What Ofsted grade does Nutkins Nursery have?

Nutkins Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 10 March 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Nutkins Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Nutkins Nursery for 23 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Romford has 51.

How much does Nutkins Nursery cost?

Nutkins Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in Outer London charges £217 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Nutkins Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Nutkins Nursery how it offers them.

When was Nutkins Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Nutkins Nursery on 10 March 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Is Nutkins Nursery part of a nursery group?

Yes. Nutkins Nursery is one of 7 day nurseries in England run by John Lakin and Claire Lakin Partnership.

Nutkins Nursery

Day nursery in Romford, RM2. Part of the Havering council area.

Squirrels Heath Infant School, Salisbury Road, Romford, RM2 5TP

23 places

2010 registered with Ofsted

27 of 54 in our Romford ranking

£158 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, Outer London average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 10 March 2023

Ofsted grades for Nutkins Nursery, inspection of 10 March 2023
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

Read the full Ofsted report Open in maps

What a place could cost

Nutkins Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in Outer London, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£171	£543
2 years old	£173	£547
3 to 4 years old	£158	£501

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Nutkins Nursery against Romford

	Nutkins Nursery	Romford average
Places	23	51
Ofsted outcome	Good	80% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Nutkins Nursery is run by John Lakin and Claire Lakin Partnership, which has 7 nurseries in England and 1 rated Outstanding. See its nurseries in Romford.

Questions parents ask about Nutkins Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Nutkins Nursery have?: Nutkins Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 10 March 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Nutkins Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Nutkins Nursery for 23 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Romford has 51.
How much does Nutkins Nursery cost?: Nutkins Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in Outer London charges £217 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Nutkins Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Nutkins Nursery how it offers them.
When was Nutkins Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Nutkins Nursery on 10 March 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Is Nutkins Nursery part of a nursery group?: Yes. Nutkins Nursery is one of 7 day nurseries in England run by John Lakin and Claire Lakin Partnership.

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.