Farrance Road Nursery and Pre-school
Good★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2022. Open since 2008, with 47 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 Barking and Dagenham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Barking and Dagenham 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
RM6 6EBWhat 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.
- 2 February 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 24 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show that they feel happy, safe and secure in this welcoming and stimulating environment. Children benefit from an exciting and creative curriculum and show high levels of interest and engagement as they explore and learn. Staff create a wonderful atmosphere and have high expectations for children's learning and behaviour. They are positive role models and teach children about expected boundaries in a consistent way. Babies enjoy singing nursery rhymes and exploring musical instruments. This helps to support their language development and awareness of rhythm and rhyme. They also have fun exploring water play and a wide range of natural resources. This supports them to develop their curiosity and to learn through their senses.
Toddlers enjoy the process of racing cars and observing the tyre tracks created by paint. Staff join in with lots of enthusiasm and help children to count and use positional language as they play. This helps to support children's early mathematical knowledge. Toddlers display good levels of enjoyment as they explore play dough. Staff use fresh herbs and vegetables to extend their learning and skilfully incorporate lots of descriptive language as they play.
Pre-school children show deep concentration as they explore shaving foam and building blocks. Staff foster their thinking skills and language development as they ask them questions about how it feels and smells. In addition, children learn new facts and knowledge as they explore messy-play activities with bugs. Staff effectively support children to build on their prior knowledge as they play.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the interactions of some staff working with babies during play, to extend and challenge their language skills and learning to an even higher level - build on opportunities for children to learn about the wider world and local environment through more first-hand experiences.
- 24 October 2022Good
- 14 November 2016Outstanding
- 19 September 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Farrance Road Nursery and Pre-school
- 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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