Elm Park Baptist Church Playgroup
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Hornchurch for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2010, with 30 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
RM12 5ESWhat 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, 10 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and have very positive attitudes towards their learning. They are inquisitive learners and show a strong sense of belonging at this welcoming playgroup. Staff have high expectations for children's learning and behaviour and are very good role models. They give children clear messages about kindness and expected behaviour. As a result, children behave very well.
Children benefit from a wide variety of activities and show good engagement and enjoyment. For instance, they delight in making animal footprints in shaving foam and show good knowledge of animals and insects. Children's mathematical development is supported well. For example, they sing number songs, such as
'There Were Ten in a Bed' and 'One, Two, Three, Four, Five' and show developing awareness of counting and subtraction. Children's imagination is fostered effectively. This is evident as they dress 'babies', pretend to cook them food and also make birthday cakes with play dough.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - review the organisation of the outdoor environment to maximise the development of children's physical skills n enhance staff questioning skills to further extend children's thinking and language development to the very highest level.
- 10 March 2022Good
- 5 November 2015Good
- 16 February 2011Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Elm Park Baptist Church Playgroup
- 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.