Childcare in Ilford
Ilford has 57 day nurseries, 23 pre-schools, 32 school nursery classes, 20 childminders and 50 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 72 of them and rated 64 Good or better, 5 of them Outstanding. 110 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Redbridge there are 30 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Redbridge, 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 57 school nursery classes across Redbridge, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
182 settings, best rated first. 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 2026Closed First Day Nursery Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed Shine Clubs @ Downshall Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Kids In Charge At Mossford Green Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Alhuda Prime Tutors Ltd Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Shine Club After School Club @ Fullwood Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Green Lane Pre-School 'The Annexe' Full day care
- Jun 2026Closed KIC@South Park Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed All Stars Out of School Club Ilford Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Kim's Little Legendz Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Shine Clubs @ St Aidans Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Cranbrook HAF Kids In Charge Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Early Educators Montessori Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Ilford
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Ilford take funded hours?
46 of the 182 settings in Ilford 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Ilford rated Outstanding?
Yes. 5 of the 72 settings Ofsted has inspected in Ilford hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Ilford take babies?
110 settings in Ilford 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 Ilford?
Redbridge has 30 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.
Towns close to Ilford
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.