kGems Day Nursery
Good★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Ilford 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 May 2023. Open since 2016, with 70 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 4UAWhat 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, 4 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children demonstrate they are happy at this nursery. They portray a sense of belonging. Staff provide a nurturing environment, which helps babies and children move smoothly into the nursery from home and encourages them to form warm relationships with familiar adults and peers.
Leaders and staff take advantage of the nursery's unique outdoor space and utilise it to offer a range of learning experiences for children. Children absorb themselves as they play and explore with confidence in the natural surroundings. For example, they excitedly uncover areas to hunt for bugs and proudly create flower gardens.
Staff provide a good selection of resources indoors and organise the environment well overall. This helps babies and children to move around independently and access play that interests them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide daily opportunities for children to handle books, to extend their early reading skills further n provide more opportunities for children to take part in meaningful conversations with adults and peers, to extend and develop their communication skills.
- 4 May 2023Good
- 6 October 2017Good
- 25 October 2016Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for kGems Day 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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