Clementswood Nursery
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Ilford for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2003, with 38 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 Redbridge
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Redbridge 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
IG1 1LEWhat 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, 14 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive at this calm and welcoming nursery. Staff have a genuine caring and warm approach to the children. They arrive happy, safe and secure, parting easily from their parents. Staff talk to children about the activities for the morning, and children greet each other, which excites them.
Staff capture children's interests and set up a mark-making activity. All children are keen to explore this. Staff ask younger children effective questions, and children use simple words to give meanings to the marks they make. Children link these to a nursery rhyme they have been learning. Staff members sing, and children join in with actions. Children concentrate for longer periods of time in the construction area and build simple structures. Staff have high-quality interactions with the children. They role model cooperative play, and children take turns and play collaboratively.
Older children are offered a variety of activities. They can choose between decorating Valentine's Day cards or creating artwork for a loved one. Children practise their cutting and sticking skills, and some write their names on their work.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff practice to help older children understand boundaries and how their behaviours impact others.
- 14 February 2024Good
- 6 March 2018Good
- 17 November 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Clementswood Nursery
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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