Childcare in Barking (Barking and Dagenham)
Barking (Barking and Dagenham) has 23 day nurseries, 7 pre-schools, 8 school nursery classes, 6 childminders and 14 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 25 of them and rated 23 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 33 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £68 to £100, typically £97. Across Barking and Dagenham there are 24 places per 100 children under five, worse supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Barking and Dagenham, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 40 school nursery classes across Barking and Dagenham, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
6 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2026Opened Holloway Coaching Wrap Around Care Sessional day care
- Jun 2026Closed Tvrs Activity Centre Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Westbury Day Nursery Limited Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Kip McGrath Education Centre
- Dec 2025Closed Learning Hive - Eastbury Primary Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Brainiacademy Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Little Learners Nursery: St Margaret's Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened SpectacularKidz Preschool Nursery @ Kidznest Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Greatfields - Premier Education Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Bux, Alisha
- Dec 2025Opened The Fountain Pre-school Sessional day care
- Jun 2025Opened EduCare Tutoring Centre Full day care
What people ask about childcare in Barking (Barking and Dagenham)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Barking (Barking and Dagenham)?
Of the 5 full-day rates published by settings in Barking (Barking and Dagenham), the typical price is £97 a day, ranging from £68 to £100. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Barking (Barking and Dagenham) take funded hours?
13 of the 58 settings in Barking (Barking and Dagenham) are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Barking (Barking and Dagenham) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 25 settings Ofsted has inspected in Barking (Barking and Dagenham) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Barking (Barking and Dagenham) take babies?
41 settings in Barking (Barking and Dagenham) are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Barking (Barking and Dagenham)?
Barking and Dagenham has 24 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
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