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Morningstar Nursery School

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2022)
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4.1(9 parent reviews) ·2/4 Whalebone Lane South, Dagenham, RM8 1BJ · Barking and Dagenham
Number of places
45 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2022
Local authority
Barking and Dagenham

About this day nursery

Morningstar Nursery School in Dagenham provides a nurturing and stimulating environment for children, focusing on their holistic development. The curriculum is based on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, ensuring that children receive quality early education and care from birth to five years old.

The nursery aims to foster key values such as honesty, integrity, respect, and tolerance, celebrating each child's individuality. Staff are highly professional and qualified, holding certifications from NVQ Level II to Early Years Professional Status.

The facilities include safe indoor and outdoor spaces that are age-appropriate and well-maintained, encouraging exploration and active learning. Morningstar Day Nursery is committed to providing a secure, friendly, and engaging atmosphere where children can grow into confident and independent learners.

Our ethos

Our main aim is to provide a setting where the children feel emotionally safe and secure. The environment is friendly, stimulating and nurturing; allowing the children to develop through exploration and investigation. We are minded to develop the whole-child and we encourage all our children to develop key values, such as honesty, integrity, respect and tolerance for the views of others. Together we celebrate our individuality and our differences and we look for the uniqueness in every child.

What it's like

Children arrive at nursery eager to start their day and quickly settle into activities. The playroom offers a broad range of exciting and challenging activities, and children have established close bonds with their key person. Children's individuality is celebrated, and they are confident to speak their home language during play.

EYFS CurriculumQualified StaffNurturing EnvironmentHolistic Development

Pricing & funding

This nursery charges on a daily, weekly, or session basis, offering full-day care alongside morning and afternoon sessions. Meals are charged as a separate daily fee.

Good to know

  • Fees are subject to review with one month's notice of any changes.
  • Meals are charged separately as an additional daily fee.

Key facts

Opening hours

7:30am – 6:30pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2018

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Morningstar Nursery School

Last inspected 21 September 2022

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 arrive at nursery eager to start their day and quickly settle into activities. The playroom offers a broad range of exciting and challenging activities, and children have established close bonds with their key person. Children's individuality is celebrated, and they are confident to speak their home language during play.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager has good systems in place to recruit, induct and monitor staff practice.
  • Children learn how to stay safe and healthy.
  • Staff have high expectations for the children attending.
  • Children's understanding of simple mathematics is supported well.
  • The key-person system means that children settle quickly.

Areas to develop

  • 1provide more opportunities for children to solve problems themselves when negotiating how to share resources
  • 2extend the opportunities for children to learn about their emotions and teach them the language they need to express their feelings.
Inspection #10191209 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents say the staff are 'brilliant'.

They say that the communication is excellent, and they are fully informed regarding their children's progress.

Parents feel the staff know their children well and say that their children 'cannot wait to attend nursery'.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Children thoroughly enjoy their time in the garden, where all areas of learning are supported. They engage in role-play, exercise on the trampoline, ride bicycles, and learn about rhythm and sing.

Parent Reviews of Morningstar Nursery School

4.1
(9)
Maz R
2 years ago

My experience with this nursery first started when my son was 1 years old. He settled into the setting in less than a week. He grew very fond of the staff and made so many friends in nursery. He quickly picked up on the targets me and his key worker had set for him. He was there until he was ready to transition into primary school. They were extremely supportive during lockdown and set up zoom meetings with the parents and children. Fast forward a few years from when my son started, my youngest daughter joined the nursery. She also quickly settled into the setting. She has become so independent since starting. She's now 2 going on 3. She's always delighted to walk into nursery and press the bell for her teacher to answer. She's always ready to close the door on me when it's go inside. Thank you to all the Morning Star staff for my children's extremely positive experience at the nursery.

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Hannah Botts
2 years ago

Fantastic nursery, my daughter gets excited as soon as we pull into the gates. She’s developing new skills weekly. The staff are fantastic and always have time to tell you how your child is developing and what they have done when they have been in nursery. Wouldn’t take my little one anywhere else.

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Salmon sur
2 years ago

If I were able to give 10 stars I would. I am satisfied with leaving my daughter to spend her days at the Nursery. From the onset I had a number of questions Everything concerning the curriculum, dietary needs, and just clarity of the experience my daughter would have in her days was answered with ease and professionalism.

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Brain Stalk
2 years ago

My daughter has been at this nursery and all the staff were really helpful and very supportive, especially as she didn't know the language but learned very quickly and easily.

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Rafiq Islam
3 years ago

They are absolutely terrible service. Not committed at all, the worst nursery in the world

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

21 September 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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