Childcare in Rainham
Rainham has 7 day nurseries, 9 pre-schools, 4 school nursery classes, 5 childminders and 7 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 17 of them and rated 16 Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 15 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Havering there are 37 places per 100 children under five, better supplied than England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Havering, 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 33 school nursery classes across Havering, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
32 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 Play2learn Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Premier Education - Park Primary Academy Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened Holloway Coaching Wrap Around Care Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Ladybird Nursery School Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Cornerstone Academy Full day care
- Jun 2025Closed Young Learners After School Club - Rainham Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Rainham
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Rainham take funded hours?
6 of the 32 settings in Rainham 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Rainham rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 17 settings Ofsted has inspected in Rainham hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Rainham take babies?
27 settings in Rainham 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 Rainham?
Havering has 37 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 Rainham
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.