Kids Inc Day Nursery
Good★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Ilford for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 September 2024. Open since 2007, with 100 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
IG4 5EBWhat 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.
- 4 July 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 1 August 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 12 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders have constructed an ambitious curriculum that helps to provide all children with a good quality of education. Children acquire the knowledge and skills they need in readiness for future learning. Children develop a positive sense of identity in this culturally diverse and inclusive nursery. They proudly look at their reflection in the mirror and recognise the similarities and differences in their hair, to that of their peers.
Staff support children's emotional development well. They take time to get to know children and families during flexible settling-in sessions. Children who are new to the nursery are sensitively supported by staff. This helps them to feels secure and calm on arrival. Relationships between children and their key person are strong. Children easily separate from their parents due to the warm welcome they receive and quickly immerse themselves in play and exploration.
Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. Children learn how to manage their feelings appropriately. For example, staff encourage the use of colour, books and puppets to help children to articulate their emotions. Children demonstrate friendly behaviours and hold hands as they play together. Older children pick flowers for their friends. Children's smiling faces and animated chatter shows that they feel happy and they behave very well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- target the professional development of all staff more precisely and help staff to consistently implement the curriculum that leaders intend n share detailed information with parents about what children are learning to provide more consistency in supporting their progress.
- 12 September 2024Good
- 20 October 2021Good
- 16 August 2019Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kids Inc 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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