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Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school

3 Church Hill, Loughton IG10 1QP
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Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school, Loughton
Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school, Loughton
Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school, Loughton

Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-School has created exciting areas both inside and outdoors for children to play and learn in. Inside there are bright and stimulating rooms which provide opportunities for children to develop their own individual personality.

There is an outdoor play area for children to improve their physical skills and also a vegetable patch to help them learn about nature and enjoy the world around them. The environments offer...  

Funding & Fees

Starting fees for 2 days minimum £99 for Under 3 year olds and £97.50 for over 3 year olds. We take the Government funding for 9 month olds and above.

Please visit our website for our information for parents regarding our setting and to enquire about our enquiry process and how to recieve our welcome pack.

Contact Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school to get a personalised quote:

Type of Service

  • Day Nursery

Opening Schedule

Open all year

Full days available

Yes

Half day sessions offered

Yes

Owner

  • Chrysalis Nurseries Ltd
  • Private Owned

Person in charge

  • Tanya Ryan (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 40

Total Places for Children

  • 100

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 4 years 11 months

Meals Provided

No

Consumables provided

No

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:30
  • Tuesday 07:30-18:30
  • Wednesday 07:30-18:30
  • Thursday 07:30-18:30
  • Friday 07:30-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays

Parking

  • The use of Loughton Cricket Club car park is available for parents to use for drop offs and pick ups

Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school Reviews (45)

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Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.340) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school has 45 reviews.

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Review from Robyn A (Mother of Child) published on 1 February 2024 Submitted via Postal Card
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Chrysalis Day Nursery is such a happy and caring environment for the children. My son couldn't be happier at nursery. He learns so much and is thriving.

Reply from Kate Hersey, Owner at Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school
Thank you, Robyn, for your lovely review.

Best wishes.

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Review from L K (Mother of Child) published on 22 January 2024 Submitted via Postal Card
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We adore Chrysalis Nursery and all the staff. Our son is so happy and thriving. He has learnt so much and made great friendships and close bonds with his caregivers. I'm quite an anxious mum in terms of worrying about his safety and well-being but I have felt 100% at ease and trusting of his care from day one. A pleasure to have this reassurance going back to work. And the socials held for families and parents is the icing on the cake. We all feel looked after and one happy community.

Reply from Kate Hersey, Owner at Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school

Dear Lauren, Thank you for your lovely review. Best wishes.

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Review from Jamie M (Mother of Child) published on 17 January 2024 Submitted via Website
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My two children have been at this nursery and preschool for the past three years and I cannot fault it. The staff are so friendly and caring towards the children and go above and beyond to help them to develop and enjoy their time at nursery. The activities and facilities for the children are great and the updates provided through the app are insightful and frequent. They are continuously making improvements and bringing new ideas to engage the children, such as play equipment in the garden, gardening in the summer, themed activities throughout the year relating to the season or holiday, events such as a summer fun day and Christmas Santa grotto. I would highly recommend this nursery.

Reply from Kate Hersey, Owner at Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school

Thank you Jamie for your lovely review and support. Best wishes.

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Review from Christian H (Father of Child) published on 15 January 2024 Submitted via Postal Card
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My three children have attended this wonderful setting and have thrived. The eldest two have transitioned to school and were so well prepared by the caring and nurturing staff at Chrysalis. The activities they do are so inspiring and they are so happy going in. The management are so helpful and caring, always willing to support the staff and children. The learning environments are lovely and always being updated with inspiring resources.

Reply from Kate Hersey, Owner at Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school

Thank you for your lovely review. Best wishes.

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Review from Charlotte T (Mother of Child) published on 29 September 2023 Submitted via Postal Card
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Chrysalis is an excellent childcare provider and educational facility. Both of our children are joyously happy there. They are treated with respect, warmth and love. Their interests are encouraged, and their relationship to learning has been nurtured from the beginning. Both embrace new things readily, and our oldest has just started school with great positivity and confidence. This is down to the extraordinary early years practitioners who go above and beyond to give the children the best start possible.

Reply from Kate Hersey, Owner at Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school
Dear Charlotte,
Thank you for your lovely review. We are so glad she is thriving at Primary school and appreciate all your support.

Best wishes.

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Review from Darren F (Father of Child) published on 25 August 2023 Submitted via Postal Card
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Having looked at a number of nurseries in our area, we chose Chrysalis at Loughton Cricket Club. We were not disappointed. Our daughter has received first-class learning and nurturing. I cannot recommend this nursery highly enough; great care, healthy food, and attentive staff. We will miss Chrysalis when she leaves.

Reply from Kate Hersey, Owner at Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school
Thank you, Darren, for your lovely review

Best wishes.

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Review from Katie N (Mother of Child) published on 26 April 2023 Submitted via Postal Card
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Our daughter has excelled since starting Chrysalis Day Nursery. The whole team are amazing and take excellent care of our daughter. Her social and vocabulary skills have improved massively. The team ease my mind and answer any questions we have.

Reply from Kate Hersey, Owner at Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school
Thank you Katie for your lovely review

Best wishes.

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Review from Vanessa A (Mother of Child) published on 17 April 2023 Submitted via Postal Card
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We really love this nursery. The staff are very friendly and we can see a lot of improvement in our son's development. He always learns new things and is happy to share them with all the family.

Reply from Kate Hersey, Owner at Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school
Thank you for your lovely review, much appreciated.
Best wishes,

Kate.

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Review from Samantha L (Mother of Child) published on 14 April 2023 Submitted via Postal Card
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Extremely professional staff who really care about the children. The activities are varied and fun and keep them entertained. My son runs in every morning and is always sad to leave.

Reply from Kate Hersey, Owner at Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school
Thank you for your lovely review, Samantha.
Best wishes,

Kate.

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Review from Louise F (Mother of Child) published on 3 April 2023 Submitted via Postal Card
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Both of my children have flourished at Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school. The staff plan thoughtful and stimulating activities which have nurtured a love for learning and a love of fun!

I have full confidence that my daughter (who currently attends) is happy and loved and well looked after each day - she runs in with a smile on her face and I can't think of a better review than that.

Reply from Kate Hersey, Owner at Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school
Thank you Louise for your lovely review.

Best wishes.

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Review from Becky H (Mother of Child) published on 12 January 2022 Submitted via Website
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We've been very happy with the nursery so far. Our daughter has bonded very well with her key worker and all the other workers in the room. She seems genuinely excited to see them each morning.
The online portal the nursery uses is great, as each day they put photos and videos on the portal so that we can see what activities she has been enjoying that day. The staff really make an effort to think of new and exciting activities to involve the children in each day.
One big plus for us is that the nursery is open until 6.30 pm, just in case we get delayed at work. Most of the nurseries in the area are only open until 6 pm.

We've noticed that since starting at Chrysalis Day Nursery our daughter's eating has really improved. She is much more willing to try different flavours and textures which she wouldn't have done before starting at the nursery.

Reply from Kate Hersey, Owner at Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school
Dear Becky, thank you for your lovely review.

Best wishes.

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Review from Nimita P (Mother of Child) published on 12 January 2022 Submitted via Postal Card
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The staff are very friendly and caring. Different activities are given each day to develop different skill sets.

My toddler always leaves with clean clothes and is really happy when picked up. He is fed very well and the food is very nutritious.

Reply from Kate Hersey, Owner at Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school
Thank you, Nimita, for your lovely review.

Best wishes.

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Review from Katy S (Mother of Child) published on 10 January 2022 Submitted via Website
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We are delighted with the care and learning opportunities provided by the nursery. We cannot fault it at all. The staff are professional and caring and know our son so well. He loves nursery, and as a family, we are delighted with our choice.

Reply from Kate Hersey, Owner at Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school
Thank you, Katy, for your lovely review; much appreciated

Best wishes.

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Review from Charlotte H (Mother of Child) published on 10 January 2020 Submitted via Website
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My daughter has been at Chrysalis Nursery since she was 8 months old and is developing into a bright, sociable, caring and confident child. All the staff that have looked after her, I have always felt confident leaving her with, all her key workers she has always formed close bonds with.
The days are always filled with fun, educational activities and they have a large outdoor garden area.
I have recently been going through toilet training and the staff in the Butterfly room really helped to keep my daughter on track to what we were practising at home.

I can’t recommend Chrysalis enough.

Reply from Kate Hersey, at Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school
Thank you for your lovely reviews- Your daughter is a delight to have at Chrysalis
Best wishes

Kate

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Review from Hazel (Mother of Child) published on 9 January 2020 Submitted via Website
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My boy/girl twins have been going to Chrysalis for nearly a year now. They started when they were about 7 months old. I was concerned that they would struggle as they were so young (and small due to being premature) but the staff couldn't have been more helpful or accommodating. I have seen their personalities grow and their social skills are fantastic. They do activities at nursery that I just couldn't do at home with them. Their days are full of play but also educational at the same time. I am always kept up to date with everything that they have done during a day.

My main concern with them being twins is that they would be "treated as one" but this has definitely not been the case. They have grown and developed as individual children and are encouraged to form friendships with other children as twins can tend to stick together which is great but I didn't want them isolating themselves away from others at nursery. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Chrysalis, it is a fantastic nursery.

Reply from Kate Hersey, at Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school

Thanks Hazel for your lovely review, the twins are a delight to have at Chrysalis.

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Review from K O (Mother of Child) published on 3 January 2020 Submitted via Postal Card
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We have used Chrysalis for both of our children and have nothing but positive things to say. The staff are caring and friendly and the children are stimulated with a variety of activities.

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Review from E P (Mother of Child) published on 21 November 2019 Submitted via Postal Card
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I couldn't recommend them more. They take great care of children, planning activities well, ensuring kids are kept busy but learning at the same time. I have a super-shy bilingual child and I was worried about how she will cope with such a big transition.

Staff at preschool went the extra mile to make her feel comfortable and safe. Her English improved a lot in good time, staff are open and friendly. They actually listen to you and communicating with you on great levels. I love this place so much, my younger kids will attend this place too.

Reply from Kate Hersey, at Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school
Thank you for your lovely review.

Best wishes.

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Review from Charlotte B (Mother of Child) published on 1 October 2018 Submitted via Website
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As a new mother returning to work and having to leave my 11 mth old for the 1st time, I was both sad and anxious like most new mothers; how would my little one cope without me? Would she be bored? Would she miss me? Chrysalis Day Nursery totally alleviated all my fears. After a 2 week settling in period, my child was already beginning to wave me off smiling and laughing. She absolutely loves Chrysalis and I can only put that down to the kindness of the staff and the activities which they do with them on a daily basis which stops them from having even a second to miss their mummies.

The staff are incredibly helpful and have always happily answered every query I have had. Every evening when I pick my child up they take the time to talk me through her day, what she has eaten, what she has done which is something I really appreciate.

I would recommend Chrysalis to anyone looking for a nursery for their child.

Reply from Kate Hersey, at Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-school

Thank you for your kind words, much appreciated. Kate

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Review from Polly H (Mother of Child) published on 24 April 2018 Submitted via Website
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My daughter started settling in gradually and initially I was worried with her being the youngest in the group. The staff were more than happy to cater for all of her individual needs, she couldn’t crawl around yet or eat solids like the other toddlers. They had no qualms at all giving her breastmilk from storage bags!
She has come on leaps and bounds in the caterpillar room, she loves the staff and her development has been extremely rapid (always copying the other children and moving onto the next thing). I think she looks out for her friends when they aren’t there! She’s a real people’s person and is very confident and sociable in new environments which is no doubt down to the great staff and caterpillar room daily activities.

I’m so pleased with her overall development and would highly recommend Chrysalis Day Nursery.

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Review from Vicky H (Mother of Child) published on 22 March 2017 Submitted via Postal Card
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My daughter loves her days spent at Chrysalis Nursery. The staff are all so friendly, helpful and approachable. I feel my daughter is in a safe, caring and fun environment. The emphasis on learning through play is fantastic and there is always a wide variety of activities for the children. My daughter especially loves taking part in music and movement and stretch and grow, playing in the home corner and dressing up. I couldn't be happier with the progress my daughter has made since joining Chrysalis Nursery and I would highly recommend Chrysalis Nursery to friends and family.

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Meet the Team (6)

Kate Job Title: Director Joined: 2012
Kate

I am Kate Hersey the Director of Chrysalis Nursery & Pre-School, which was established in 2012. I have a Batchelor of Education Degree from Brunel University, which led me into teaching secondary aged children. I have always had a passion for teaching the younger children so decided to come into early years and that’s when Chrysalis evolved. We have created a homely environment for children to learn and are well equipped with high quality, natural resources. I love watching their development and am blessed to have 3 children of my own who have loved being at Chrysalis. I look forward to welcoming you soon. We are very fortunate at Chrysalis to employ specialist staff, which enhance the support and level of learning in the Nursery & Pre-School and are supernumerary to our practitioners.

Tanya Job Title: Manager Joined: 2020
Tanya

My name is Tanya Ryan and I am the Nursery Manager at Chrysalis Day Nursery and Pre-School.

I have been working in Childcare since 2005 and have a wealth of knowledge and experience to share with you.

I have completed my Foundation Degree in Early Years Management and Leadership and BA Honours in Early Years Education and Childcare.

I started working at Chrysalis in March 2020 and I am Paediatric First Aid trained and the Designated Safeguarding Officer.

Hannah Job Title: Pre-School Manager Joined: 2012
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My name is Hannah Botten and I am the operational Manager of Chrysalis Pre-School.

I have worked at Chrysalis since August 2012 when the nursery opened.

I have a Level 3 in childcare and a Level 4 in Management.

I am paediatric first aid trained and also the designated person for safeguarding at Pre-School.

Caroline Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2012
Caroline

My name is Caroline Noakes and I have worked at Chrysalis since 2012.

I was first employed as a Room Leader and worked my way up to become a Deputy Manager.

Whilst being at Chrysalis I have completed team leading, safeguarding, Senco and level 3 first aid.

I have worked in childcare for 10 years and I am passionate about providing the best care and watching children develop.

Paula Job Title: Curriculum Leader Joined: 2012
Paula

I have worked for Chrysalis since it opened in 2012. I am a qualified Primary Teacher and have worked in several schools locally, both in the State & Independent sectors, so offer a wealth of experience.

I am the Curriculum Leader which entails long term planning, leading circle times and doing focussed activities to ensure the children experience enriching activities preparing them for their next transition to school.

I also mentor staff that are embarking on training programs offering them support when needed.

Hayley Job Title: SENDCO Joined: 2021
Hayley

I am Hayley Taylor the SENDCO for Chrysalis Nursery & Pre-School.

I have worked with children for over 20 years but have particularly worked with SEND children for 11 years. I am also a child’s play therapist outside of my SENDCO work.

I hold a Level 4 qualification in Child Development & Adult and Child’s Play Therapy and Level 3 qualifications in Health and Social Care, SEN, working with people with learning disabilities.

I also have various CPD training for children with needs as well as an autism spectrum award.

I enjoy supporting any children at Chrysalis with any additional needs and devising IEP plans to support their development and needs.

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