Age range
0-5 years (nursery); 5-11 years (breakfast and after-school club)
Mary Poppins Day Nursery in Romford
Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2022)
Number of places
44 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2022
Local authority
Havering
About this day nursery
Mary Poppins Day Nursery, located in Romford, is a purpose-built facility dedicated to providing high-quality care and education for children from birth to five years old, extending to 11 years for their breakfast and after-school clubs. The nursery prides itself on a welcoming and secure atmosphere where children are encouraged to reach their full potential.
Recognised with a "Good" rating from Ofsted and a "Quality Mark" from The Basic Skills Agency, the nursery focuses on creating a happy and comfortable environment. They offer diverse activities including weekly Spanish lessons for pre-schoolers and regular music and dance sessions for all children.
Safety is a top priority, with a strict security system, fingerprint recognition entry, and CCTV monitoring throughout the premises. The nursery also has a Designated Safeguarding Team and all staff receive ongoing comprehensive training in safeguarding, The Prevent Duty, Female Genital Mutilation, and behaviour management.
A rigorous safer recruitment process is in place to ensure the well-being of all children in their care.
What it's like
Children arrive happily at the nursery, welcomed by attentive and friendly staff, helping them settle well and form close relationships with adults. Children show good levels of confidence and become deeply involved in their play, becoming confident and motivated learners ready for the next stages in their learning. Staff have high expectations for all children and are good role models, promoting positive interactions and supporting children's sharing and turn-taking.
Purpose-built facilityOfsted "Good" ratingQuality Mark accreditedSpanish and music/dance lessonsStrong security measures
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Opening hours
8am to 6pm for 51 weeks of the year
Established
2000
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Mary Poppins Day Nursery
Last inspected 5 October 2022 · Claire Nunn
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 arrive happily at the nursery, welcomed by attentive and friendly staff, helping them settle well and form close relationships with adults. Children show good levels of confidence and become deeply involved in their play, becoming confident and motivated learners ready for the next stages in their learning. Staff have high expectations for all children and are good role models, promoting positive interactions and supporting children's sharing and turn-taking.
Inspector highlights
- Leadership of the provision is strong, with an experienced management team committed to high standards and positive outcomes for all children.
- Staff plan engaging activities that are skilfully adapted to meet individual needs, promoting learning in mathematical concepts through play.
- The management team has a clear vision for future developments and provides staff with professional development opportunities.
- Staff provide a nurturing and sensitive approach to children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, gaining support and following guidance from SEND professionals.
- Children have plenty of opportunities for physical activity, learn about good hygiene, and are supported in learning good oral hygiene practices.
Areas to develop
- 1strengthen arrangements for coaching and support, to help staff understand how to provide children with further challenge in their learning
- 2build upon existing parent relationships to further increase opportunities for parental involvement.
Inspection #10234110 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
My child absolutely loves attending Mary Poppins, for me that says it all.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff have high expectations for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They work closely with parents to assess individual children's progress and make effective referrals to other services when necessary. Staff provide a nurturing and sensitive approach, gaining support and following guidance from SEND professionals to ensure a consistent approach to care and learning for these children.
Outdoor space
Children have plenty of opportunities to be physically active and they enjoy their time outside. 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 Mary Poppins Day Nursery
5.0
(9)
Jen Z
a year ago
One of the best nurseries. I honestly did feel that staff cared and were genuine. Harriet the Manager is amazing and the way she handled small incidents and concerns is great! I cannot express in words how I feel about the staff members and I hope they are still there, I had fallen unwell and we had a lot going on in our personal life which stopped me from showing my gratitude for the staff members, I guess it would be too late now to make it up. So I hope my words are more than enough and they can appreciate my feedback :) Although we live a little further away now, we truly miss this nursery and their staff members. We would have loved for our other child to join if we weren’t this far. Only cons about this nursery was that they became a little overcrowded towards the end and my child still remembers that there were too many kids even though it’s been 3 years now :) and she’s now 6.
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george georgiou
3 years ago
Nice, friendly faces on staff and children....
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ConstantinSANDU Legio
9 years ago
Happy faces going in happier going out
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vikki hill
2 years ago
Jack Bending
3 years ago
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Inspection history
Date: December 2006
- November 2022Good
- October 2022Good
- December 2016Good
- December 2016Good
- October 2013Good
- September 2013Good
- May 2011Good
- April 2011Good
- April 2007Requires improvement
- December 2006Inadequate
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