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[Home](/) 2. [Nurseries](/nurseries) 3. [East of England](/search?region=East+of+England) 4. Small Wonders Day Nursery # Small Wonders Day Nursery in Chelmsford (CM1) Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Good (Feb 2024) · 4.5 (2 parent reviews) · Tavistock Road, Springfield, CHELMSFORD, CM1 6JN · Essex Number of places 46 places Age range 0–5 yrs Last inspected Feb 2024 Local authority Essex About - About - Pricing - Ofsted - Inclusion - Reviews - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Pricing](#pricing) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Inclusion](#inclusion) - [Reviews](#reviews) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## About this day nursery Small Wonders Day Nursery, located in Springfield, Chelmsford, registered in 2012, has achieved a 'Good' overall rating from Ofsted following its inspection on 7 February 2024. The nursery provides full-day care for children aged 0 to 11, across its 46 allocated places, with 71 children currently on roll. It operates year-round, closing for one week at Christmas, with sessions running from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm, Monday to Friday. The setting also offers before- and after-school clubs and a holiday club. The dedicated staff team, which includes nine childcare professionals, six of whom hold a Level 3 qualification or above, and one with qualified teacher status, prioritises building strong relationships to help children settle quickly. Leaders focus on curriculum design and supporting children's communication and language development, creating an environment where children are happy, engaged, and motivated to explore the activities on offer. Children behave well, benefiting from consistent staff approaches and clear routines, fostering self-esteem and confidence. What it's like Children arrive happy and are warmly welcomed into the nursery, where staff build strong relationships to help them settle quickly. They are motivated to explore activities, from babies exploring sensory oats to older children working together in the garden, discussing how fast their pirate's ship needs to sail. Staff engage children in continuous conversations and use adult-focused activities, introducing complex words to build vocabulary. Children behave well, benefiting from good role models, consistent approaches, and clear routines, fostering self-esteem and confidence. Strong relationships Communication focus Good behaviour ## Pricing & funding Funding accepted 15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds 15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs) ## Key facts Opening hours Monday to Friday, all year round, except for one week at Christmas. Sessions run from 7.30am to 6.30pm. Term time / All Year All\_year Established 2012 ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Small Wonders Day Nursery Inspection date Feb 2024 Inspection no. 10310476 [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50241372)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY453646) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. 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[Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=small-wonders-day-nursery-cm1-6jn-ey453646) Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Small Wonders Day Nursery Last inspected 7 February 2024 Overall effectiveness Good What it's like to attend Children arrive happy and are warmly welcomed into the nursery, where staff build strong relationships to help them settle quickly. They are motivated to explore activities, from babies exploring sensory oats to older children working together in the garden, discussing how fast their pirate's ship needs to sail. Staff engage children in continuous conversations and use adult-focused activities, introducing complex words to build vocabulary. Children behave well, benefiting from good role models, consistent approaches, and clear routines, fostering self-esteem and confidence. Inspector highlights - Children arrive happy and are warmly welcomed into the nursery. - Staff build strong relationships with children, helping them to settle quickly. - Children are motivated to explore the activities on offer. - Leaders place a high priority on supporting children's communication and language. - Children benefit from continuous conversations with staff, who speak clearly. - Children behave well due to staff acting as good role models and being calm and consistent. - Leaders have created spaces for children to go to relax from busy areas. - Staff provide children with plenty of praise and encouragement, boosting their self-esteem and confidence. - The provider has addressed actions raised in the previous inspection, including those relating to safeguarding. - Fire-evacuation procedures have been reviewed and improved to maintain children's safety. - The provider has given leaders training to support them in improving management skills and quality of provision. - Staff are clear about their responsibilities to safeguard children and know the processes to follow. - Leaders design a curriculum to build on the skills children need to learn next. - Staff provide an environment where children make independent choices in their play. - Children enjoy helping to develop self-care skills, such as washing hands and selecting cutlery at mealtimes. - Staff focus on supporting new children's well-being and confidence as a priority, using signs, gestures, and simple words for all children, including those with English as an additional language. - Parents are positive about partnerships and value the feedback they receive, feeling their children are making good progress and are well-cared for. - Staff feel supported and valued by management, receiving regular supervision meetings to reflect on practice and identify professional development opportunities. - Staff complete additional SEND training to improve personal effectiveness and outcomes for children. - The arrangements for safeguarding are effective and there is an open and positive culture around safeguarding. - The nursery is in receipt of funding for early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children. Areas to develop - 1 Support less-experienced staff to implement the curriculum effectively to ensure children make the best possible progress. - 2 Help staff to provide consistent opportunities for children to develop their independence. Inspection #10310476 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50241372) Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child SEND provision The nursery supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff complete additional training to improve their personal effectiveness and outcomes for all children. Outdoor space Children thoroughly enjoy spending time in the nursery's garden, where young children fill buckets with sand, older children learn about spatial awareness through warm-up exercises and tricycles, and other children show persistence and resilience while playing with bats and balls with staff. ## Parent Reviews of Small Wonders Day Nursery 4.5 (2) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjXxA7kcehz0afmBMzOUFY9rkLry7VOFAP_sT_ABlGeJNFs2BzTiKQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Duncan hill 7 months ago A Place of fun, education, compassion and laughter .Brilliant patient and understanding staff small classes lots of individual attention ,My little one runs in and never wants to leasve [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT21nME4wSXhNbXRVV2pWQlQzcEZkV2w1Y2w5T1ZXYxAB!2m1!1s0x47d8e942731f735f:0x4ea1f6f93b0ea059) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocIeXTDOtnbjtZWb9fUt3q-W1I2aiAWBJTygEmhmHG0VZWKBZg=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) The Nairs 6 years ago Staff are friendly, polite and excellent with kids. The Nursery Manager is very good which reflects on her staff. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUNjdlpxazV3RRAB!2m1!1s0x47d8e942731f735f:0x4ea1f6f93b0ea059) Reviews from Google for Small Wonders Day Nursery. 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