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Jayne's Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2025)
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3.4(5 parent reviews) ·126 Main Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford, CM1 7AG · Essex
Number of places
28 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2025
Local authority
Essex

About this day nursery

Jayne's Nursery Ltd, established in 2019, provides a welcoming "home-from-home" childcare setting for children aged 1 to 4 years. Open all year round, Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, with the exception of bank holidays and throughout the Christmas period, the nursery provides consistent care.

The nursery has been rated as "Good" by Ofsted (29/08/2025). The well-organised key-person approach and carefully planned transition arrangements ensure children settle quickly and form strong bonds with staff, fostering a sense of security that allows them to engage deeply in their play and learning.

The curriculum is comprehensive, exciting, and responsive, designed to meet children's individual interests and needs, ensuring continuous progress and preparing them for their next stages of learning. Children at Jayne's Nursery Ltd frequently enjoy the outdoors, accessing fresh air in abundance.

They partake in forest sessions, exploring a discovery shed to learn about nature and various bird species, and enjoy fishing with nets in a water tray. This focus on outdoor learning is part of a broader commitment to children's health and well-being, which also includes daily routines like teeth brushing and freshly prepared vegetarian meals.

The nursery also places a strong emphasis on communication and language development, utilising stories, songs, rhymes, story baskets, sound games, and sensory bags to enhance listening skills and vocabulary. Parents consistently praise the staff for being approachable, kind, and always going the extra mile, appreciating the regular updates and learning journals that keep them involved and reassured.

What it's like

Children are happy and settled in this home-from-home setting. Staff create an environment where every child is supported to feel safe and secure. The well-organised key-person approach and transition arrangements mean that children settle quickly and form strong attachments with trusted staff.

Home-from-home settingChild-centred curriculumOutdoor learning focusStrong communication supportHealth and well-being prioritisedStrong parent partnership

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, all year round, with the exception of bank holidays and over the Christmas period.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Jayne's Nursery

Last inspected 29 August 2025

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are happy and settled in this home-from-home setting. Staff create an environment where every child is supported to feel safe and secure. The well-organised key-person approach and transition arrangements mean that children settle quickly and form strong attachments with trusted staff.

Inspector highlights

  • The nursery demonstrates a strong commitment to sustainability, with children exploring recycled materials creatively and integrating gardening and water play into daily routines.
  • Leaders are clear about the curriculum, which is wide-ranging and shaped by children's interests, ensuring learning is always moving forward.
  • Communication and language are well-supported through stories, songs, rhymes, story baskets, sound games, and sensory bags, helping children develop listening skills and vocabulary.
  • Children are creative and develop fine motor skills through mark-making, writing, and confident use of scissors.
  • Children's health and well-being are central, with vegetarian, freshly cooked meals, routines like teeth brushing, and frequent use of the outdoors for fresh air, forest sessions, and nature exploration.

Areas to develop

  • 1sharpen the monitoring and evaluating of staff practice to help to identify any inconsistencies and raise the already good levels of practice even higher.
Inspection #10418137 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

"Parents feel fully involved and reassured through regular updates. They appreciate the learning journals and regular focus weeks. They say staff are approachable, kind and always go the extra mile."

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

The outdoors is used frequently, allowing children to access fresh air in abundance. They enjoy forest sessions and explore a discovery shed that encourages exploration of nature including different types of birds. Children also have fun fishing with nets in a water tray.

Parent Reviews of Jayne's Nursery

3.4
(5)
Swetalana Mohanty
2 years ago

We always wonder how Jayne’s nursery is offset rating good . It should be outstanding. Our kids used to go another nursery before this and we could see the tremendous difference between these two. Each and every one from babies room and willow room are fabulous. They take care of our kids like their own .So much learning and life skills activities they do , J&B love to go back even after holidays. Looking forward to Caterpillar journey. Many thanks to Jayne for this wonderful set up , where you are teaching our kids good values and spreading awareness for saving our environment.

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Enrika Purlyte
2 years ago

Thank you so much to everyone at Jayne’s Nursery. My son attended all the way up to school and loved every day there. They make the environment truly feel homely. A few things that always impressed me was the variety of activities they had planned out daily, they adapt to suit every child’s interest and needs. The whole nursery is very environment friendly, teaching the children from a young age about recycling, food waste and how to better the planet. The food is always freshly made and nutritious, I have a very picky eater and he was having seconds and thirds most days for lunch. Couldn’t have picked a better nursery. We will definitely be returning for school holidays ☺️

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Tara Nice
2 years ago

My children love coming to Jaynes nursery. They have grown and developed so much and all the staff are so nurturing and accommodating. They love the children like their own and go above and beyond.

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Inspection history

Date: November 2021

  • September 2025Good
  • August 2025Good
  • December 2021Good
  • November 2021Good

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