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[Home](/) 2. [Nurseries](/nurseries) 3. [East of England](/search?region=East+of+England) 4. Watership Downs Nursery # Watership Downs Nursery Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Expected standard · 5.0 (3 parent reviews) · Brickhouse Farm Community Centre, Poulton Close, Maldon, CM9 6NG · Essex Number of places 44 places Age range 0–4 yrs Last inspected Dec 2025 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 Watership Downs Nursery, registered in Maldon, Essex in 2019, provides care for children aged 0-4 years old. Open all year round from 7:00 to 18:00, the nursery offers a warm, nurturing, and inclusive learning environment where children are prepared for school through a balance of play and purposeful teaching. The dedicated staff excel at meeting individual needs and building secure relationships with the children. They actively support communication development from an early age, including the use of Makaton for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The setting prioritises outdoor play to foster physical development and independence. Managers at Watership Downs Nursery demonstrate a clear and ambitious vision, continuously striving for improvement and strengthening their SEND provision to ensure all children make secure progress and thrive. Our ethos The nursery fosters a love for learning through play, tailoring experiences to each child's individual needs. They emphasise a strong community spirit and family involvement, believing the home environment is paramount to a child's development. What it's like Children arrive confident and ready to start their day, eager to learn and thrive in a warm, nurturing, and inclusive environment. The curriculum thoughtfully combines play with purposeful teaching, preparing them well for school, while staff adeptly meet individual needs and build secure relationships. Staff provide opportunities for babies to explore sensory trays, read books to encourage language and motor skills, and engage older children in structured sessions to develop vocabulary, speech sounds, and social skills. Confident Children Purposeful Teaching Secure Relationships Strong Inclusion Ambitious Vision Physical Development ## Pricing & funding Fees are structured per session for before-school, after-school, and holiday clubs. Holiday clubs cater to children aged 0 to 8 years with multiple session lengths available. Meals, including lunch, high tea, and holiday packed lunches, are charged separately as optional extras. Good to know - A non-refundable deposit is required per session at the time of booking. - Optional meals and packed lunches are charged separately. ## Key facts Opening hours Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday : 07:00 - 18:00 Term time / All Year All\_year Established 2019 ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Watership Downs Nursery Inspection date Dec 2025 Inspection no. 10215788 Lead inspector Tina Mason Safeguarding arrangements are effective [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50295371)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/2554158) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. Schedule a VisitContact NurseryJoin Waitlist Get in touch ### Contact Reveal phone number [ Visit website ](https://watershipdownsnursery.wordpress.com/) Brickhouse Farm Community Centre, Poulton Close, Maldon, CM9 6NG [© Mapbox](https://www.mapbox.com/about/maps) [© OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright/) [Improve this map](https://apps.mapbox.com/feedback/?owner=bettersearch&id=cmr0xkm3n001m01shcu7igkjr&access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYmV0dGVyc2VhcmNoIiwiYSI6ImNtcjB4NzVvNDA0ZTkycHF5Z3g3aWNtZWcifQ.h8Ni35tijJSAoESKsGArhg#/0.68373/51.72061/14) [](https://www.mapbox.com/) ## Explore day nurseries near Maldon - [Day nurseries in Maldon](/search?q=Maldon) - [Day nurseries in East of England](/search?q=East+of+England) Is this your nursery? Claim this listing to add photos, pricing, and respond to enquiries. [Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=watership-downs-nursery-cm9-6ng-2554158) Ofsted Inspection — new report card ### Expected standard Last inspected Dec 2025 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 0 to 4 Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Watership Downs Nursery Last inspected 9 December 2025 · Tina Mason Safeguarding effective What it's like to attend Children arrive confident and ready to start their day, eager to learn and thrive in a warm, nurturing, and inclusive environment. The curriculum thoughtfully combines play with purposeful teaching, preparing them well for school, while staff adeptly meet individual needs and build secure relationships. Staff provide opportunities for babies to explore sensory trays, read books to encourage language and motor skills, and engage older children in structured sessions to develop vocabulary, speech sounds, and social skills. Inspector highlights - Children demonstrate engagement and enthusiasm throughout all activities, laying a solid foundation for future reading and writing through rhymes, songs, and rich language experiences. - Children develop key skills in independence, making choices during free play, fostering flourishing social skills and strong bonds with staff. - The curriculum is well sequenced and embedded in what children know and can do, with clear intent for next steps in communication, personal and physical development, showing secure impact on children's progress in communication and language. - The setting demonstrates a strong commitment to inclusion, ensuring that all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make secure and meaningful progress. - The managers demonstrate a clear and ambitious vision for the nursery, with a commitment to continuous improvement and strengthening SEND provision. - Children of all ages love looking at books and singing familiar songs and nursery rhymes with staff. - Babies confidently express themselves through gestures, sounds and first words, and are well prepared for their next stage of learning and development. - Children's warm and responsive attachments with staff create an emotionally secure environment, allowing children to feel confident to express their ideas and communicate effectively. Areas to develop - 1 Managers should support staff to promote high-quality interactions with children. Inspection #10215788 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50295371) Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child SEND provision Staff gather detailed information from parents and carers when their children start, ensuring that children's individual special educational needs and/or disabilities are met. The setting demonstrates a strong commitment to inclusion, ensuring that all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make secure and meaningful progress. Staff work effectively in partnership with external professionals, such as speech and language therapists and physiotherapists, to implement tailored strategies that support children's individual learning and development. Staff benefit from ongoing SEND training, enabling them to confidently implement effective strategies. Managers are proactively strengthening the nursery's provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) by ensuring that staff new to the role receive training and embed Makaton to enhance communication. Outdoor space Staff plan outdoor play to offer children fresh air and exercise, promoting their physical development and wellbeing. Children's independence is promoted from an early age, and staff plan group activities to support turn-taking, sharing, and friendships, while outdoor play aids children's physical development. ## Parent Reviews of Watership Downs Nursery 5.0 (3) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocJHZSWRGOrT57Trs6DoZyvFd6WnlKHDg0IryzHaBR8zwPnxTQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) olivia barnett 7 months ago Sent my daughter here from 6 month old and she still goes to the after-school club and she is nearly 6. I would’ve never sent her anywhere else the staff our amazing! [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2pod09XMDFZbWRzWkdJeU5XUkNMWE14WkRjeFJFRRAB!2m1!1s0x47d8e1e5fb4e9041:0xde12eb54631bf5f3) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocIvM4m3MLZc6rKJTvNGFUKGkEyo5XLGdwltOsp7GvNjrFC0YA=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Jenny Calvert a year ago The best nursery around with the best people. My boys love all the staff and look forward to going. Made some lovely friends there too [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnTURBaVBxN2FREAE!2m1!1s0x47d8e1e5fb4e9041:0xde12eb54631bf5f3) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocI9vwSxfGjOwILQ6fWucRg8wue1qMzoSgfEqpkV1Iga9eV9saee=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba2) Samantha Foster 10 months ago Only nursery out of many to accept my children with additional needs have been so supportive and kind cant recommend them enough [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2kxalFtMXZjMHAzYjNaNFRsaDFia3R0Vmtsc1YxRRAB!2m1!1s0x47d8e1e5fb4e9041:0xde12eb54631bf5f3) Reviews from Google for Watership Downs Nursery. 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