursery

Last inspected 1 December 2022 · Marta Kellouche

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are happy and settled, developing strong relationships with their key person and demonstrating high levels of confidence and independence. They show keen interest in their play, making decisions and using their imagination, while babies and toddlers explore a busy and exciting environment with curiosity.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy and settled, and display very keen interests in their play.
  • The curriculum is ambitious and staff know children well, including those with SEND.
  • Staff support children's language and literacy skills well, engaging in conversations and introducing a wide range of vocabulary.
  • Children behave exceptionally well, being kind and respectful, and staff act as positive role models.
  • The manager ensures constant communication with parents, who speak highly of the nursery and their children's progress and confidence.

Areas to develop

  • 1allow children more time to think and respond to questions, to help develop their speaking and critical-thinking skills and enhance their learning further.
Inspection #10234299 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

parents feel staff are friendly and the setting has a 'family feel.'

They comment that their children are making good progress and have improved in confidence and independence.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The curriculum supports and builds on what children know, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The special educational needs coordinator works well in partnership with parents, other agencies, and staff to reduce any gaps in children's learning.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy playing in the garden where they have access to physical resources, such as bicycles and tricycles, and ample space to run around. This helps to strengthen children's balance, movement and coordination, for example, by playing racing games.

Parent Reviews of Footprints Day Nursery

4.3
(12)
madalina sarghe
9 months ago

My baby is in the nursery 3 times a week all day, I am very happy with the staff, so caring and kind to my baby. They always give me updates and are very communicative and understanding. I really recommend this institution.🎈🎈

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Kelly Mosher-Jones
a year ago

My baby attends x3 times a week for full days and absolutely loves it. The team are really friendly and inviting and really care about the wellbeing of my child. They give me daily updates and if she is showing any signs of sickness make me aware straight away

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Metin Batmaca
6 months ago

Staff is very helpfull and nice My daughter loves it. Great nursery definitely recommend it

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Sophie Kennedy
2 years ago

Both of my daughters have been attending Footprints since they were babies and absolutely love it there. Footprints initially stood out from other nearby nursery settings, due to its location, size, facilities and most of all, its warm and friendly atmosphere. The staff are enthusiastic, caring and creative - there is no end of different activities for the children to get involved with each day including themed days for them to learn more about the world. My eldest is now thriving at primary school and I attribute a great deal of this to Footprints and how much time, energy and love they invested in her early years. She still loves attending their after school and holiday clubs along with her other Footprints buddies. My youngest, too, is so fond of the staff as well as her little friends in Toddlers - she leaves each day armed with artwork and stories of what she has enjoyed doing (or eating!) that day (I am always jealous to read/hear what's been on the menu)! Overall, I'm so happy we have chosen and continue to choose Footprints - I have a lot of love for that place!

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Charlotte Thackrah
2 years ago

My children have been attending for 5 years. I can’t rate them highly enough. They treat children as individuals and understand what it takes for them to thrive. They go above an beyond to accommodate as needed. My kids love all the staff and look forward to attending every day.

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Inspection history

Date: August 2013

  • December 2022Good
  • March 2017Good
  • August 2013Good

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