Best nurseries in Redbridge
131 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).
131
nurseries and pre-schools
9
Outstanding or mostly strong
6,250
registered places
| # | Nursery | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Headstart Montessorians Day Nursery Full day care · 65 places · IG3 9RZ | Outstanding (2024) |
| 2 | Treehouse Nursery Schools Limited Full day care · 148 places · E11 2RH | Outstanding (2024) |
| 3 | Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ilford Full day care · 124 places · IG3 8XJ | Outstanding (2024) |
| 4 | Mill Grove Pre-School Full day care · 32 places · E18 1JB | Outstanding (2023) |
| 5 | Adventures Day Nursery Full day care · 42 places · IG2 7SX | Outstanding (2023) |
| 6 | Mildmay Nursery Sessional day care · 18 places · IG1 1DT | Outstanding (2023) |
| 7 | The Grove Montessori Full day care · 94 places · E11 2EW | Outstanding (2023) |
| 8 | Valentines Nursery Full day care · 40 places · IG1 4RY | Outstanding (2022) |
| 9 | Nannie Annies Day Care Full day care · 75 places · IG8 0PN | Outstanding (2021) |
| 10 | Little Kidsown Ltd Full day care · 52 places · E18 1ET | Good (2025) |
| 11 | Little Bears Nursery School Ltd Full day care · 88 places · E11 2NT | Good (2025) |
| 12 | Treehouse - Cambridge Park Full day care · 115 places · E11 2PU | Good (2025) |
| 13 | Bambino Nursery Chigwell Full day care · 54 places · IG7 4AS | Good (2025) |
| 14 | The Drive Playgroup Sessional day care · 45 places · IG1 3PP | Good (2025) |
| 15 | Foundation Nurseries (Farnham Green) Full day care · 50 places · IG3 8UY | Good (2025) |
| 16 | Sunflower Day Care Full day care · 87 places · IG1 3AQ | Good (2025) |
| 17 | Playtime Day Care Ltd Full day care · 71 places · IG3 8SH | Good (2025) |
| 18 | Pencil Pots Day Nursery Full day care · 34 places · IG1 3PW | Good (2025) |
| 19 | Tiptree Preschool Nursery Full day care · 38 places · IG5 0SY | Good (2025) |
| 20 | Trinity Hall Kindergarten Sessional day care · 66 places · E18 1QQ | Good (2025) |
| 21 | New Birth Day Nursery Full day care · 56 places · IG6 2BX | Good (2025) |
| 22 | Rising Stars Day Nursery And Preschool Full day care · 35 places · IG8 7NA | Good (2025) |
| 23 | Oakfield Pre-school Playgroup Full day care · 30 places · IG1 1LG | Good (2025) |
| 24 | Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Woodford Full day care · 120 places · IG8 0BS | Good (2024) |
| 25 | Precious Smiles Sessional day care · 20 places · IG3 9SE | Good (2024) |
| 26 | Greenway Kindergarten, Ashton Branch Sessional day care · 75 places · IG8 8AA | Good (2024) |
| 27 | Cambridge Day Nursery Ltd Full day care · 36 places · IG3 8LU | Good (2024) |
| 28 | Gants Hill Playgroup Sessional day care · 29 places · IG2 6TU | Good (2024) |
| 29 | Kids @ Play Preschool. Full day care · 40 places · IG1 2JZ | Good (2024) |
| 30 | Kids Inc Day Nursery Full day care · 100 places · IG4 5EB | Good (2024) |
| 31 | Happy Kidz Pre-School and Day Nursery Full day care · 50 places · IG2 7BB | Good (2024) |
| 32 | Happy Orkids Ltd Full day care · 66 places · IG6 3HB | Good (2024) |
| 33 | Just4kids Day Nursery & Pre-School Full day care · 46 places · IG1 1SE | Good (2024) |
| 34 | Little Bear's 2 Ltd Full day care · 94 places · E11 2NG | Good (2024) |
| 35 | Pavilion Preparatory School and Kindergarten Full day care · 64 places · IG8 8GQ | Good (2024) |
| 36 | Peter Pans Day Nursery Full day care · 50 places · IG6 1FY | Good (2024) |
| 37 | Tic Toc Nursery Full day care · 48 places · IG5 0LE | Good (2024) |
| 38 | Oxford Day Nursery Full day care · 30 places · IG1 2XG | Good (2024) |
| 39 | Fareacres Pre-School & Day Nursery - South Woodford Full day care · 44 places · E18 2PW | Good (2024) |
| 40 | Kiddy Care Nursery Full day care · 35 places · IG3 9XE | Good (2024) |
| 41 | Clementswood Nursery Full day care · 38 places · IG1 1LE | Good (2024) |
| 42 | Chestnut @ Ray Lodge Full day care · 63 places · IG8 7PG | Good (2024) |
| 43 | Sunnyside Daycare and After School Club Full day care · 54 places · IG1 2WS | Good (2024) |
| 44 | Play & Learn Nursery And Pre - School Full day care · 42 places · IG8 8PE | Good (2024) |
| 45 | Maytime Montessori Nursery Full day care · 69 places · IG3 8XB | Good (2023) |
| 46 | Loxford First Step Preschool Full day care · 24 places · IG1 2UT | Good (2023) |
| 47 | Incey Winceys Childcare Limited Full day care · 24 places · E18 1BY | Good (2023) |
| 48 | Wanstead Park Playgroup Sessional day care · 35 places · E12 5HQ | Good (2023) |
| 49 | Cranbrook Castle Montessori Sessional day care · 30 places · IG1 3PG | Good (2023) |
| 50 | Just Kids Daycare Limited Full day care · 40 places · IG4 5AW | Good (2023) |
| 51 | Bright Horizons Woodford Woodlands Day Nursery and Preschool Full day care · 60 places · IG8 9HQ | Good (2023) |
| 52 | Kindred Hainault Full day care · 80 places · IG6 3SY | Good (2023) |
| 53 | Hainault Forest Community Association Full day care · 70 places · IG7 4DF | Good (2023) |
| 54 | Wells (All Saints) Pre-School Sessional day care · 42 places · IG8 0NH | Good (2023) |
| 55 | Fareacres Pre-School & Day Nursery - Gants Hill Full day care · 25 places · IG2 6SY | Good (2023) |
| 56 | Little Diamonds Limited Full day care · 42 places · E11 1PB | Good (2023) |
| 57 | Learn to Leap Full day care · 60 places · RM6 4BA | Good (2023) |
| 58 | Bambino Nursery Hainault Full day care · 75 places · IG6 3HJ | Good (2023) |
| 59 | Incey Wincey's Childcare Full day care · 50 places · E18 1BX | Good (2023) |
| 60 | Little Cherubs Full day care · 39 places · IG3 9PR | Good (2023) |
| 61 | kGems Day Nursery Full day care · 70 places · IG1 4UA | Good (2023) |
| 62 | SpectacularkIdz Preschool Nursery Sessional day care · 48 places · IG8 0AG | Good (2023) |
| 63 | Barley Lane Montessori, Nursery, Pre-School and After-School Centre Sessional day care · 80 places · IG3 8XE | Good (2023) |
| 64 | Early Educators Montessori Nursery Goodmayes Sessional day care · 40 places · IG3 9PB | Good (2023) |
| 65 | Woodford Pre-School Playgroup Sessional day care · 32 places · E18 2PA | Good (2023) |
| 66 | Linnet Montessori Sessional day care · 36 places · IG2 6AG | Good (2023) |
| 67 | Rightstart Daycare Full day care · 41 places · IG2 6BN | Good (2023) |
| 68 | Little Acorns Children's Club Sessional day care · 35 places · IG6 2LA | Good (2023) |
| 69 | Chadwell Preschool Sessional day care · 30 places · RM6 4RT | Good (2022) |
| 70 | Lietutis Day Nursery Ltd. Full day care · 45 places · IG3 8LQ | Good (2022) |
| 71 | Belmont Day Nursery Ltd Full day care · 93 places · IG1 1YW | Good (2022) |
| 72 | Linnet Montessori Grange Hill Sessional day care · 28 places · IG7 4HQ | Good (2022) |
| 73 | kGems Day Nursery Full day care · 24 places · IG5 0EB | Good (2022) |
| 74 | A Star Kids Nursery Sessional day care · 33 places · IG3 9AA | Good (2022) |
| 75 | Busy Bees Christian Pre-School Nursery Sessional day care · 50 places · IG7 4AL | Good (2022) |
| 76 | Kids Inc Day Nursery Full day care · 55 places · IG2 6JH | Good (2022) |
| 77 | Kindred Wanstead Full day care · 80 places · E11 2NU | Good (2022) |
| 78 | Smilers Nursery Ltd Full day care · 60 places · IG2 6EA | Good (2022) |
| 79 | Balfour Nursery Full day care · 45 places · IG1 4HP | Good (2022) |
| 80 | Kids Inc Day Nursery Full day care · 62 places · E18 2AE | Good (2022) |
| 81 | A's Pre-School & Day Nursery Full day care · 75 places · IG2 6BN | Good (2022) |
| 82 | Early Educators Montessori Full day care · 32 places · IG1 2HN | Good (2021) |
| 83 | Somerville Pre-School Full day care · 24 places · RM6 5RX | Good (2021) |
| 84 | Zig Zags Day Nursery (Percy Road) Sessional day care · 30 places · IG3 8SF | Good (2021) |
| 85 | Tamba Day Nursery Chadwell Heath Full day care · 90 places · RM6 4HB | Good (2021) |
| 86 | Flying Start Day Nursery Hainault Full day care · 40 places · IG6 3TQ | Good (2021) |
| 87 | LITTLE MONTESSORIANS LTD Sessional day care · 20 places · IG4 5PD | Report card: 1 strong, 4 expected (Feb 2026) |
| 88 | BarleyMont Fairlop Montessori Nursery Preschool & Afterschool Full day care · 50 places · IG6 3HD | Report card: 5 expected (Mar 2026) |
| 89 | Kids Inc Day Nursery Full day care · 110 places · IG1 3AF | Report card: 5 expected (Jan 2026) |
| 90 | Liberty Day Nursery and Preschool Sessional day care · 26 places · IG1 1UG | Report card: 5 expected (Dec 2025) |
| 91 | Al Falah The Sunflower Nursery Full day care · 66 places · IG1 3DE | Not yet inspected |
| 92 | Ali's Academy Sessional day care · IG5 0QW | Not yet inspected |
| 93 | Arra Tutoring and Childcare Services Full day care · E18 1HB | Not yet inspected |
| 94 | Avon College Daycare Full day care · IG1 4NH | Not yet inspected |
| 95 | Bambino Nursery Barkingside Full day care · 55 places · IG6 1AJ | Not yet inspected |
| 96 | Busy Beacons Nursery Sessional day care · 64 places · IG4 5LP | Not yet inspected |
| 97 | Camp Beaumont - Woodbridge High Full day care · 120 places · IG8 7DQ | Not yet inspected |
| 98 | Camp Wild The Woodford Wells Club Full day care · IG8 0NL | Not yet inspected |
| 99 | Camp Wild at St Aubyn's school Full day care · IG8 9DU | Not yet inspected |
| 100 | Cheeky Dinos Nursery Sessional day care · 31 places · IG11 8UE | Not yet inspected |
| 101 | Excel Learning Full day care · IG6 3TQ | Not yet inspected |
| 102 | First Day Nursery Full day care · 88 places · IG2 7AQ | Not yet inspected |
| 103 | First Day Nursery Green Lane Full day care · 58 places · IG3 9LH | Not yet inspected |
| 104 | First Day Nursery Green Lane 2 Full day care · 30 places · IG3 9LH | Not yet inspected |
| 105 | Head Start Learning Tuition Full day care · IG2 7DB | Not yet inspected |
| 106 | Headstart Education Centre Sessional day care · 70 places · RM6 4AQ | Not yet inspected |
| 107 | Howard Asc Full day care · IG1 4TG | Not yet inspected |
| 108 | Ilford Lane Under Fives Pre-School Sessional day care · 40 places · IG1 2LG | Not yet inspected |
| 109 | Inclusive Pathways Special Needs Activity Club Sessional day care · IG8 8EU | Not yet inspected |
| 110 | LIMT Academy Full day care · IG1 4PG | Not yet inspected |
| 111 | Lakeside Pre-School Wanstead Sessional day care · E11 2LW | Not yet inspected |
| 112 | Little Bees Preschool Sessional day care · 60 places · IG6 2AZ | Not yet inspected |
| 113 | Little Pearls Nursery and Preschool Ltd Full day care · 63 places · IG1 3BA | Not yet inspected |
| 114 | Little Stars (Ilford) Ltd Sessional day care · 60 places · IG1 4HZ | Not yet inspected |
| 115 | Mathnasium of South Woodford Full day care · E18 2LY | Not yet inspected |
| 116 | Maytime Montessori Nursery Full day care · 70 places · IG1 4UF | Not yet inspected |
| 117 | Munchkinz Pre School Nursery Sessional day care · 40 places · IG1 3PE | Not yet inspected |
| 118 | Nannie Annies Day Care Limited Full day care · 80 places · E18 2NN | Not yet inspected |
| 119 | One Learning Tuition-Hainault, Ilford Sessional day care · IG6 3DU | Not yet inspected |
| 120 | Playtime Pre-School Sessional day care · 72 places · IG2 7QH | Not yet inspected |
| 121 | Precious Smiles Sessional day care · 40 places · IG3 8TD | Not yet inspected |
| 122 | Pure Tree Nursery Sessional day care · 19 places · IG3 8SB | Not yet inspected |
| 123 | SBK Tuition Sessional day care · IG4 5DF | Not yet inspected |
| 124 | Scientia Educational Centre Sessional day care · IG2 7HU | Not yet inspected |
| 125 | Skyblue Education Ltd Full day care · IG1 4PG | Not yet inspected |
| 126 | Sunflower Nursery Full day care · 34 places · E18 2AQ | Not yet inspected |
| 127 | Sunflower Nursery Full day care · 58 places · IG3 9RJ | Not yet inspected |
| 128 | Sunflower Preschool Sessional day care · 50 places · IG1 1HS | Not yet inspected |
| 129 | Tiny Miracles LTD Full day care · 90 places · IG1 3BB | Not yet inspected |
| 130 | Tiny Treasures Nursery Full day care · 30 places · E18 2GF | Not yet inspected |
| 131 | Tots and Tweenies Limited Full day care · 10 places · IG3 8AT | Not yet inspected |
How much does nursery cost in Redbridge?
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 Redbridge?
Of 131 nurseries and pre-schools in Redbridge, 9 have Ofsted's top results (Outstanding, or mostly strong or exceptional on the new report card). Listed first: Headstart Montessorians Day Nursery, Treehouse Nursery Schools Limited, Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ilford.
How much does nursery cost in Redbridge?
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 Redbridge?
131 Ofsted-registered nurseries and pre-schools, 90 of them inspected so far.
Nurseries nearby
Barkingside · Chadwell Heath · Clayhall · Goodmayes · Hainault · Ilford · Seven · Wanstead · Woodford · Cranbrook · Fairlop · Ley Street · Roding · Woodford High Road
Neighbourhoods
Aldborough Hatch · Barkingside East · Barkingside North · Barkingside West · Chadwell Heath North West · Chadwell Heath South West · Clayhall North · Clayhall South · Fairlop · Goodmayes North · Goodmayes South · Hainault East · Hainault West · Ilford Central & East · Ilford North East · Ilford North West · Ilford South East · Ilford South West · Ley Street · Loxford Park
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.