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Nurseries in Barking

There are 31 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Barking, and 14 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Barking

  • Ofsted report cards: 3 settings (7 Strong standard, 10 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 20 settings (1 Outstanding, 19 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Abbey Children Centre Nursery - Day nursery, Barking IG11 8LA, ages 1 to 4, 92 places
    Ofsted, 11 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Barking - Day nursery, Barking IG11 8TA, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 10 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Barking Riverside Explorers - Day nursery, Barking IG11 0AN, ages 1 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted report card, 10 March 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Barking Riverside Nursery School - Day nursery, Barking IG11 0FU, ages 0 to 4, 53 places
    Ofsted, 8 December 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Barking Riverside Nursery School - Day nursery, Barking IG11 0FU, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 8 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Barney Bears Nursery - Day nursery, Barking IG11 9LR, ages 1 to 4, 46 places
    Ofsted, 19 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Calvary Day Nursery - Day nursery, Barking IG11 7TR, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 25 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cheeky Dinos Nursery - Pre-school, Barking IG11 8UE, ages 0 to 4, 31 places
    Ofsted report card, 27 March 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Chestnut@Arden House - Day nursery, Barking IG11 8SY, ages 0 to 4, 57 places
    Ofsted, 24 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Chestnut@Gascoigne - Day nursery, Barking IG11 7HQ, ages 1 to 4, 89 places
    Ofsted, 15 May 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Chestnut @Greatfields - Day nursery, Barking IG11 7BL, 45 places
  • Chestnut@Sue Bramley - Day nursery, Barking IG11 0LG, ages 0 to 4, 76 places
    Ofsted, 28 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Childville@Barking Adult College - Pre-school, Barking IG11 7PB, 30 places
  • Childville Pre School Gascoigne - Pre-school, Barking IG11 7PR, ages 1 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 23 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Childville Pre School @ Thamesview Community Hall - Pre-school, Barking IG11 0LG, ages 2 to 3, 40 places
    Ofsted, 7 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Eastbury Children's Centre Nursery - Day nursery, Barking IG11 9SQ, ages 1 to 4, 81 places
    Ofsted, 7 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • EduCare Tutoring Centre - Day nursery, Barking IG11 7LN
  • Holloway Coaching Wrap Around Care - Pre-school, Barking IG11 7AR, 20 places
  • Kiddies Lounge Pre School Day Nursery - Day nursery, Barking IG11 0FJ, ages 0 to 4, 87 places
    Ofsted, 2 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kumon Barking Study Centre - Pre-school, Barking IG11 7NB
  • Little Learners Nursery: St Margaret's - Day nursery, Barking IG11 8AS, 82 places
  • Orange & Lemon - Day nursery, Barking IG11 8LQ, ages 2 to 3, 24 places
    Ofsted, 23 September 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Playaway Nursery (blc) Limited - Day nursery, Barking IG11 7NB, ages 2 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 9 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rainbow Friends Childcare - Day nursery, Barking IG11 7SQ, ages 0 to 4, 34 places
    Ofsted report card, 2 December 2025: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Royal Gate Kids Nursery - Day nursery, Barking IG11 9XQ, ages 0 to 5, 32 places
    Ofsted, 15 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Royal Gate Kids Pre School - Day nursery, Barking IG11 8AL, ages 1 to 4, 51 places
    Ofsted, 9 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • SpectacularKidz Day Nursery & Preschool - Day nursery, Barking IG11 0NY, ages 1 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 8 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • SpectacularKidz Preschool Nursery @ Kidznest - Pre-school, Barking IG11 0NZ, 35 places
  • Spinduliukas - Day nursery, Barking IG11 9QA, ages 1 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 22 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Fountain Pre-school - Pre-school, Barking IG11 0RH, 84 places
  • The Maples - Day nursery, Barking IG11 7LQ, ages 0 to 4, 80 places
    Ofsted, 19 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Ctm - Out-of-school club, Barking IG11 8PL
  • Explore Learning Barking - Out-of-school club, Barking IG11 7RL
  • George Carey Wraparound Care - Out-of-school club, Barking IG11 0FJ, 60 places
  • Greatfields - Premier Education - Out-of-school club, Barking IG11 7BL, 18 places
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Gascoigne IG11 - Out-of-school club, Barking IG11 7JA, 50 places
  • L.s.c Barking - Out-of-school club, Barking IG11 8NL
  • Malearn @ Thames View Junior School - Out-of-school club, Barking IG11 0LG, 15 places
  • Manor Infants Before School - Out-of-school club, Barking IG11 9AG, 30 places
  • Manor Junior Extended School Provision - Out-of-school club, Barking IG11 9AG, 60 places
  • Riverside Primary Extended School Provison - Out-of-school club, Barking IG11 0FU, 20 places
  • Saein Club Barking - Out-of-school club, Barking IG11 8TG
  • Thames View Extended Provision - Out-of-school club, Barking IG11 0LG, 16 places
  • The Ripple Centre - Out-of-school club, Barking IG11 7FN
  • Tuition Centre Barking Branch - Out-of-school club, Barking IG11 8LA

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Barking

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.