Phoenix Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Romford for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2009, with 24 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 Havering
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.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
RM7 0QPWhat 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, 6 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are eager and happy to come into the pre-school. Staff know all children's likes and dislikes very well. They create a safe environment that captures children's interests. Children enjoy playing cooperatively with their friends. They choose their own activities and play well together. For example, they set up a 'princess castle'
and concentrate for long periods as staff support their play by adding props and characters to the castle. This leads to the development of imaginative play.
Staff implement an ambitious curriculum that supports all children to make good progress. Staff make learning exciting for children. For example, children develop their hand-eye coordination by taking part in a threading activity. Staff deliberately mix up the colours and playfully ask children to help with sorting the colours.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- use strategies to effectively support every child's engagement in play so they all benefit from purposeful interactions n develop staff's understanding of how to help children to resolve conflict more independently.
- 6 March 2024Good
- 8 March 2018Outstanding
- 21 January 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Phoenix 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.