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Just Imagine Day Nursery - Wickford

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2022)
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4.2(10 parent reviews) ·72-74 London Road, Wickford, SS12 0AN · Essex
Number of places
86 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2022
Local authority
Essex

About this day nursery

Just Imagine Day Nursery offers a nurturing and stimulating environment where children from 9 months to 4 years can learn and grow. The nursery focuses on fostering exploration, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making through play in carefully designed spaces.

They aim to provide exceptional care and education with highly trained staff, ensuring each child's unique development is supported. Parents are kept informed about their child's progress through a specialised online app that tracks milestones, feeding and nap schedules, and engagement in various activities.

The nursery also provides flexible childcare solutions, including the option to stretch funded hours over 51 weeks to align with diverse family lifestyles. They are committed to giving children a strong start in life by encouraging their natural curiosity and providing a safe space for rest and rejuvenation.

Our ethos

The nursery is committed to fostering children's natural curiosity and providing a strong start in life. Their approach focuses on exploration, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making through play in carefully designed spaces, aiming to support each child's unique development.

What it's like

Children are excited to play with their friends in this stimulating setting, exploring a range of exciting activities like carving pumpkins. Their emotional development is well supported, learning to understand and manage their feelings. Staff help children build friendships, resulting in happy children who behave well.

Flexible funded hoursOnline milestone trackingNurturing environmentHighly trained staff

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

7am until 7pm, all year round, except for public holidays

Age range

9 months to 4 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2020

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Just Imagine Day Nursery - Wickford

Last inspected 25 October 2022 · Kate Daurge

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 excited to play with their friends in this stimulating setting, exploring a range of exciting activities like carving pumpkins. Their emotional development is well supported, learning to understand and manage their feelings. Staff help children build friendships, resulting in happy children who behave well.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager and staff plan a curriculum that supports children's well-being and interests, leading to extended engagement and concentration.
  • The manager and staff have made changes to the learning environment to support children's social and emotional development, recognising the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Staff support children's speech and language particularly well, assessing language and identifying gaps in milestones.
  • The manager and staff work effectively in partnership with parents to support children with SEND, seeking help from external agencies where appropriate.
  • Parents are positive about the care children receive, reporting good progress, particularly in learning new vocabulary.

Areas to develop

  • 1enhance opportunities for children to spend extended periods of time outside.
Inspection #10251676 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents are positive about the care the children receive at nursery.

They report that their children make good progress, particularly in learning new vocabulary.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff support children's speech and language particularly well. They regularly assess children's language and identify any gaps in their milestones. Consequently, children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive the support they need in a timely manner. The manager and staff work effectively in partnership with parents to support children with SEND.

Outdoor space

Children explore numbers, such as counting steps while playing in the garden. The manager and staff understand that children need to spend time outside in order to live a healthy lifestyle. However, access to outside space is sometimes limited, meaning some children miss out on opportunities for extended outdoor periods.

Parent Reviews of Just Imagine Day Nursery - Wickford

4.2
(10)
Elaine Pike
5 years ago

My daughter goes to Just Imagine and I could not recommend them enough. She absolutely loves it there, to the point sometimes she does not want to leave as she's having so much fun. They do so many fun activities with the children and I get regular updates throughout the day with what she is up to and with her achievements to. The staff are really friendly and helpful and if I have ever needed help with something to do with her have been really supportive.

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Rebecca Steel
5 years ago

This nursery have been fantastic for my 3 year old son. When he first started he would cry and the staff were so lovely and honest about how his day had been. They always make time when collecting to tell me about his day and never rush him out the door. He talks so highly of all the staff and children there and didn’t take long to settle. Cannot recommend them highly enough, especially through covid where they’ve taken special precautions to make it as safe as possible, but not upsetting to the children. So pleased that I chose this nursery out of all the ones I had viewed.

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Ciara Southwell
5 years ago

My little boy has been at Just Imagine for over a year, and we have had such a lovely experience. The ladies are lovely, very professional and we really feel like our son is really well looked after. He has learnt so much by being there and absolutely loves all his friends and carers. Couldn't recommend more.

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Emma Batchelor
5 years ago

I have 2 children at Just Imagine, one in nursery and the other in out of school club, the ladies are all so helpful, accommodating and great with the children. The kids are both really happy as well and with them being full time, makes our life much easier. Would highly recommend.

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Jimmy Prest
5 years ago

DO NOT USE THIS NURSERY! We pulled our child out of this place after finding out how they treat the children. Calling them bad names and being rough towards the children. Staff come and go so often, some sacked after not being very friendly and others leave after seeing how they operate! This place should be shut down and investigated. Make sure you check your monthly invoices very very carefully. Nicky was manager at the time of our child attending, so unprofessional. Be warned!

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

25 October 2022

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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