Outstanding
89 placesIG11 7HQ02087241539
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Childcare in Barking and Dagenham
479 registered providers with 4,926 places, up 20.7% since December 2021.
64day nurseries
103childminders
46after-school clubs
271newly registered since 2021
40.7%rated Good or better
194closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 26.4% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
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The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
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61 placesRM10 7HX020 30519795
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57 placesRM10 9JS020 8724 1382
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92 placesIG11 8LA020 8724 1274
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81 placesRM9 4UN02087241530
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81 placesIG11 9SQ02082706425
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80 placesIG11 7LQ020 87248383
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80 placesRM10 9SA07902775294
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76 placesIG11 0LG020 34114855
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69 placesRM9 5AA02085953705
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64 placesRM8 2RS020 8599 0047
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Report card Jan 2026
56 placesRM10 9XW020 87241984
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56 placesRM8 2LD02089844686
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56 placesRM9 4XA07919913302
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55 placesRM10 8BS020 89844500
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44 placesRM8 2QR02087241839
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44 placesRM6 6LB
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42 placesIG11 7NB07771 952853
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40 placesIG11 8TA02082 205674
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30 placesIG11 7PR07919913302
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24 placesRM10 9RL0208 592 4768
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24 placesIG11 8LQ07947156931
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21 placesRM10 8LP02089840673
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20 placesIG11 0NY020 3581 7856
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52 placesRM10 9YP07438829798
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24 placesRM5 2DD02085979171
Report card Dec 2025
34 placesIG11 7SQ07707720047
Report card Apr 2026
93 placesRM10 9ND07511 027744
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84 placesIG11 0RH07949579000
No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Chadwellheath | Dagenham | 54 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Westbury Day Nursery Limited | Barking | 54 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Savvy Kids Preschool | Dagenham | 40 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| YMCA Thames Gateway Romford Preschool | Romford | 24 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Shine Clubs @ Eastbrook | Dagenham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kip McGrath Education Centre | Barking | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Tvrs Activity Centre | Barking | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| YMCA Goresbrook Breakfast and After-School Club | Dagenham | 38 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Crowned Kids Nursery | Dagenham | 32 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Brainiacademy | Barking | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| The Vibe Youth Zone | Dagenham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Learning Hive - Eastbury Primary | Barking | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Chadwell Heath | Dagenham | 82 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Kids Choice William Bellamy | Dagenham | 80 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Savvy Kids LTD | Dagenham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Learning Hive - Becontree Primary | Dagenham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Promise Education Tutor Center | Dagenham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| ABC Preschool | Dagenham | 68 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Tendercubs Preschool and Day Nursery | Dagenham | 48 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Tendercubs Preschool And Day Nursery, Woodward Road | Dagenham | 44 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Bright Futures Kids Club | Barking | 26 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Buttercup | Dagenham | 26 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Sun & Moon Playcare Scheme | Dagenham | 23 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| YAH PLAY GROUP | Romford | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Buddy Club-Dagenham | Dagenham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Learning Hive - Gascoigne Primary | Barking | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Wraparound Care | Barking | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Learning Hive - John Perry Primary | Dagenham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Mobabiekidz Club Dagenham | Dagenham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Bright Futures Kids Club @ Leys | Dagenham | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| The first class kids club | Dagenham | 18 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Tech-Kidz | Dagenham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| First Class Learning - Barking | Barking | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Millennium Educational Centre Limited | Barking | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Let's Play Too Pre-School | Dagenham | 35 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Adorable Childcare Nursery Ltd | Dagenham | 28 | Needs improvement | Dec 2023 |
| Jolly Stars Club | Dagenham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Greater Height Children Centre | Dagenham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| 1st Steps Day Nursery Ltd | Dagenham | 64 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Play & Learn Day Nursery Ltd. | Dagenham | 56 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| EM3 Kids Club | Dagenham | 45 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Play & Learn Day Nursery Ltd. | Barking | 39 | Needs improvement | Jun 2023 |
| Spectacularkidz Breakfast & Afterschool Club | Barking | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Kumon Dagenham | Dagenham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Adorable Childcare Nursery Ltd | Dagenham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Childhood Centre, Harmony House | Dagenham | 79 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Harmony House at Castle Green | Dagenham | 79 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Sunnyside Pre-School LTD | Romford | 44 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| William Bellamy Children's Centre Creche | Dagenham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Playland Pre-School | Essex | 30 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Tenacious Kidzcare | Dagenham | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Play With Us Childcare Provision Ltd | Barking | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| The First Class Kids Club | Dagenham | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |
| Carpe Diem | Dagenham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2022 |