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Goldcrest Day Nursery

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Aug 2023)
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5.0(5 parent reviews) ·Mons Avenue, Billericay, CM11 2HQ · Essex
Number of places
33 places
Age range
1–5 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2023
Local authority
Essex

About this day nursery

Goldcrest Day Nurseries offers flexible childcare services from 7 am to 7 pm across its two nurseries in Essex: Billericay and Stanford-le-Hope. The nurseries focus on providing a stimulating, fun, and safe environment to help children achieve their full potential.

They aim to make the drop-off process quick and easy for parents, with the Stanford-le-Hope nursery conveniently located near the train station for commuters. The Billericay nursery is situated on the Sunnymede School grounds and also provides breakfast and after-school clubs for school pupils.

Goldcrest Day Nurseries prides itself on having caring and experienced staff dedicated to looking after the children. Prospective parents are encouraged to book a visit to experience the nurseries firsthand.

What it's like

Children thoroughly enjoy their time in the nursery, interacting warmly with staff in an atmosphere of fun, happiness, and safety, exhibiting excellent behaviour and kindness. They make excellent progress, enjoying play and learning both inside and outside, and are encouraged to communicate effectively, including those with SEND or EAL, which boosts their confidence and problem-solving skills.

Flexible childcareCaring and experienced staffBreakfast and after-school clubs

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

7am-7pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Goldcrest Day Nursery

Last inspected 21 August 2023

Safeguarding effective
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 thoroughly enjoy their time in the nursery, interacting warmly with staff in an atmosphere of fun, happiness, and safety, exhibiting excellent behaviour and kindness. They make excellent progress, enjoying play and learning both inside and outside, and are encouraged to communicate effectively, including those with SEND or EAL, which boosts their confidence and problem-solving skills.

Inspector highlights

  • The leadership team has worked exceptionally hard to meet actions raised since the last inspection, recruiting additional trained staff and continually identifying priorities for improvement.
  • Staff are meticulous about meeting every child's learning and care needs, working consistently and effectively together, and engaging in ongoing training and professional development.
  • Staff assess children from the moment they arrive, using information from parents and family books to ensure children settle quickly and feel safe and welcome.
  • Information about children's home experiences is actively sought and used to enhance their understanding of the wider world and maximise learning opportunities, proactively narrowing any gaps in learning and development.
  • Leaders and staff work with a wide range of professionals to support parents, especially those with SEND, ensuring funding is used effectively and staff receive specific training to meet children's needs.
Inspection #10253941 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents speak very highly of all the leaders and staff.

They are clear that there is nothing they would change, and that they recommend the nursery to other families.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Every age group, including those who speak English as an additional language, or have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), learn to communicate very effectively. This helps children's confidence. Parents are assisted to understand and complete necessary paperwork, when seeking further funding if their children have SEND. Any funding secured is used exceptionally well to ensure their children's learning and development needs are clearly understood and met. Staff identify specific training to increase their understanding about a condition or health need, so that they can offer the best possible practical support and advice.

Outdoor space

Children thoroughly enjoy play and learning opportunities inside and outside. They spontaneously use what they have learned and actively apply their new skills and understanding in different contexts. For example, after planting and nurturing sunflowers, children measure the heights of these. Later, recalling this learning, they lead their own play, using a measure your height chart to find out who is the tallest or shortest.

Parent Reviews of Goldcrest Day Nursery

5.0
(5)
Aristeidis Paraskevopoulos
2 years ago

We moved to Billericay a couple of years ago and we were looking for a nursery to put our kids on. Billericay offers a few choices but we instantly felt the genuine and kind nature of Goldcrest’s staff. We are lucky we did! Two years on and the kids have had amazing support and blossomed in a way we would have never imagined. To us, it now feels more like family rather than a nursery! Thanks for all the amazing work you are doing!

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Nicole Sham
2 years ago

Love it here for my child lovely people and the nursery has just got every thing a child loves :)

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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Outstanding in 2023

Date: November 2013

  • August 2023Outstanding
  • August 2022Requires improvement
  • October 2016Good
  • November 2013Good

Frequently asked about Goldcrest Day Nursery

About the setting

Goldcrest Day Nursery Ltd registered in 2013 and employs 13 members of childcare staff, all with appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The provider is qualified to level 6 and the manager to level 4. The nursery operates Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7.15am until 6pm, offering funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

URN
EY462703
Registered person
Goldcrest Day Nurseries Ltd
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Outstanding

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