Footprints Day Nursery

Elim Christian Centre, Hall Street, Chelmsford CM2 0HG
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  • Footprints Day Nursery, Chelmsford
Footprints Day Nursery and Out of School Provision care about every step a child makes. The team pride themselves on the individual care and support that they give to all children and families, recognising the Early years as the most important in a child’s life.

Footprints Day Nursery has been loving and caring for children for over 45 years. The excellent location in central Chelmsford serves both parents who work in the city centre as well as those who commute to London, as the nursery is 10 mins from the railway station.

The strong partnership with parents and carers makes it easy for the team to provide the best care and education for children. The large spacious rooms provide children with a variety of stimulating play and learning opportunities focused around the children’s interests. Children leave Footprints as confident happy learners who are fully prepared for school.

The Day Nursery is for children aged three months to five years old and the Out of School Provision is for five to 11 year olds.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Angela Ball & Louise Lawless (Managers)

Admission Information

  • N/A

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 23

Registered Charity Number

  • 251549

Total Places for Children

  • 65

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • Dependant on individual needs

  • Monthly

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:45-17:45
    Tuesday 07:45-17:45
    Wednesday 07:45-17:45
    Thursday 07:45-17:45
    Friday 07:45-17:45

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Parking

  • Parking available

Footprints Day Nursery Reviews (51)

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Footprints Day Nursery has a Review Score of 10 (9.962) out of 10, based on 24 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Footprints Day Nursery has 51 reviews.

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Review from Clare B (Mother of Child) published on 29 February 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have had both of my children go to this nursery from the age of 6 months until 4 1/2 years, they have both loved it and I have always felt extremely happy with the care they provide. My children have both been so happy here and love Footprints. The staff are lovely and always there to help or discuss
anything with you and will always ensure that you have been kept completely up to date of how your child has been throughout the day and throughout the year. Brilliant nursery and would recommend to any of my friends and family. I feel at complete ease leaving my children in their care and happy that my children are happy.
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Review from Emma T (Mother of Child) published on 29 February 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our children have attended Footprints for almost 5 years now. It's the first nursery We looked at and the only one we found with a exceptional provision of care for our children.
The nurture this nursery provides is fantastic. They encourage children to be individual while teaching them essential
skills required to ready them for school. Our eldest left footprints already able to read.
We would not hesitate in recommending this nursery. The staff have excellent skills, patience and are so caring towards the children and parents. It can be stressful to leave your child at nursery distressed. If this happens I get a message during the morning to let me know all is well - that to me as a working mum is priceless.
We loved this nursery from day one. It's calm and above all the people were lovely. It has grown and developed under the management into such a superb Early Years setting which is giving our little ones the best care and start in their education journey.
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Review from Alison S (Mother of Child) published on 29 February 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I cannot praise Footprints enough. Everyone there is so helpful, kind and attentive. My daughter adores going and is very fond of all the lovely ladies and other kids. She is a different child to when she started a year ago and it is all pre school's doing. She comes home having learnt so much each
day, and the best bit is that she has been picking up sign language! The ladies here really do take the kids under their wing and I will be very sad to leave them come summer when my daughter starts school. A couple of generations of kids in the family have gone here and it was recommended to me by many. Highly highly recommend them myself. The kids menus are delicious, and the garden is great with lots of different things to do. Cant rate them enough. Thank you for everything ladies xxx
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Review from Helen A (Mother of Child) published on 29 February 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Footprints is a fantastic nursery. It has a welcoming warm feel to it- the rooms are all bright and warm and the staff are friendly. I was very nervous about leaving my year old baby at nursery to go back to work but from the settling in sessions I knew she would be well cared for. She loves nursery!
The staff are fantastic and really care about her. The activities are always stimulating and food excellent. I would definitely recommend Footprints to others!
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Review from Jenna W (Mother of Child) published on 29 February 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Two of my three children currently go to this nursery and it is amazing. My eldest son has medical problems and the staff are extremely helpful and accommodating to the extra help and support that he needs. The staff are also happy to help with any issues or concerns you may have and will sit and talk
through them with you to help put your mind at easy and they are always very welcoming and inviting to everyone. They run some wonderful events at the nursery which we have been attending since before my children started at the nursery. With out a doubt 100% best nursery.
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Review from Aimee S (Mother of Child) published on 29 February 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Truly amazing nursery!! My little girl has been going since September, she has come on so much since starting, has good relationships with the other children and staff. The staff are always lovely and helpful!
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Review from Lauren S (Mother of Child) published on 29 February 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Footprints Day Nursery have gone above and beyond looking after my daughter who has additional needs. She has excelled so much in the couple of years since she started.
A bad word can not be said about the staff and I would recommend this nursery to every parent.
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Review from Craig S (Father of Child) published on 29 February 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son has been attending Footprints since around November 2015, and we have been extremely pleased with what we have seen so far. All the staff are very friendly, engaging and seem to take a genuine interest in all the children's learning and development. They never fail to give us a full review of
what our son has been doing and how he has been behaving, as well as what he has been learning about allowing us to integrate his home learning with their curriculum, and this is supported by the high-quality learning materials that he brings home. The 2015 Nativity was a particular highlight, which we found to be very professionally produced and our hats go off to the staff for being able to wrangle that many young children so well for so long. All in all, we are very impressed with the staff, the facilities, and the standard of care our son receives and would be keen to recommend this nursery to friends and family.
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Review from L E (Mother of Child) published on 29 February 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has attended on a full time basis since she was 9 months old; she is now in the Preschool room. Throughout her time at Footprints ALL the staff have made a real effort to get to know my daughter and build a relationship with me. My daughter is always warmly welcomed in the morning, and I
love the stories staff can tell me about her antics during the day. Management are always available and the nursery operate an open door policy which is very reassuring as a parent. Academically, the nursery strive to develop children in all areas, and through daily chats and Parents Evenings we are always kept up to date with progress- my daughter definitely would not be where she was without Footprints. Extra curricular activities that she has had the opportunity to participate in this year are: a nativity production, a PE lesson (in prep for school) and a trip to the local shops to buy ingredients for baking. She loves it!
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Review from Ewa (Mother of Child) published on 29 February 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Footprints Day Nursery is a fantastic place for your little one! It has friendly and well trained staff that understand your child's personal needs.
My daughter used to attend the nursery and she loved it! My son's been attending the nursery for two months now and I already can see a positive change
in his behaviour and social skills.
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Review from Humaira F (Mother of Child) published on 29 February 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A very good nursery in my eyes. My son has been to a nursery prior to attending footprints and even he says how he enjoys footprints more than the other! Brilliant teachers and room leaders. The managers are lovely and all the other staff are amazing. Thank you for giving my son a lovely enjoyable time
at nursery :)
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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.962)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.962) out of 10 for Footprints Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 24 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 24 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 4.962 for Footprints Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (277 Excellents x 5) + (11 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 288 Ratings = 4.962
  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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Footprints Day Nursery is based on 24 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 65 number of registered child places is 13, which has been reached with 24 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  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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