Best nurseries in Havering
134 Ofsted-registered nurseries and pre-schools, best Ofsted result first: the latest report card or overall grade, then the most recent inspection. Childminders are not listed (Ofsted does not publish their addresses).
134
nurseries and pre-schools
12
Outstanding or mostly strong
5,784
registered places
| # | Nursery | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Playdays Preschool 6 Sessional day care · 32 places · RM2 6JB | Outstanding (2025) |
| 2 | Mulberry Bush Nursery and Pre-School Full day care · 34 places · RM3 8HT | Outstanding (2025) |
| 3 | Explorers Gidea Park Sessional day care · 28 places · RM2 5EL | Outstanding (2024) |
| 4 | Storybook Day Nursery Full day care · 60 places · RM14 1XN | Outstanding (2023) |
| 5 | Romford United Reformed Church Playgroup Sessional day care · 27 places · RM1 3LP | Outstanding (2023) |
| 6 | Explorers Elm Park Full day care · 42 places · RM12 4RN | Outstanding (2023) |
| 7 | Fairy Tales Playgroup Sessional day care · 28 places · RM13 9GP | Outstanding (2023) |
| 8 | Upminster Little Learners Day Nursery Full day care · 35 places · RM12 6PL | Outstanding (2022) |
| 9 | Playdays Preschool 2 Full day care · 32 places · RM3 8XS | Outstanding (2022) |
| 10 | New Beginnings Pre-School Day Nursery Full day care · 29 places · RM13 9TH | Outstanding (2022) |
| 11 | Trinity Pre School Sessional day care · 35 places · RM1 1JH | Outstanding (2020) |
| 12 | New Beginnings Day Nursery Full day care · 47 places · RM1 3DB | Report card: 5 strong (Jan 2026) |
| 13 | Parklanes Wykeham Childcare Ltd. Sessional day care · 90 places · RM12 4AA | Report card: 2 strong, 3 expected (Dec 2025) |
| 14 | Playdays Preschool 7 Sessional day care · 32 places · RM14 1AU | Good (2025) |
| 15 | Tiddlywinks Playgroup Ltd Full day care · 54 places · RM1 2RD | Good (2025) |
| 16 | Great Child Nursery & Pre-School Full day care · 70 places · RM7 7HT | Good (2025) |
| 17 | Sunshine and Smiles Day Nursery Full day care · 18 places · RM12 4AN | Good (2025) |
| 18 | James Oglethorpe Pre-School Full day care · 56 places · RM14 3NB | Good (2025) |
| 19 | Little Poppets Preschool Sessional day care · 20 places · RM12 4RA | Good (2025) |
| 20 | Chandlers Chatters Pre-School Playgroup Sessional day care · 26 places · RM13 9LJ | Good (2025) |
| 21 | Montessori Minds Full day care · 76 places · RM1 3QA | Good (2025) |
| 22 | Val Robinson Childcare, Cottage Preschool Sessional day care · 68 places · RM13 9YG | Good (2025) |
| 23 | Val Robinson Childcare, St. John's Preschool Sessional day care · 32 places · RM13 7XT | Good (2025) |
| 24 | Foundation Nurseries (Rise Park) Full day care · 44 places · RM1 4XH | Good (2025) |
| 25 | Playdays Preschool @ St James, Collier Row Sessional day care · 30 places · RM5 3YR | Good (2025) |
| 26 | FIG Playgroup And Playscheme Full day care · 60 places · RM3 7SU | Good (2025) |
| 27 | Topsy Turvy Preschool Full day care · 24 places · RM11 2NY | Good (2025) |
| 28 | The Wendy House Day Nursery Full day care · 47 places · RM12 6NA | Good (2025) |
| 29 | Fledgelings Day Nursery Rainham Full day care · 59 places · RM13 9NN | Good (2025) |
| 30 | Harmony House Hornchurch Full day care · 44 places · RM12 4TJ | Good (2025) |
| 31 | Edenberries Day Nursery And Pre-School Full day care · 86 places · RM7 7HR | Good (2025) |
| 32 | Moor Lane Church Full day care · 28 places · RM14 1HN | Good (2024) |
| 33 | Excel Kids Romford Full day care · 28 places · RM1 3EE | Good (2024) |
| 34 | Over The Rainbow Day Nursery Full day care · 65 places · RM1 2JT | Good (2024) |
| 35 | Chatterbugs Day Nursery Full day care · 39 places · RM5 3ET | Good (2024) |
| 36 | Buddies Preschool Sessional day care · 15 places · RM3 0LX | Good (2024) |
| 37 | The Old School Playgroup Sessional day care · 55 places · RM3 0QA | Good (2024) |
| 38 | Fledgelings Day Nursery South Hornchurch Full day care · 96 places · RM13 7RD | Good (2024) |
| 39 | Playdays Preschool Holiday And After School Club Full day care · 30 places · RM3 9EN | Good (2024) |
| 40 | Little Market Day Nursery Full day care · 70 places · RM1 3AB | Good (2024) |
| 41 | Little Learners Nursery & Preschool (Ambleside) Full day care · 37 places · RM12 5ES | Good (2024) |
| 42 | Lawns Pre-school Sessional day care · 40 places · RM1 4YD | Good (2024) |
| 43 | Rainbow Angels Nurseries & Learning Centres Full day care · 133 places · RM13 8TG | Good (2024) |
| 44 | Rush Green Preschool Sessional day care · 30 places · RM7 0LB | Good (2024) |
| 45 | St Thomas' Pre-School Sessional day care · 30 places · RM4 1LD | Good (2024) |
| 46 | Cherubs Preschool Sessional day care · 44 places · RM11 1TP | Good (2024) |
| 47 | Playdays Preschool Sessional day care · 36 places · RM3 9LB | Good (2024) |
| 48 | St Joseph's Pre-School Sessional day care · 18 places · RM14 2QB | Good (2024) |
| 49 | The Railway Children Upminster Full day care · 28 places · RM14 2SJ | Good (2024) |
| 50 | Georgie Porgy's Pre-School Sessional day care · 35 places · RM12 4SG | Good (2024) |
| 51 | Playhouse Pre-School Full day care · 32 places · RM14 2LW | Good (2024) |
| 52 | Growing Pains Full day care · 27 places · RM13 8SP | Good (2024) |
| 53 | Abbs Cross Day Nursery 4 Full day care · 50 places · RM13 8QD | Good (2024) |
| 54 | Lottie & Ollie Ltd Full day care · 31 places · RM14 1DY | Good (2024) |
| 55 | Parklanes Wykeham Childcare Ltd. Sessional day care · 40 places · RM5 2LD | Good (2024) |
| 56 | Wingle-Tye Pre-School Ltd 2 Sessional day care · 29 places · RM11 1AX | Good (2024) |
| 57 | Nelmes Pre-School Sessional day care · 30 places · RM11 3JA | Good (2024) |
| 58 | Phoenix Pre-School Sessional day care · 24 places · RM7 0QP | Good (2024) |
| 59 | Truly Scrumptious Early Years Nursery Full day care · 35 places · RM1 4HA | Good (2024) |
| 60 | Forget-me-not Nursery Full day care · 19 places · RM12 4TE | Good (2024) |
| 61 | Bretons Pre school Full day care · 40 places · RM13 7LP | Good (2024) |
| 62 | Star Bright Day Nursery Full day care · 50 places · RM7 7BH | Good (2024) |
| 63 | Playways Pre School Sessional day care · 60 places · RM13 9DE | Good (2024) |
| 64 | Wingle-Tye Pre-School Ltd Sessional day care · 24 places · RM11 3BX | Good (2023) |
| 65 | Creative Kids Pre School Day Nursery Full day care · 108 places · RM11 2JN | Good (2023) |
| 66 | A Star Kids Nursery Limited Full day care · 40 places · RM12 5LH | Good (2023) |
| 67 | St Nicholas Church Pre-School Sessional day care · 30 places · RM12 4RA | Good (2023) |
| 68 | Playdays Preschool @ St Georges Full day care · 36 places · RM3 8HX | Good (2023) |
| 69 | Little Explorers Daycare Nursery Trading As Little Adventurers Day Care Nursery Full day care · 64 places · RM14 1SW | Good (2023) |
| 70 | Buddies Pre School Full day care · 26 places · RM5 2BE | Good (2023) |
| 71 | Bretons Preschool 2 @ St Helens Church Hall Sessional day care · 36 places · RM13 9YU | Good (2023) |
| 72 | Little Explorers Day Nursery Full day care · 50 places · RM7 0AG | Good (2023) |
| 73 | Toddle-Inn Day Nursery Full day care · 30 places · RM2 5XH | Good (2023) |
| 74 | Little Rascals Pre-School Sessional day care · 54 places · RM13 7AR | Good (2023) |
| 75 | The Learning Tree Nursery School Full day care · 118 places · RM1 2QP | Good (2023) |
| 76 | Little Learners Nursery and Preschool Full day care · 35 places · RM12 4PT | Good (2023) |
| 77 | Playdays Preschool 5 @ Warren Hall Full day care · 38 places · RM3 8RW | Good (2023) |
| 78 | Bumbles Preschool Sessional day care · 28 places · RM7 8QU | Good (2023) |
| 79 | Brittons Daycare Sessional day care · 30 places · RM13 7BB | Good (2023) |
| 80 | The Old Station House Day Nursery Full day care · 45 places · RM5 3BP | Good (2023) |
| 81 | Bright Horizons Gaynes Park Day Nursery and Preschool Full day care · 77 places · RM14 2HX | Good (2023) |
| 82 | Nutkins Nursery Full day care · 23 places · RM2 5TP | Good (2023) |
| 83 | Abbs Cross Day Nursery 3 Full day care · 40 places · RM5 3QJ | Good (2023) |
| 84 | First Steps To Learning Pre-School & Day Nursery Full day care · 36 places · RM14 2QA | Good (2023) |
| 85 | Ingrebourne Neighbourhood Nursery Full day care · 72 places · RM3 7YT | Good (2022) |
| 86 | My Little Angels Day Nursery Full day care · 29 places · RM14 2TN | Good (2022) |
| 87 | Abbs Cross Day Nursery Full day care · 32 places · RM12 4LY | Good (2022) |
| 88 | Bright Futures Nursery Full day care · 65 places · RM3 8YJ | Good (2022) |
| 89 | Explorers Collier Row Full day care · 35 places · RM5 3NR | Good (2022) |
| 90 | Mary Poppins Day Nursery Full day care · 44 places · RM7 0ES | Good (2022) |
| 91 | Charis Preschool Sessional day care · 30 places · RM7 9HJ | Good (2022) |
| 92 | Hunnypot Corner Day Nursery Llp Full day care · 50 places · RM3 0LU | Good (2022) |
| 93 | Creative Kids Full day care · 164 places · RM2 5EH | Good (2022) |
| 94 | Elm Park Baptist Church Playgroup Sessional day care · 30 places · RM12 5ES | Good (2022) |
| 95 | Fledgelings Day Nursery (Hornchurch) Full day care · 64 places · RM12 6RR | Good (2022) |
| 96 | Fledgelings Day Nursery (Romford) Full day care · 60 places · RM1 3PB | Good (2021) |
| 97 | Rising Stars Preschool Romford Full day care · 62 places · RM1 3QT | Good (2021) |
| 98 | St Laurence Pre School Full day care · 24 places · RM14 2BB | Good (2021) |
| 99 | Cotton Buddies Full day care · 53 places · RM7 7AA | Good (2021) |
| 100 | The Railway Children Gidea Park Nursery Full day care · 16 places · RM2 6AT | Good (2021) |
| 101 | Nutkins Nursery 2 Full day care · 32 places · RM2 6DH | Good (2021) |
| 102 | Corpus Christi Pre-School Sessional day care · 30 places · RM5 2AP | Good (2021) |
| 103 | Harold Wood Pre School Limited Full day care · 35 places · RM3 0DU | Good (2021) |
| 104 | Phoenix Pre-School Full day care · 20 places · RM12 5NH | Good (2021) |
| 105 | Cheeky Chops Childminding Services Ltd Full day care · 85 places · RM12 6EA | Requires improvement (2025) |
| 106 | Little Robins Nursery & Preschool Full day care · 48 places · RM11 1AE | Requires improvement (2025) |
| 107 | APEX PRESCHOOL@NOAK HILL Sessional day care · 40 places · RM3 7FL | Not yet inspected |
| 108 | Aardvark Preschool Sessional day care · 27 places · RM14 2PH | Not yet inspected |
| 109 | Aardvark Preschool and Nursery Full day care · 32 places · RM3 0AQ | Not yet inspected |
| 110 | Code Ninjas Dojo Full day care · RM11 1XP | Not yet inspected |
| 111 | Edencherries Pre School Sessional day care · 53 places · RM7 9BT | Not yet inspected |
| 112 | Explorers Elm Park 2 Full day care · 70 places · RM12 5AB | Not yet inspected |
| 113 | Frankphil Holiday Activities Club @ Harold Wood Sessional day care · 70 places · RM3 0TH | Not yet inspected |
| 114 | Frankphil Holiday Activities Club @ St Helens Sessional day care · 32 places · RM13 9YU | Not yet inspected |
| 115 | Frankphil Pre-School & Out of School Club Full day care · 32 places · RM3 8AH | Not yet inspected |
| 116 | Gidea Park Nursery Full day care · 12 places · RM2 5JR | Not yet inspected |
| 117 | Kip McGrath Romford Sessional day care · RM2 5AA | Not yet inspected |
| 118 | Little wonders day nursery Full day care · 28 places · RM1 1QA | Not yet inspected |
| 119 | Marlborough Preschool Sessional day care · 42 places · RM14 1SR | Not yet inspected |
| 120 | Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery & Preschool Romford Full day care · 92 places · RM1 2LT | Not yet inspected |
| 121 | Mulberry Bush Nursery Full day care · 24 places · RM3 8HP | Not yet inspected |
| 122 | Playdays Preschool 4 @ RCCG Sessional day care · 48 places · RM3 8YW | Not yet inspected |
| 123 | Playdays Preschool @ Arnaud Lodge Sessional day care · 128 places · RM11 2BZ | Not yet inspected |
| 124 | Puddleducks Preschool Sessional day care · 30 places · RM5 3QJ | Not yet inspected |
| 125 | Sacred Heart Holiday Clubs Sessional day care · 30 places · RM14 2QR | Not yet inspected |
| 126 | Scallywags Day Nursery Limited Full day care · 60 places · RM12 6RL | Not yet inspected |
| 127 | Shining Starz Pre-School Sessional day care · 50 places · RM1 4AT | Not yet inspected |
| 128 | Springfield Playgroup Sessional day care · 34 places · RM14 3EH | Not yet inspected |
| 129 | T2 Learning Centre Full day care · RM12 4SY | Not yet inspected |
| 130 | Teddies preschool Ltd Sessional day care · 35 places · RM7 7BB | Not yet inspected |
| 131 | The Meads Childcare 2 Full day care · 20 places · RM14 1SW | Not yet inspected |
| 132 | The Railway Children Upminster 2 Full day care · 25 places · RM14 2SJ | Not yet inspected |
| 133 | The Ultimate Education Full day care · RM2 5AA | Not yet inspected |
| 134 | Toddler Town Full day care · 33 places · RM11 2DN | Not yet inspected |
How much does nursery cost in Havering?
Typical weekly nursery prices for a child under two in Outer London, from the Coram Childcare Survey 2026. A guide only: ask each nursery for its own fees.
Part-time, 25 hours a week
£217 a week
without funded hours (England £189)
Full-time, 50 hours a week
£171 a week
after 30 funded hours (England £149)
Working parents in England can get 30 funded hours a week in term time from when their child is 9 months old, so a 25-hour place can cost little or nothing in term time. Every 3 and 4 year old gets at least 15 funded hours. Funded hours cover 38 weeks a year; nurseries can charge for extra hours, meals and activities. Check what you can get at Childcare Choices.
Questions
What are the best nurseries in Havering?
Of 134 nurseries and pre-schools in Havering, 12 have Ofsted's top results (Outstanding, or mostly strong or exceptional on the new report card). Listed first: Playdays Preschool 6, Mulberry Bush Nursery and Pre-School, Explorers Gidea Park.
How much does nursery cost in Havering?
In Outer London, a part-time place (25 hours a week) for a child under two typically costs £217 a week without funded hours (Coram Childcare Survey 2026). Working parents can get 30 funded hours a week in term time from 9 months.
How many nurseries are there in Havering?
134 Ofsted-registered nurseries and pre-schools, 106 of them inspected so far.
Nurseries nearby
Cranham · Elm Park · Harold · Harold Hill · Hornchurch · Rainham · Romford · Upminster · Collier Row · Gidea Park · Rush Green · Upminster Bridge
Neighbourhoods
Ardleigh Green · Central Romford · Collier Row & Park Farm · Cranham East · Dagnam Park & Noak Hill · Elm Park East · Elm Park West · Emerson Park · Gidea Park · Hacton · Harold Hill East · Harold Hill West · Harold Park & Harold Wood · Havering-atte-Bower & Chase Cross · Hornchurch · Hornchurch Marshes · Hylands · Petersfield Avenue & Duck Wood · Rainham East & Wennington · Rainham West
Source: Ofsted early years inspections. Ofsted's report card (from November 2025) grades curriculum, achievement, behaviour, children's welfare and leadership as exceptional, strong, expected, needs attention or urgent improvement; earlier inspections gave one overall grade.