Full-day nursery in Grange Hill, Essex
Flying Start Day Nursery Chigwell Limited
Healthcare Centre, 548 Limes Avenue, Chigwell, IG7 5NT · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since November 2014Reference EY482332Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 6 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:00–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Healthcare Centre, 548 Limes Avenue, Chigwell, IG7 5NT · More nurseries in IG7
Stations
- Hainault11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Grange Hill12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Chigwell21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Westmede, Murtwell Dr and Tudor Crescent.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Essex there are about 2.9 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Flying Start Day Nursery Chigwell Limited is a full-day nursery at Healthcare Centre, 548 Limes Avenue, Chigwell, IG7 5NT, in Grange Hill, Essex. It is registered for 30 children. It opens 07:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 76 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Flying Start Day Nursery Chigwell Ltd.
Run by Flying Start Day Nursery Chigwell Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flying Start Day Nursery Chigwell LimitedThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:00–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Limes Farm Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Limes Farm Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 under 0.1 miles
- New Rush Hall School ages 5–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.5 miles
- Fairlop Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Manford Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- Wells Park School ages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.9 miles
- St John's RC School (Essex) ages 5–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.9 miles
- Wohl Ilford Jewish Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What are Flying Start Day Nursery Chigwell Limited's opening hours?
Flying Start Day Nursery Chigwell Limited opens 07:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Flying Start Day Nursery Chigwell Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Flying Start Day Nursery Chigwell Limited Good at its inspection on 6 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Flying Start Day Nursery Chigwell Limited take?
Flying Start Day Nursery Chigwell Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs Flying Start Day Nursery Chigwell Limited?
Flying Start Day Nursery Chigwell Limited is run by Flying Start Day Nursery Chigwell Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Flying Start Day Nursery Chigwell Limited?
Hainault is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Flying Start Day Nursery Chigwell Limited?
You can call 020 7998 7450 and visit fsdn.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 11 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY482332 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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