Jesters Nursery School Danbury

The Old School House, Main Road, Danbury, Chelmsford CM3 4NQ
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9.2 33 Reviews
  • Jesters Nursery School Danbury, Chelmsford
Jesters Nursery School in the heart of Danbury village is a "Home of School Readiness'. Set in the historic, Victorian ‘Old School House’, steeped in children’s learning and education, and headed up by the qualified teaching team, children prepare for their next step to more formal education once at primary school through their unique and successful School Readiness Programme.

This exclusive Nursery School is part of a co-location set up with Jesters Bicknacre Nursery in the neighbouring village of Bicknacre. Once children at Bicknacre reach pre-school age they will naturally transition to Danbury and integrate with new pre-schoolers joining Jesters for the first time wanting to gain the best start to becoming 'School Ready'.

The light and airy classroom, carefully designed outdoor play spaces and playground offer endless opportunities for learning through play and independence. They are also lucky to have huge open playing fields and play park directly opposite the setting which they visit often, and the adjacent bus stop provides links to other local areas which the children thoroughly enjoy!

Care Provided by Jesters Nursery School Danbury

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Hollie Russell (Servicewide Nursery School & Curriculum Lead)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 6
  • Total Places for Children
  • 20
  • Age Range
    • from 3 years 0 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

Funding & Fees Guide for Jesters Nursery School Danbury

  • Fees are dependent on age of your child and the session times required. Please contact us for our pricing schedule.


  • Parking
  • On-site private car park, or neighbouring library and co-op parking area.


Jesters Nursery School Danbury Reviews (33)

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Jesters Nursery School Danbury has a Review Score of 9.2 (9.190) out of 10, based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Jesters Nursery School Danbury has 33 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Jester Pre-School is a great place for children. My daughter loves it. Every day is a new adventure full of different activities for her learning and development.
I can tell from how happy she is when she goes and when she comes back for the setting. I love how they record the activities on the online
journal so I can check on her.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 2-year-old daughter settled very quickly into the nursery, thanks to the caring and good-natured staff. It is a lovely environment for the children to socialise and learn. My daughter particularly likes the outdoor area. Jesters is extremely accommodating and flexible and I think, great value for
money. The staff are all friendly and very helpful.


Since my daughter has been at the nursery, her confidence has soared. She looks forward to going every week and constantly talks about her friends and the staff.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I’ve been so impressed with the professionalism, helpfulness and proactiveness of staff. The activities the children undertake are fun, educational and enjoyable and it’s great to see it happening through the Tapestry platform.
The pre-school works hard to prepare the children for when they start
school and I’m confident my child will find the change as easy as possible because of her time at Jesters.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child has attended since Sept 2017. I am extremely happy with the progress he has made. He is more confident since attending and happy after each day he attends.
The staff are very approachable and offer advice and support where needed.
The preschool host a recent new school starters information
evening which was thoroughly informative. My youngest boy will definitely be going when he is old enough.
Thank you Jesters.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It’s a lovely pre-school, the teacher/carers are calm, patient, approachable and keep you updated with daily activities and information.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Moving my daughter to Jesters for her last year of pre-school has been a fantastic decision! She settled really quickly, enjoys every day she is there and benefits from the small setting. The staff are always friendly and helpful and the weekly updates really help keep us all on track! It’s great seeing
what they’re up to from Tapestry too! I can’t wait for my son to start there!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Best decision I made for my twin boys was to move them to Jesters. After three unsettled terms at their previous preschool they settled almost immediately at Jesters and are thriving!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started here a few months ago and has loved every second. The small size lends itself to much better mixing within the ages and my son has come on leaps and bounds not only academically but also with his speech and social skills. I really cannot fault the nursery and the staff are an absolute
credit and all are adored by my son!!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter moved here from another local setting where she struggled to settle, from her first settling in visit at Jesters she appeared happier and more confident to leave me.


The environment is small and friendly and the staff are kind, attentive and enjoy interacting with the children.


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are different structured activities every session with visits to the library and the local park which are highlights for my daughter.


The management are very flexible and are keen to support your needs as well as your child’s.


It was the best decision we have made moving her to Jesters where she is really flourishing and being helped to get ready for her transition to school.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter goes to pre-school at Jesters and my son attends the before/after school clubs and the team are brilliant.


The pre-schoolers are in a lovely, small, group environment that is warm and welcoming. They are being prepared for school with pe lessons and phonics sessions and get involved in

loads of great activities that I haven’t experienced in larger settings. This is the happiest she has been in childcare.


My son also loves attending, in fact, wants me to book in more days a week.


From a practical perspective, it is great having both kids in one place for pick up, despite age gap and holiday club is fab too!


All in all, best childcare provider I have experienced.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My twin boys were at a different pre-school and it was clear they did not enjoy going. It would get to their days to attend and my wife and I would be met with tears and tantrums. We understood a new pre-school was opening and we knew one of the team leading the pre-school which filled us with confidence.
We made the change for our boys and have not looked back. They now enjoy going, have made friends and are learning. The educational piece the pre-school applies is simple and fun, the atmosphere is fun and engaging. This really resonates with our children and from the time I pick up or drop my children it would appear it resonates with the others that go. The only thing I would say is I wish Jesters pre-school had been around earlier as we would have made the change earlier. Our next challenge is convincing the boys that they will be leaving Jesters to start big school, queue tears and tantrums. Thank you Jesters team.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The proof is in the pudding and the pudding is a happy child who appears to be thriving at Jesters, so Jesters should take the credit for this.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My little boy really enjoys going to Jesters he loves playing with his friends and going for walks to the library and the park.


I was a little nervous when he started as we moved him from another nursery but all the staff and children made him very welcome and he settled very quickly.


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staff are friendly and the children love them, I’m pleased I chose Jesters.

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Current Review Score: 9.2 (9.190)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.2 (9.190) out of 10 for Jesters Nursery School Danbury is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.5 out of 5 from 8 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.7 out of 5 from 7 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.490 for Jesters Nursery School Danbury is calculated as follows: ( (81 Excellents x 5) + (3 Goods x 4) + (2 Poors x 2) + (10 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 96 Ratings = 4.49

  • b) 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 4.7 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Jesters Nursery School Danbury is based on 7 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 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 = 3.7

    • ii) 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 20 number of registered child places is 4, which has been reached with 7 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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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Awards / Recognitions (4)

Nursery World Award

Recipient: Jesters

Date: Monday 10 Jul 2023 More details

Ofsted - Good

Recipient: Jesters Nursery School Danbury

Date: Friday 14 Feb 2020 More details

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Meet the Team (2)

Hollie

Hollie Russell

Job Title: Servicewide Nursery School & Curriculum Lead

Joined: 2022

Hello, I am the Servicewide Nursery School & Curriculum Lead developing and nurturing our Jesters pre-schoolers. I have always had an immense passion for helping others and making a difference, and because of this, I always knew I wanted to work with children, positively impacting their lives and helping them thrive and learn.


Growing up, I always admired my teachers and couldn’t wait until I could inspire other young children too. I completed my University Degree in Early Years and Primary Education and QTS Qualifications, and have been working in childcare and education since 2014. I have loved every minute and continue to do so here at Jesters.


Rachel

Rachel Morris

Job Title: Head of Education

Joined: 2020

Hello, I’m Rachel, Head of Education at Jesters. I have over 12 years of experience in childcare and education and have taught in both nursery and school settings. I am passionate about child development and will always go above and beyond to ensure that all children are provided with exceptional learning and care opportunities.


I am part of the leadership teams at all Jester's settings. My role is to shape education and the curriculum across the service. I have Early Years Professional status.


I love helping children develop and grow and often seek inspiration from one of my favourite quotes “Do not compare your child to others, there’s no comparison between the sun and the moon. They shine when it’s their time” – I look forward to helping the children shine.