Childcare in Romford (Barking and Dagenham)
Romford (Barking and Dagenham) has 7 day nurseries, 3 pre-schools, 3 school nursery classes, 4 childminders and 3 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 11 of them and rated 10 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 9 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. 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.
20 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 YMCA Thames Gateway Romford Preschool Sessional day care
- Dec 2025Opened Sky Learning Childcare Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Love Literacy Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Rose Lane Holiday Clubs Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Childville@ChadwellHeath Community Centre Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Romford (Barking and Dagenham)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Romford (Barking and Dagenham) take funded hours?
5 of the 20 settings in Romford (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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Romford (Barking and Dagenham) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 11 settings Ofsted has inspected in Romford (Barking and Dagenham) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Romford (Barking and Dagenham) take babies?
15 settings in Romford (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 Romford (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.
Towns close to Romford (Barking and Dagenham)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.