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[Home](/) 2. [Nurseries](/nurseries) 3. [London](/search?region=London) 4. Solid Start Nursery # Solid Start Nursery Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Expected standard · 5.0 (1 parent reviews) · Bethel Christian Centre, 170 Bennetts Castle Lane, Dagenham, RM8 3XP · Barking and Dagenham Number of places 24 places Age range 2–4 yrs Last inspected Mar 2026 Local authority Barking and Dagenham 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 Solid Start Nursery, located in Dagenham, RM8 3XP, welcomes children aged 2 to 4 years old. Established in 2023, the nursery operates all year round with opening hours from 08:00 to 13:00 on Mondays, and 08:00 to 18:00 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. The nursery maintains an expected standard in its latest inspection on March 19, 2026, and implements an EYFS curriculum approach. Solid Start Nursery ensures that all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) or those learning English as an additional language (EAL), receive targeted support. The dedicated staff employ strategies such as visual cues, picture cards, and dual-language books to support language development and understanding. Creative activities, including indoor movement sessions and outdoor play with wheeled toys, encourage physical development and personal safety. The nursery fosters a caring and inclusive environment where children thrive, form strong relationships, and confidently explore a wide range of engaging activities. Our ethos Solid Start Nursery is committed to educational excellence and holistic development, aiming to foster a love of learning, nurture individual talents, and prepare children for lifelong success. They focus on developing curiosity, critical thinking, creativity, resilience, social responsibility, empathy, and global awareness, with a forward-thinking approach to meet evolving needs. Their staff provide personalised attention in a warm, engaging atmosphere that sparks curiosity and focuses on socialisation and emotional intelligence. What it's like Children are keen to enter the caring, well-structured and inclusive nursery. Staff warmly greet every child, creating a strong sense of connection. Children start each day with calm, familiar routines that help them feel safe and ready to learn. All children, including those with barriers to learning, settle quickly and happily explore a wide range of exciting activities, resources and experiences. Staff know children well and weave their interests into the different areas of learning. They support all children by implementing tailored next steps in learning. These next steps guide the children's progress effectively. Staff are knowledgeable and identify children's differing needs well. They offer targeted support to children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, ensuring that they thrive and achieve. Staff use adult-led activities to teach children turn-taking skills. They role model kindness, and children reflect these attitudes when sharing with each other. This support helps children understand how to behave well. Caring environment Inclusive nursery Effective key-person Strong progress Supportive staff ## Pricing & funding Pricing on request This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability. [Request pricing →](https://solidstart.co.uk/contact-us) ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Solid Start Nursery Inspection date Mar 2026 [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50302429)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/2758977) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. 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[Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=solid-start-nursery-limited-rm8-3xp-2758977) ## Key facts Opening hours 08:00 – 17:00 Term time / All Year All\_year Established 2023 Ofsted Inspection — new report card ### Expected standard Last inspected Mar 2026 Headline: Expected standard Grade summary Exceptional — Strong standard — Expected standard Needs attention — Urgent improvement — Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up. Category grades Achievement Expected standard Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines Expected standard Children's welfare and wellbeing Expected standard Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Inclusion Expected standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Age range 2 to 4 Registers Early Years Register Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Solid Start Nursery Last inspected 19 March 2026 What it's like to attend Children are keen to enter the caring, well-structured and inclusive nursery. Staff warmly greet every child, creating a strong sense of connection. Children start each day with calm, familiar routines that help them feel safe and ready to learn. All children, including those with barriers to learning, settle quickly and happily explore a wide range of exciting activities, resources and experiences. Staff know children well and weave their interests into the different areas of learning. They support all children by implementing tailored next steps in learning. These next steps guide the children's progress effectively. Staff are knowledgeable and identify children's differing needs well. They offer targeted support to children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, ensuring that they thrive and achieve. Staff use adult-led activities to teach children turn-taking skills. They role model kindness, and children reflect these attitudes when sharing with each other. This support helps children understand how to behave well. Inspector highlights - Children typically make secure progress across all areas of learning, communicating confidently and seeking support from staff. - Children are developing core strength and coordination through activities like running, riding scooters and pedalling bikes in the garden. - Effective key-person systems support early development of positive, trusting relationships between children and adults. - Children are polite, calm and well-mannered, showing kindness and support towards each other. - Staff are kind and attentive to children's needs, fostering confidence and readiness to learn. - Children understand daily routines and feel secure during transitions, aided by objects of reference and picture cards. Areas to develop - 1 Leaders should support staff to further improve the organisation of planned activities to ensure all children can fully access the intended learning goals, including those who engage less readily. - 2 Leaders should support staff to strengthen their interactions with children to improve teaching to a consistently high level, particularly by developing questioning techniques that promote critical thinking and deeper understanding. Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50302429) Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child SEND provision Staff offer targeted support to children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), such as providing a higher level of adult support during activities and monitoring progress. Leaders also use additional funding collaboratively with parents and carers to promote each child's development. Outdoor space Children thoroughly enjoy the indoor movement sessions and learn about personal safety as they ride wheeled toys and move freely, yet safely, in the outdoor area. EAL / language support Staff adapt teaching for children learning English as an additional language, using visual cues and picture cards. They also use dual language books to support children. ## Parent Reviews of Solid Start Nursery 5.0 (1) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjV-Js3rPyIyfIP_RsK5LWti2mKIidJJSyYxggZ8DxaIKksR3sNflQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba3) Arunan Sriskantharajah 7 months ago It’s the best caring nursery! Really appreciated and blessed. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2xSeU56azBXbGhUUVZCTVJXWnhTbkZKU3pRemVHYxAB!2m1!1s0x47d8a592e66efa47:0x97c93b4d97e0f8d3) Reviews from Google for Solid Start Nursery. 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