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Harmony House Hornchurch

Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established

A day nursery in Hornchurch 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2025. Open since 2022, with 44 places.

Call 01708 444511Their website

Cost

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

£7.00an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£7.00an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

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.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 8+Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
Google rating
4.7 out of 5From 19 Google reviews. NurseryWise has none of its own.
How many children
44 placesMedium for England
How long open
14 yearsLong established
Address
John Rodwell House, 199-209 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch, RM12 4TJ

Where it is

RM12 4TJ
Ofsted URN 2700018On the register since 19 October 2022
Ofsted

What 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 has looked into a concern about this setting. That means something was raised and Ofsted acted on it. It does not by itself say what was found — the document does.

Ofsted inspector, 19 February 2025 · read the full report

What it is like to attend

Children are happy and thoroughly enjoy spending time at this warm and wellorganised nursery. Staff offer a nurturing and stimulating learning environment.

Children are confident and keen to learn. From the very start, staff take time to learn about children's interests, home lives and stages of development. This helps children to settle in comfortably. A strong key-person system helps children feel secure.

Teaching is strong. Staff help children to build on what they already know and plan a range of activities to promote all areas of learning. Staff plan activities based on children's likes and interests. For example, children love gardening and staff provide them with soil pots and seeds to explore.

What Ofsted told them to improve

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:

- support children to explore similarities and differences between different faiths and cultural communities n continue to enhance support for children's early communication skills to a higher level.

This setting re-registered. It replaced “Harmony House Hornchurch” at the same address, which had been registered since 8 January 2013. A change of owner or legal entity gives Ofsted a brand new record, so the inspections below may only cover the time since then.
  • 19 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes

Still missing for Harmony House Hornchurch

  • 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.

Before you ring

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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.

Forget-me-not Nursery

Day nursery · 177-181 Hornchurch Road, Hornchurch, RM12 4TE

GoodBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm19 placesLong established
0.1 mi
1 min walk
01708450389

Tiddlywinks Playgroup Ltd

Day nursery · St Albans Church Hall, Princes Road, RM1 2RD

GoodBirth to 508:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week54 placesOpen for decades
0.7 mi
14 min walk
07960268889

Little wonders day nursery

Day nursery · 189 South Street, Romford, RM1 1QA

Not yet inspectedTakes funded hours£82.00 a dayBirth to 5Babies from 6 months07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 1028 placesNewly opened
0.8 mi
16 min walk
07877574012Their website

Pick two or three to compare.

Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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