57 nurseries in Ilford

Every day nursery in Ilford on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in Outer London after the free hours.

57 day nurseries

4 rated Outstanding

4 with a new report card (7%)

2,860 places in total

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

Best-rated nurseries in Ilford

The top of our Ilford ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in Ilford
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Little Pearls Nursery and Preschool Ltd IG1 3BA	Strong standard in all 6	30 March 2026	64
2	Headstart Montessorians Day Nursery IG3 9RZ	Outstanding	27 March 2024	65
3	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ilford IG3 8XJ	Outstanding	24 January 2024	124
4	Adventures Day Nursery IG2 7SX	Outstanding	2 August 2023	42
5	Valentines Nursery IG1 4RY	Outstanding	15 December 2022	40

Day nurseries in Ilford, best rated first

All 57 day nurseries in Ilford
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Little Pearls Nursery and Preschool Ltd IG1 3BA	Strong standard in all 6	30 March 2026	64
2	Headstart Montessorians Day Nursery IG3 9RZ	Outstanding	27 March 2024	65
3	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Ilford IG3 8XJ	Outstanding	24 January 2024	124
4	Adventures Day Nursery IG2 7SX	Outstanding	2 August 2023	42
5	Valentines Nursery IG1 4RY	Outstanding	15 December 2022	40
6	Tiny Miracles LTD IG1 3BB	Expected standard in 5 of 6	18 March 2026	90
7	Kids Inc Day Nursery IG1 3AF	Expected standard in 5 of 6	9 January 2026	110
8	Tots and Tweenies Limited IG3 8AT	Expected standard in all 6	13 March 2026	10
9	Foundation Nurseries (Farnham Green) IG3 8UY	Good	30 April 2025	50
10	Sunflower Day Care IG1 3AQ	Good	23 April 2025	87
11	Playtime Day Care Ltd IG3 8SH	Good	19 March 2025	71
12	Pencil Pots Day Nursery IG1 3PW	Good	12 February 2025	34
13	Tiptree Preschool Nursery IG5 0SY	Good	12 February 2025	38
14	New Birth Day Nursery IG6 2BX	Good	30 January 2025	56
15	Oakfield Pre-school Playgroup IG1 1LG	Good	8 January 2025	30
16	Cambridge Day Nursery Ltd IG3 8LU	Good	27 September 2024	36
17	Kids @ Play Preschool. IG1 2JZ	Good	18 September 2024	40
18	Kids Inc Day Nursery IG4 5EB	Good	12 September 2024	100
19	Happy Kidz Pre-School and Day Nursery IG2 7BB	Good	9 September 2024	50
20	Happy Orkids Ltd IG6 3HB	Good	4 September 2024	66
21	Just4kids Day Nursery & Pre-School IG1 1SE	Good	25 June 2024	46
22	Peter Pans Day Nursery IG6 1FY	Good	15 April 2024	50
23	Tic Toc Nursery IG5 0LE	Good	21 March 2024	48
24	Oxford Day Nursery IG1 2XG	Good	20 March 2024	30
25	Kiddy Care Nursery IG3 9XE	Good	21 February 2024	35
26	Clementswood Nursery IG1 1LE	Good	14 February 2024	38
27	Sunnyside Daycare and After School Club IG1 2WS	Good	2 February 2024	54
28	Maytime Montessori Nursery IG3 8XB	Good	17 November 2023	69
29	Loxford First Step Preschool IG1 2UT	Good	1 November 2023	24
30	Just Kids Daycare Limited IG4 5AW	Good	16 August 2023	40
31	Kindred Hainault IG6 3SY	Good	14 August 2023	80
32	Fareacres Pre-School & Day Nursery - Gants Hill IG2 6SY	Good	18 July 2023	25
33	Bambino Nursery Hainault IG6 3HJ	Good	26 May 2023	75
34	Little Cherubs IG3 9PR	Good	5 May 2023	39
35	kGems Day Nursery IG1 4UA	Good	4 May 2023	70
36	Rightstart Daycare IG2 6BN	Good	2 February 2023	41
37	Lietutis Day Nursery Ltd. IG3 8LQ	Good	30 November 2022	45
38	Belmont Day Nursery Ltd IG1 1YW	Good	10 November 2022	93
39	kGems Day Nursery IG5 0EB	Good	6 October 2022	24
40	Kids Inc Day Nursery IG2 6JH	Good	11 August 2022	55
41	Smilers Nursery Ltd IG2 6EA	Good	3 August 2022	60
42	Balfour Nursery IG1 4HP	Good	24 February 2022	45
43	A's Pre-School & Day Nursery IG2 6BN	Good	18 January 2022	75
44	Early Educators Montessori IG1 2HN	Good	19 November 2021	32
45	Flying Start Day Nursery Hainault IG6 3TQ	Good	22 July 2021	40
46	Al Falah The Sunflower Nursery IG1 3DE	Not yet graded	Not yet	65
47	Avon College Daycare IG1 4NH	Not yet graded	Not yet
48	Bambino Nursery Barkingside IG6 1AJ	Not yet graded	Not yet	55
49	First Day Nursery IG2 7AQ	Not yet graded	Not yet	88
50	First Day Nursery Green Lane IG3 9LH	Not yet graded	Not yet	58
51	First Day Nursery Green Lane 2 IG3 9LH	Not yet graded	Not yet	30
52	Head Start Learning Tuition IG2 7DB	Not yet graded	Not yet
53	Howard Asc IG1 4TG	Not yet graded	Not yet
54	LIMT Academy IG1 4PG	Not yet graded	Not yet
55	Maytime Montessori Nursery IG1 4UF	Not yet graded	Not yet	70
56	Skyblue Education Ltd IG1 4PG	Not yet graded	Not yet
57	Sunflower Nursery IG3 9RJ	Not yet graded	Not yet	58

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

Nurseries by postcode in Ilford

Ilford is in Redbridge.

Nursery fees in Ilford

What day nurseries in Outer London charge on average. Fees in Ilford 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 Ilford

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Ilford 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.