What Ofsted grade does The Maples have?

The Maples was rated Good at its inspection on 19 February 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can The Maples take?

Ofsted registers The Maples for 80 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Barking has 54.

How much does The Maples cost?

The Maples sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in Outer London charges £217 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does The Maples offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask The Maples how it offers them.

When was The Maples last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected The Maples on 19 February 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Is The Maples part of a nursery group?

Yes. The Maples is one of 15 day nurseries in England run by Chestnut Nursery Schools.

The Maples

Day nursery in Barking, IG11. Part of the Barking and Dagenham council area.

80a, Gascoigne Road, Barking, IG11 7LQ

Run by Chestnut Nursery Schools

80 places

2017 registered with Ofsted

5 of 22 in our Barking ranking

£158 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, Outer London average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 19 February 2025

Ofsted grades for The Maples, inspection of 19 February 2025
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

Read the full Ofsted report Open in maps

What a place could cost

The Maples sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in Outer London, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£171	£543
2 years old	£173	£547
3 to 4 years old	£158	£501

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

The Maples against Barking

	The Maples	Barking average
Places	80	54
Ofsted outcome	Good	82% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

The Maples is run by Chestnut Nursery Schools, which has 15 nurseries in England and 3 rated Outstanding. See its nurseries in Barking.

Questions parents ask about The Maples

What Ofsted grade does The Maples have?: The Maples was rated Good at its inspection on 19 February 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can The Maples take?: Ofsted registers The Maples for 80 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Barking has 54.
How much does The Maples cost?: The Maples sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in Outer London charges £217 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does The Maples offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask The Maples how it offers them.
When was The Maples last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected The Maples on 19 February 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Is The Maples part of a nursery group?: Yes. The Maples is one of 15 day nurseries in England run by Chestnut Nursery Schools.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.