Bumbles Preschool
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Romford for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2009, with 28 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Havering
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Havering from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
RM7 8QUWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 11 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are confident and show good levels of independence as they explore the pre-school environment. Staff are warm and approachable, and the children are settled and happy. Subsequently, children develop positive relationships with staff.
Children behave very well and learn good social skills. They follow the staff's instructions and simple age-appropriate rules. Older children learn to manage their feelings and are caring towards younger children. They concentrate for extended periods. For example, children thoroughly enjoy taking part in simple role play, pretending to make tea with real tea bags, water and lemons. They create ramps and enclosures for toy vehicles and dinosaurs with construction blocks and practise their hand-to-eye coordination.
Staff provide children with a range of exciting play experiences across all areas of learning. This prepares them well for their eventual move on to school. For example, children's emerging writing skills are well supported, such as painting and mixing different colours. Children are confident to ask for help from staff when they need it, for instance when they need support handling scissors and sticky tape.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- make accurate use of what is known about children to plan even more opportunities to support their individual next steps more fully
- give children more time to think and respond to questions, developing their communication and language skills even further.
- 11 May 2023Good
- 27 September 2017Good
- 18 June 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bumbles Preschool
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.