Rocking Horse Childcare

24 Chancellor Road, Southend-on-Sea SS1 2AS
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Type of Service

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

Owner

  • Rocking Horse Childcare Ltd
  • Privately Owned

Person in Charge

  • Aimee Casson (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 10

Total Places for Children

  • 40

Age Range

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

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas
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Rocking Horse Childcare Reviews (9)

9.8

Rocking Horse Childcare has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.769) out of 10, based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Rocking Horse Childcare has 9 reviews.

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Review from Gemma M (Mother of Child) published on 24 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This nursery is absolutely fabulous. The owners and all of the staff are amazing. They offer so many extras for the children including yoga, diddy dance and most recently have hatched some ducklings. I know the staff care so much about the children and their wellbeing and I know they are in good hands.
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Review from Chirsty A (Mother of Child) published on 24 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The care at this nursery is wonderful. My child has been with them for a year and his development has grown so much in that time. The staff are great at keeping parents updated with what the children are up to and there are always activities planned. Plus the food menu is amazing. Highly recommend.
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Review from G D (Mother of Child) published on 24 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Rocking Horse Childcare is quite simply AMAZING!!! It was pure fate how we managed to stumble upon this wonderful nursery and I can't thank my blessings enough. My daughter sees the staff as her family and has experienced true friendships with her peers. She eats better at nursery than at home and I
fully trust all staff in caring for her in my absence. The nursery never fails to make children inclusive in all group activities such as yoga, dance, beach walks, day trips and even enhancing creativity and imaginative play. They promote critical thinking, well being and learning through having fun. I can't recommend The Rocking Horse Nursery enough, the communication between practitioner and parent is amazing as they provide frequent updates throughout the day.
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Review from Yiwen C (Mother of Child) published on 11 February 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are very luck to have found Rocking Horse to look after our baby. They are professional, knowledgeable, and the level of passion they show for building a nurturing environment for children is impressive. It's obvious to us that the management as well as the practitioners, truly care about childcare.
Children also benefit from cooked-from-scratch nutritious meals, which we get updated about everyday via the app.
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Review from Ali S (Mother of Child) published on 11 February 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been attending Rocking Horse since 2023, and I cannot rate them highly enough. Every day, he goes in happy and leaves smiling. All the staff are amazing, nurturing, and truly caring about the children. My son has multiple allergies, and their chef personally caters to his needs with home-cooked
meals. Management has done a fantastic job creating a nursery that maintains such a personal touch.
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Review from Lauren S (Mother of Child) published on 11 February 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been with this settling since it opened and my baby son has just started this week. My daughter asks to go to "school" even on the days she is not due, she loves it that much and I have great comfort as a parent that my children are loved and cared for whilst they are there. Highly recommend.
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Review from K S (Mother of Child) published on 11 February 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My Daughter did her trial here in October 2023 and has been attending this nursery ever since. The second I viewed the nursery I knew I felt comfortable leaving her there. The staff were welcoming and clearly very passionate about their role in the children's lives. My Daughter has come on leaps and
bounds since she's been going here and she has a lovely bond with all the staff. The home-cooked meals look and taste delicious. I love that there are stay-and-plays each term where the parents can interact with their children within the nursery environment and mix with the other parents and staff. I also really enjoy the app used and it gives regular updates on activities, meals, nap times, etc.
The children also do yoga and dance as well as beach school and various other activities, which my little girl absolutely loves!
I couldn't recommend this nursery enough!
It feels like you're leaving your child with a family member!
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Review from Drew O (Father of Child) published on 11 February 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
As most parents we spent a lot of time looking for a suitable place for our child to attend. After finding Rocking horse and speaking with them we have been blown away. Not only do they provide top notch childcare and push the children's development they have also helped us when needed.
Amazing place
and equally amazing staff, and our child is always buzzing every day she gets to go there.
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Review from Lisa B (Mother of Child) published on 8 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
It’s the hardest thing finding someone to look after your babies but from day one Rocking Horse have put me at ease and looked after my girls like their own. Just watching your little ones come out of themselves and the confidence they have is thanks to Rocking Horse. It’s always a worry when they can’t
tell you what’s going on but when you see them running in the door and never want to leave, to me that says it all. I couldn’t recommend the nursery and all of the staff enough.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.769)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.769) out of 10 for Rocking Horse Childcare 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 8 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 8 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 4.969 for Rocking Horse Childcare is calculated as follows: ( (93 Excellents x 5) + (3 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 96 Ratings = 4.969
  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 Rocking Horse Childcare is based on 8 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 = 3.8
    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 40 number of registered child places is 8, which has been reached with 8 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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Frequently Asked Questions about Rocking Horse Childcare

What is the Age Range of Children that Rocking Horse Childcare accepts?

Rocking Horse Childcare accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Rocking Horse Childcare Open?

Rocking Horse Childcare is open: Monday 07:30-18:00, Tuesday 07:30-18:00, Wednesday 07:30-18:00, Thursday 07:30-18:00, Friday 07:30-18:00.

How many Children does Rocking Horse Childcare have capacity for?

Rocking Horse Childcare has capacity for a total of 40 Children.

How far is Rocking Horse Childcare to the centre of Southend-on-Sea?

0.4 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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