Outstanding
60 placesRM14 1XN01708535731
London
Childcare in Havering
396 registered providers with 7,524 places, up 19.2% since December 2021.
90day nurseries
138childminders
52after-school clubs
168newly registered since 2021
56.8%rated Good or better
217closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 29.6% 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.
Report card Jan 2026
47 placesRM1 3DB01708 748447
Outstanding
42 placesRM12 4RN07854218146
Outstanding
35 placesRM1 1JH07974 104975
Outstanding
35 placesRM12 6PL01708459777
Outstanding
34 placesRM3 8HT07599 290454
Outstanding
32 placesRM3 8XS07595603498
Outstanding
32 placesRM2 6JB07595603498
Outstanding
29 placesRM13 9TH01708 553252
Outstanding
28 placesRM13 9GP07504112505
Outstanding
28 placesRM2 5EL07854218146
Outstanding
27 placesRM1 3LP07516 936620
Good
164 placesRM2 5EH01708 744566
Good
133 placesRM13 8TG07852257235
Good
118 placesRM1 2QP01708202300
Good
108 placesRM11 2JN01708 445656
Good
96 placesRM13 7RD01708 201 400
Report card Dec 2025
90 placesRM12 4AA07738 506600
Good
86 placesRM7 7HR01708 726660
Good
77 placesRM14 2HX01708 201080
Good
76 placesRM1 3QA01708935695
Good
72 placesRM3 7YT01708 379 880
Good
70 placesRM1 3AB01708 608434
Good
70 placesRM7 7HT07947746041
Good
68 placesRM13 9YG01708 556434
Good
65 placesRM1 2JT01708756695
Good
65 placesRM3 8YJ01708 606611
Good
64 placesRM12 6RR01708440900
Good
64 placesRM14 1SW07594 446181
Good
62 placesRM1 3QT01708756714
Good
60 placesRM13 9DE07982614077
Good
60 placesRM3 7SU01708378141
Good
60 placesRM1 3PB01708 757 461
Good
59 placesRM13 9NN01708201999
Good
56 placesRM14 3NB07985763702
Good
55 placesRM3 0QA01708379876
Good
54 placesRM13 7AR01708 550075
Good
54 placesRM1 2RD07960268889
Good
53 placesRM7 7AA07931507931
Good
50 placesRM7 7BH01708 743 337
Good
50 placesRM3 0LU07794991212
Good
50 placesRM7 0AG01708503820
Good
50 placesRM13 8QD01708 55 98 04
Good
47 placesRM12 6NA01708 437 250
Good
45 placesRM5 3BP01708755247
Good
44 placesRM7 0ES01708 722800
Good
44 placesRM12 4TJ01708 444511
Good
44 placesRM1 4XH07984189460
Good
44 placesRM11 1TP07384817274
Good
40 placesRM1 4YD07970336340
Good
40 placesRM12 5LH01708985631
Good
40 placesRM13 7LP07595 603498
Good
40 placesRM5 2LD07754064665
Good
40 placesRM5 3QJ01708 741 144
Good
39 placesRM5 3ET01708 740824
Good
38 placesRM3 8RW07595603498
Good
37 placesRM12 5ES020 8597 2900
Good
36 placesRM3 8HX07595603498
Good
36 placesRM13 9YU07595603498
Good
36 placesRM14 2QA01708 226061
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Star Sport Essex After School Sports Care - St Ursula's | Romford | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Ymca Thames Gateway St Peters After School Club | Romford | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Ymca Thames Gateway Mawney After School Club | Romford | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Parklands Extended Schools | Romford | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Play2learn | Rainham | 14 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| First Step | Hornchurch | 12 | Outstanding | Jun 2026 |
| Essex Performing Arts & Music School | Hornchurch | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| The Outdoors Project - Havering | Upminster | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Abacus After School Club | Upminster | 60 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Storybook @ St Luke's | Upminster | 54 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Puddleducks Preschool | Romford | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Cherubs Preschool Friends Meeting House | Romford | 24 | Outstanding | Dec 2025 |
| Cherubs Elm Park | Hornchurch | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| The Outdoors Project - Havering | Romford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Kumon Upminster Study Centre | Upminster | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Peaceful Dove After School Club | Romford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Young Learners After School Club - Rainham | Rainham | 62 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Active Camps at Gidea Park | Romford | 60 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Cornerstone Academy | Rainham | 52 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Playdays Preschool 3 | Harold Hill | 40 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Abacus After School Club | Romford | 33 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Marlborough Pre-School | Cranham | 28 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Springfield Playgroup | Upminster | 26 | Outstanding | Jun 2025 |
| Ladybird Nursery School | Rainham | 12 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Scholars Tuition | London | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Super Star Sport Essex After School Sports Care - St Ursula's | Romford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Super Star Sport Essex Activity Camp - Benhurst | Hornchurch | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Wonderyears (St Ursulas) | Romford | 138 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Scallywags Nursery | Hornchurch | 39 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Aardvark Preschool & Nursery | Romford | 32 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Arnaud Lodge Preschool | Hornchurch | 26 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Cherubs Preschool At Cranham Baptist Church | Cranham | 24 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Mulberry Bush Pre-School - Collier Row | Romford | 22 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Cherubs Elm Park | Hornchurch | 20 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| St Mary's Holidays Clubs | Hornchurch | 18 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Kip McGrath Hornchurch | Hornchurch | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Super Camps at Oakfields Preparatory School | Upminster | 60 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Family 1st | Romford | 50 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Beehive Tuition | Romford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Clarssroom Hornchurch Ltd | Romford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Tiddlywinks Playgroup | Romford | 30 | Inadequate | Dec 2023 |
| Cornerstone After School Club | Rainham | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Mulberry Bush Pre-School - Harold Hill | Romford | 30 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Aardvark Preschool | Hornchurch | 28 | Outstanding | Dec 2023 |
| Georgie Porgy's Pre-School (2) | Hornchurch | 25 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Crownfields After School Club YMCA Thames Gateway | Romford | 19 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Wright Education @ Rainham | Rainham | 12 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Leaders are Readers | Romford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| The Brain Academy Ltd | Romford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Premier Sport Inspire To Engage | Upminster | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Playdays Preschool 4 | Romford | 36 | Needs improvement | Jun 2023 |
| Oakfield Montessori Day Nursery | Romford | 36 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Little Poppets Pre-School | Hornchurch | 26 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Frankphil Out of School Club | Rainham | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Heritage Day Nursery | Hornchurch | 20 | Needs improvement | Jun 2023 |
| YMCA Thames Gateway Crownfields After School Club | Romford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Nuffield Health Creche Romford | Romford | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| (K.A.O.S.) Upminster Methodist Church | Upminster | 50 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Alpha Nursery Rainham | Rainham | 50 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| New City Nursery Group (Havering) | Hornchurch | 47 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |