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New Adventurers

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2025)
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4.7(14 parent reviews)
·Unit C&D, 121 Ability House, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1JH · Essex
Number of places
79 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2025
Local authority
Essex

About this day nursery

New Adventurers, located in Waltham Abbey, provides a stimulating day care and pre-school environment for children aged 6 months to 5 years. This nursery, situated in an easily accessible industrial area, focuses on fostering learning through discovery, enjoyment, and stimulation.

The facility is designed to feel like a home away from home, offering spacious and carefully crafted areas where children can explore their creativity and imagination in a calm atmosphere. The journey through the nursery begins in the 'Crawlers' room for babies, progresses to the 'Explorers' room, and culminates in the 'Adventurers' room, preparing children for primary school.

With a vibrant and well-resourced setting, both indoor and outdoor spaces are utilised for learning and building confidence. The dedicated team employs a professional and practical approach to the Early Years Curriculum, ensuring personalised programmes that support learning through play to help each child achieve their full potential.

They aim to build on children’s learning at every opportunity, encouraging individual creativity and curiosity.

Our ethos

New Adventurers focuses on fostering learning through discovery, enjoyment, and stimulation in a home-away-from-home environment. They build on children's learning at every opportunity, using a professional and practical approach to the Early Years Curriculum, with personalised programmes that support learning through play to encourage creativity and curiosity.

What it's like

Staff at New Adventurers know children well and build strong relationships, helping them feel safe and confident to explore. The ambitious curriculum supports all children in making good progress, with activities tailored to their interests and developmental needs. Children are curious, engaged, and excited to learn, developing new skills across various domains.

Spacious learning environmentDiscovery-based learningPreparation for "big school"Indoor and outdoor play

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6.30pm

Age range

6 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

day care, pre-school

Established

2024

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for New Adventurers

Last inspected 15 July 2025 · Lisa Topham

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff at New Adventurers know children well and build strong relationships, helping them feel safe and confident to explore. The ambitious curriculum supports all children in making good progress, with activities tailored to their interests and developmental needs. Children are curious, engaged, and excited to learn, developing new skills across various domains.

Inspector highlights

  • The provider demonstrates a strong commitment to the nursery and has driven meaningful improvements since the last inspection.
  • The outdoor curriculum has been developed to better support and extend children's learning.
  • Children enjoy taking their indoor activities outside, such as minibeast hunts.
  • Staff support children in building mathematical skills through play, making learning fun and playful.
  • The provider and staff give good support to children with SEND, understanding their needs and working with other professionals and parents.

Areas to develop

  • 1embed good-quality teaching so that it is consistent across the whole staff team
  • 2review the organisation of the deployment of staff during routine activities to ensure engagement with children remains consistently strong.
Inspection #10379269 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) particularly enjoy the pop-up story books. The provider and staff give good support to children with SEND, understanding each child's needs and working well with other professionals. They also discuss children's plans with parents, which helps them plan what to teach next.

Outdoor space

The outdoor curriculum has been developed to better support and extend children's learning. Children enjoy taking their indoor activities outside. They grab clipboards and pencils to go on minibeast hunts, getting excited when they spot ladybirds and earwigs.

Parent Reviews of New Adventurers

4.7
(14)
Siobhan Twilley
a year ago

This is my honest review, a little long sorry but I think it's important as a parent to give an honest review as I know how important choosing the right nursery can be. I discovered new adventures on the recommendation of another parent. My daughter started in September and has absolutely loved it from day 1, honestly can't praise the team enough. I so wish they were around when my older children were young. They provide wonderful nurturing care, fresh meals, daily updates online and at pick up. On my first tour i really liked the large open space the children are in and the fact they aren't in little rooms , but still seperated by age. There is no outdoor space connected to the nursery itself which I know some parents look for, but it is on the door step of a park which the children do visit very regularly as I receive pictures of them playing in the park and playground which is lovely and gives them that outdoor freedom so that ticked my box. The space is also bright and open and feels like the right environment for our little people to play and learn. They focus on learning through creative play and I can already see my daughters development since joining. I really like the fact you actually get to see the children playing as I know some places you just collect from the door and you don't always get an idea what they have done for the day or how they have been. There are always activities going on and monthly news letters, aswell as the daily updates on their app so I find their communication is excellent. My daughter loves going to nursery and seeing the team and her little friends, it was the best decision picking new adventures and I do highly recommend them, it really is a hidden gem.

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Ricky Smith
2 years ago

My daughter attends New Adventurers and absolutely loves it. Everyone there is so kind and caring she speaks lovingly about them all. She’s only been there a few months but her speech has already improved. She’s counting a lot more at home we have noticed and she’s making friends she talks about all the time. I’m also am not sure what they do to get her to eat because we struggle to get her to eat anything at home, hopefully they share some of there recipes with us soon. Highly recommend!

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Poppy O'neill
2 years ago

I went today as a first settle for my son. Sophie and staff made us feel so comfortable. Everyone was so lovely all the children and the adults. She made such an effort with my son he felt so comfortable himself he instantly was getting her involved in his games. I can’t wait for my son to start here fully! He will thrive so much with all the help and effort they make! Thank you so much! Xx

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Jennifer Mcgowan
2 years ago

My daughter has previously started here and loves it. She has suffered recently with seperation anxiety but Sophie really took the time to bond with her during her settling in and now my daughter is enjoying her time there. Lots of things to do, a yummy lunch menu and always happy teachers a children. A setting that has worked for a anxious mum and child. Thankyou so much for all you doo here. Im so looking forward to my little girls adventure!❤️❤️❤️

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Georgina Askew
2 years ago

Absolutely brilliant! Such a welcoming and interactive nursery everyday my little brother can’t wait to get there, giving him an educational head start for preschool. Offering a variety menu catering to all needs as well as interactive and sensory activities which he loves, amazing communication between parents and staff!

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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2025

Date: November 2024

  • July 2025Good
  • November 2024Requires improvement

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