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Kiddy Care Nursery

Good★ 3.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established

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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2016, with 35 places.

Call 0208 599 2481Their 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 Redbridge

£8.00an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£7.40an 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 Redbridge 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
3.3 out of 5From 24 Google reviews. NurseryWise has none of its own.
How many children
35 placesMedium for England
How long open
10 yearsLong established
Address
Grace Church, The Acorn Centre 2b Ashgrove Road, Ilford, IG3 9XE

Where it is

IG3 9XE
Ofsted URN EY537124On the register since 22 September 2016
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 inspector, 21 February 2024 · read the full report

What it is like to attend

Children arrive happily and settle quickly at this friendly nursery. They separate well from their parents, and staff encourage them to join in with activities of their choice. Staff provide an interesting learning environment that children explore with curiosity. Children have fun using large toothbrushes to practise brushing large models of teeth. Staff plan activities that build on what children already know and what they need to learn next.

Staff are gentle and kind to children. They encourage and support children to treat everyone with respect. Staff play alongside children and are joyful in their company. Children play happily alongside each other and are supported to share and take turns. Staff know their key children well and have good relationships with their parents.

Children enjoy the outdoor space and can play in the fresh air. They also visit local parks and forests to have the opportunity to run and learn about nature. Children are well behaved. Staff use pictures and models to encourage them to express how they feel. This helps children to regulate their emotions and learn strategies to use in the future.

What Ofsted told them to improve

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

- support staff to develop children's communication and language skills by giving children enough time to respond to questions n provide less-confident staff with additional support and mentoring to help them to incorporate what individual children need to learn next into activities.

  • 21 February 2024Good
  • 11 May 2018Good
  • 28 November 2017Inadequate

Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.

Still missing for Kiddy Care 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.

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.

Sunflower Nursery

Day nursery · 565-567 Green Lane, Ilford, IG3 9RJ

Not yet inspectedBirth to 508:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 4.8 Google, 1858 placesNewly opened
0.2 mi
3 min walk
07711420788Their website

Maytime Montessori Nursery

Day nursery · Maytime Montesorri Nursery School, 2 Eastwood Road, Ilford, IG3 8XB

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Babies from 9 months07:15 to 18:30, 5 days a week★ 4.7 Google, 5469 placesLong established

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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