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Playdays Preschool @ St James, Collier Row

GoodBirth to 8+Open a few years

A pre-school in Collier Row, Romford for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 4 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2025. Open since 2023, with 30 places.

Call 07595603498Their 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
09:00 to 15:00, 4 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
How many children
30 placesMedium for England
How long open
3 yearsOpen a few years
Address
St James Family Church, 173 Chase Cross Road, Collier Row, Romford, RM5 3YR

Where it is

RM5 3YR
Ofsted URN 2733913On the register since 15 June 2023
The rating

What Ofsted said

Last inspected on 23 April 2025.

Good

Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.

Still missing for Playdays Preschool @ St James, Collier Row

  • 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.

I know some of thisI run this nursery
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

Pre-schools within a couple of miles

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Lawns Pre-school

Pre-school · Havering Road Methodist Church Hall, Moray Way, Romford, RM1 4YD

GoodTakes funded hours£7.50 an hourBirth to 5From 2 yearsSessions in term time, often mornings40 placesOpen for decades
0.3 mi
7 min walk
07970336340Their website

Puddleducks Preschool

Pre-school · North Romford Community Centre, Clockhouse Lane, Collier Row, RM5 3QJ

Not yet inspectedBirth to 5Sessions in term time, often mornings30 placesNewly opened
0.4 mi
8 min walk
07369242974

Bumbles Preschool

Pre-school · Ashby Hall, Abbotts Close, Romford, RM7 8QU

GoodBirth to 509:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 628 placesOpen for decades
1.1 mi
23 min walk
07958736580Their website

Shining Starz Pre-School

Pre-school · St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church, 5 Park End Road, Romford, RM1 4AT

Report card May 2026Birth to 508:30 to 16:00, 4 days a week30 placesOpen a few years
1.5 mi
4 min drive
07774886331Their 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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