Chestnut Nursery School @ Gascoigne

Gascoigne Children's Centre, The Coverdales, Barking IG11 7HQ
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9.7 25 Reviews
  • Chestnut Nursery School @ Gascoigne, Barking
Chestnut Nursery School Gascoigne (Rated "Outstanding" May 2023) located in Barking, is a purpose-built nursery.
Designed with young learners in mind, Gascoigne features a fantastic, spacious outdoor area that provides endless opportunities for children to play, explore, and grow. The environment supports active, hands-on learning and encourages independence, curiosity, and confidence.

As with all Chestnut Nursery Schools, Gascoigne follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework alongside the Core Curriculum, which includes a strong emphasis on the Forest School ethos. This approach encourages children to develop through outdoor, nature-based experiences, building key skills and a love for the natural world.

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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Mandy Duncombe (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 12

Total Places for Children

  • 75

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Standard Day 8am – 6.00pm - Full Day £100.00
    Half sessions 8am-1pm or 1pm -6.00pm = £63.00

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays, 1 week at Christmas & 2 training days per year

Chestnut Nursery School @ Gascoigne Reviews (25)

9.7

Chestnut Nursery School @ Gascoigne has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.738) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Chestnut Nursery School @ Gascoigne has 25 reviews.

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Review from Pamela T (Mother of Child) published on 30 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Love this nursery and all the staff there. My daughter went here back in 2019 and my son now goes here. Both of my children love this nursery (my daughter wishes she could go back) it's helped them both grow in many ways.
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Review from E K (Mother of Child) published on 29 December 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery is clean and the headteacher is very good at communicating, she always keeps updated on everything. They feed the kids well and let us know if the child has not eaten. I like the book reading where the child comes with a book at home.
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Review from S K (Mother of Child) published on 18 July 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff at the nursery are exceptional. All the facilities and money in the world don't matter if the staff aren't loving and kind and nurturing. Having my son in the baby room was a joy and he loved it. He played and learnt and explored. I would recommend this nursery to anyone.
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Review from Nataliya B (Mother of Child) published on 1 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
In my opinion, Chestnut Nursery School @ Gascoigne is a good nursery. My daughter likes the nursery and she has some friends there. The staff is very friendly and supportive. They are always happy to share and give feedback about my daughter. I would like to suggest that they spend more time on languages
and mark. Also, I would like to recommend more trips to the library, local museums or gallery. Finally, It would be nice for the children to do physical activity every day.
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Review from A A (Mother of Child) published on 25 October 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son has been to this nursery for a few months but I can see an improvement in his development.
I will recommend to all children.
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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.738)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.738) out of 10 for Chestnut Nursery School @ Gascoigne is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 12 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 12 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.938 for Chestnut Nursery School @ Gascoigne is calculated as follows: ( (137 Excellents x 5) + (5 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 144 Ratings = 4.938
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 4.8 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Chestnut Nursery School @ Gascoigne is based on 12 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 75 number of registered child places is 15. 12 Positive Reviews ÷ 15 = 0.8
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Meet the Team (1)

Mandy

Mandy Duncombe

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2017

My name is Mandy Duncombe I have been working in childcare since I left college many years ago. I am level 5 qualified in childcare and management, I have been working for Chestnuts for 3 and a half years. I love working with children as I enjoy seeing them grow and develop into confident, independent and happy young people.

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