86 nurseries in Havering

Every day nursery in the Havering council area, best rated first, with the ones Ofsted rated Outstanding and what a place costs after the free hours.

86 day nurseries

6 rated Outstanding

3 with a new report card (3%)

4,018 places in total

£173 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Outstanding nurseries in Havering

7 nurseries in the area are in our top band: rated Outstanding, or graded Strong standard or better across a new report card.

Top-band day nurseries in Havering
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	New Beginnings Day Nursery Romford, RM1	Strong standard in all 6	23 January 2026	47
2	Mulberry Bush Nursery and Pre-School Romford, RM3	Outstanding	28 February 2025	34
3	Storybook Day Nursery Upminster, RM14	Outstanding	4 October 2023	60
4	Explorers Elm Park Hornchurch, RM12	Outstanding	15 March 2023	42
5	Upminster Little Learners Day Nursery Essex, RM12	Outstanding	25 November 2022	35
6	Playdays Preschool 2 Romford, RM3	Outstanding	1 November 2022	32
7	New Beginnings Pre-School Day Nursery Rainham, RM13	Outstanding	25 May 2022	29

Day nurseries in Havering, best rated first

All 86 day nurseries in Havering
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	New Beginnings Day Nursery Romford, RM1	Strong standard in all 6	23 January 2026	47
2	Mulberry Bush Nursery and Pre-School Romford, RM3	Outstanding	28 February 2025	34
3	Storybook Day Nursery Upminster, RM14	Outstanding	4 October 2023	60
4	Explorers Elm Park Hornchurch, RM12	Outstanding	15 March 2023	42
5	Upminster Little Learners Day Nursery Essex, RM12	Outstanding	25 November 2022	35
6	Playdays Preschool 2 Romford, RM3	Outstanding	1 November 2022	32
7	New Beginnings Pre-School Day Nursery Rainham, RM13	Outstanding	25 May 2022	29
8	Little Robins Nursery & Preschool Hornchurch, RM11	Expected standard in all 6	3 March 2026	48
9	Tiddlywinks Playgroup Ltd Princes Road, RM1	Good	10 September 2025	54
10	Great Child Nursery & Pre-School Romford, RM7	Good	3 September 2025	70
11	Sunshine and Smiles Day Nursery Hornchurch, RM12	Good	16 July 2025	18
12	James Oglethorpe Pre-School Upminster, RM14	Good	4 July 2025	56
13	Montessori Minds Romford, RM1	Good	18 June 2025	76
14	Foundation Nurseries (Rise Park) Romford, RM1	Good	20 May 2025	44
15	FIG Playgroup And Playscheme Romford, RM3	Good	26 March 2025	60
16	Topsy Turvy Preschool Hornchurch, RM11	Good	12 March 2025	24
17	The Wendy House Day Nursery Hornchurch, RM12	Good	7 March 2025	47
18	Fledgelings Day Nursery Rainham Rainham, RM13	Good	5 March 2025	59
19	Harmony House Hornchurch Hornchurch, RM12	Good	19 February 2025	44
20	Edenberries Day Nursery And Pre-School Romford, RM7	Good	12 February 2025	86
21	Moor Lane Church Upminster, RM14	Good	27 November 2024	28
22	Over The Rainbow Day Nursery Romford, RM1	Good	7 October 2024	65
23	Chatterbugs Day Nursery Romford, RM5	Good	2 October 2024	39
24	Fledgelings Day Nursery South Hornchurch Rainham, RM13	Good	29 August 2024	96
25	Playdays Preschool Holiday And After School Club Romford, RM3	Good	14 August 2024	30
26	Little Market Day Nursery Romford, RM1	Good	7 August 2024	70
27	Little Learners Nursery & Preschool (Ambleside) Hornchurch, RM12	Good	17 June 2024	37
28	Rainbow Angels Nurseries & Learning Centres Rainham, RM13	Good	3 May 2024	133
29	The Railway Children Upminster Upminster, RM14	Good	22 March 2024	28
30	Playhouse Pre-School Upminster, RM14	Good	20 March 2024	32
31	Growing Pains Rainham, RM13	Good	15 March 2024	27
32	Abbs Cross Day Nursery 4 Rainham, RM13	Good	14 March 2024	50
33	Lottie & Ollie Ltd Cranham, RM14	Good	13 March 2024	31
34	Truly Scrumptious Early Years Nursery Romford, RM1	Good	22 February 2024	35
35	Forget-me-not Nursery Hornchurch, RM12	Good	6 February 2024	19
36	Bretons Pre school Rainham, RM13	Good	24 January 2024	40
37	Star Bright Day Nursery Romford, RM7	Good	23 January 2024	50
38	Creative Kids Pre School Day Nursery Hornchurch, RM11	Good	23 November 2023	108
39	A Star Kids Nursery Limited Hornchurch, RM12	Good	21 November 2023	40
40	Playdays Preschool @ St Georges Romford, RM3	Good	6 November 2023	36
41	Little Explorers Daycare Nursery Trading As Little Adventurers Day Care Nursery Upminster, RM14	Good	21 August 2023	64
42	Buddies Pre School Romford, RM5	Good	19 July 2023	26
43	Little Explorers Day Nursery Romford, RM7	Good	26 June 2023	50
44	Toddle-Inn Day Nursery Romford, RM2	Good	26 June 2023	30
45	The Learning Tree Nursery School Romford, RM1	Good	22 June 2023	118
46	Little Learners Nursery and Preschool Hornchurch, RM12	Good	16 June 2023	35
47	Playdays Preschool 5 @ Warren Hall Romford, RM3	Good	8 June 2023	38
48	The Old Station House Day Nursery Romford, RM5	Good	29 March 2023	45
49	Bright Horizons Gaynes Park Day Nursery and Preschool Upminster, RM14	Good	20 March 2023	77
50	Nutkins Nursery Romford, RM2	Good	10 March 2023	23
51	Abbs Cross Day Nursery 3 Romford, RM5	Good	9 February 2023	40
52	First Steps To Learning Pre-School & Day Nursery Upmimster, RM14	Good	16 January 2023	36
53	Ingrebourne Neighbourhood Nursery Romford, RM3	Good	1 December 2022	72
54	My Little Angels Day Nursery Upminster, RM14	Good	23 November 2022	29
55	Abbs Cross Day Nursery Hornchurch, RM12	Good	18 November 2022	32
56	Bright Futures Nursery Romford, RM3	Good	24 October 2022	65
57	Explorers Collier Row Romford, RM5	Good	20 October 2022	35
58	Mary Poppins Day Nursery Romford, RM7	Good	5 October 2022	44
59	Hunnypot Corner Day Nursery Llp Romford, RM3	Good	27 June 2022	50
60	Creative Kids Romford, RM2	Good	30 March 2022	164
61	Fledgelings Day Nursery (Hornchurch) Hornchurch, RM12	Good	28 January 2022	64
62	Fledgelings Day Nursery (Romford) Romford, RM1	Good	26 November 2021	60
63	Rising Stars Preschool Romford Romford, RM1	Good	9 November 2021	62
64	St Laurence Pre School Upminster, RM14	Good	9 November 2021	24
65	Cotton Buddies Romford, RM7	Good	4 November 2021	53
66	The Railway Children Gidea Park Nursery Romford, RM2	Good	15 October 2021	16
67	Nutkins Nursery 2 Romford, RM2	Good	14 October 2021	32
68	Harold Wood Pre School Limited Romford, RM3	Good	15 September 2021	35
69	Phoenix Pre-School Hornchurch, RM12	Good	14 July 2021	20
70	Excel Kids Romford Romford, RM1	Needs attention in 5 of 6	27 April 2026	25
71	Cheeky Chops Childminding Services Ltd Hornchurch, RM12	Requires improvement	12 March 2025	85
72	Aardvark Preschool and Nursery Romford, RM3	Not yet graded	Not yet	32
73	Code Ninjas Dojo Hornchurch, RM11	Not yet graded	Not yet
74	Explorers Elm Park 2 Elm Park, RM12	Not yet graded	Not yet	70
75	Frankphil Pre-School & Out of School Club Romford, RM3	Not yet graded	Not yet	32
76	Gidea Park Nursery Romford, RM2	Not yet graded	Not yet	12
77	HOUSE OF Lembalemba MUBANGA Preparatory Day Nursery School Romford, RM3	Not yet graded	Not yet	82
78	Little wonders day nursery Romford, RM1	Not yet graded	Not yet	28
79	Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery & Preschool Romford Romford, RM1	Not yet graded	Not yet	92
80	Mulberry Bush Nursery Romford, RM3	Not yet graded	Not yet	24
81	Scallywags Day Nursery Limited Hornchurch, RM12	Not yet graded	Not yet	60
82	T2 Learning Centre Hornchurch, RM12	Not yet graded	Not yet
83	The Meads Childcare 2 Upminster, RM14	Not yet graded	Not yet	20
84	The Railway Children Upminster 2 Upminster, RM14	Not yet graded	Not yet	25
85	The Ultimate Education Romford, RM2	Not yet graded	Not yet
86	Toddler Town Hornchurch, RM11	Not yet graded	Not yet	33

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

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Nursery fees in Havering

What day nurseries in Outer London charge on average. Fees in Havering itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, Outer London, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£217no funded hours	£171after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£214no funded hours	£173after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£83after the free 15 hours	£158after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Havering

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Havering as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 hours

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.