Coccinelle Day Nursery

Singing, hands-on problem-solving and growing independence shaped children's experience at Coccinelle Day Nursery in October 2022. At its October 2022 inspection, Ofsted judged the provision Good and safeguarding effective, and found that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities received effective support through collaboration between the SENCO, families and outside agencies. That is a positive assessment, with a clear date attached.

The nursery serves children aged two to five at Foster Road in Plaistow, London, E13 8BT, with 36 places in total. Current workshops include languages, music, drama and dance. These give families concrete examples of the activities offered alongside everyday play.

Flexible attendance includes arrangements for earlier drop-off and later collection. The practical detail deserves attention, especially for parents whose working day starts early.

Learning and Activities

The EYFS provides the framework for children's learning, development and care: play and relationships sit alongside learning to communicate, manage feelings and become more independent. Coccinelle adds workshops involving movement, computers and languages, as well as music and drama. These are additions to the everyday programme, rather than a replacement for that framework.

In October 2022, singing and nursery rhymes were used across the rooms to develop children's understanding of sounds and rhythm. Making play dough brought a different kind of challenge: children considered how to change its texture until it became soft and stretchy. The useful detail is the thinking involved. Children had a practical problem to solve, rather than simply a finished material to use.

Everyday tasks also had educational value in October 2022. Older children practised preparing fruit and taking responsibility for their personal care, with encouragement from staff. For parents, this gives a concrete picture of independence being built through ordinary routines, rather than confined to a planned activity.

Outdoor and Community Life

In October 2022, the outdoor area supported both energetic movement and smaller, more careful actions. Bicycles, painting and chalk sat alongside construction using natural materials; sand and water trays offered sensory exploration. Children could extend interests outdoors through different materials and kinds of movement.

That account gives the outdoor provision substance. It describes resources children actually used, while remaining a picture of practice in October 2022 rather than a promise about today's equipment.

Relationships and Communication

In October 2022, children sought comfort from their key person and most settled readily. Staff interactions were affectionate and encouraging, while clear expectations helped children share materials and invite others into their play. The combination matters: reassurance and learning to be part of a group were visible together.

Parent relationships had both a strength and a limitation in October 2022. Families found staff approachable, and coffee mornings created opportunities to meet. However, regular individual progress discussions needed more attention so that parents could understand their child's learning and support it at home. Friendly contact and a useful learning conversation serve different purposes.

Staff development was the other improvement priority in October 2022. Supervision needed to identify training more effectively and give practitioners greater support to develop their practice. These two priorities belong alongside the positive assessment, especially for families considering how children's progress is discussed and followed through.

Inclusion and Wellbeing

SENCO and designated safeguarding responsibilities sit within the team, which also includes a head chef. The inclusion policy sets out individual planning for children's care and learning needs, with parents and other professionals involved. These are concrete arrangements for organising support; individual needs still shape the conversation between a family and the nursery.

Food is cooked on the premises and follows a three-week menu rotation, with vegetarian alternatives and provision for dairy allergies. The nursery's food policy excludes nuts and raw eggs. Allergy-affected families should discuss current handling arrangements before their child starts.

Sessions and Attendance

Coccinelle operates Monday to Friday and offers flexible timings, including earlier drop-off and later collection; an additional charge applies to those extensions. This is useful for families needing flexibility around work, but the agreed attendance arrangement should be clear before booking.

The address is Foster Road, Plaistow, E13 8BT. Enquiries can be made by telephone on 0207 511 3113, by email at info@coccinelledaynursery.london or through the contact form. A complete information pack can also be requested by telephone.

Funding and Paid Extras

Funded childcare covers the 15/30-hour entitlement, with private paid hours accounted for separately. Funded hours do not require the purchase of extra hours, and there are no top-up fees. This keeps the entitlement distinct from a family's decision to buy additional attendance.

Meals, snacks and consumables carry a session charge. Food and snack charges are optional, with families able to supply their own instead; consumables are charged separately too, including on funded attendance. Optional activity charges are voluntary and do not affect access to funded hours.

Itemised invoices distinguish funded provision from private hours. EYFS materials and business costs do not attract additional charges. For funded places, deposits are refundable once the child has been included in the headcount data. Current prices come in the nursery's written quotation; the funding and extras terms explain the charge structure.

• The morning start. Opening information gives both 7:30am and 8:00am, with a 6:00pm finish. Which start time and early-arrival arrangement would apply to your booking?
• Learning conversations. Regular individual progress discussions were an improvement priority in October 2022. On a visit, ask how these meetings now work and how staff share ideas for learning at home.
• Staff development. October 2022 supervision arrangements needed a sharper emphasis on training and improving practice. Ask how supervision now turns observations of children's learning into support for practitioners.
• Extras and dietary needs. Meals, snacks and consumables are charged separately, while families may provide their own food. Agree how that option would work for your child's attendance and any allergy requirements.

Coccinelle suits families seeking play-based care for a child aged two to five, with workshops in music, languages and movement and flexibility around attendance times. Its October 2022 assessment provides a positive starting point, backed by concrete examples of practical learning and independence. The decision should also give proper weight to progress conversations, staff development and the daily arrangements for extras. Those details will shape the family's experience as much as the activities themselves.