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Nurseries in Loughton

There are 14 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Loughton, and 8 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Loughton

  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 9 settings (3 Outstanding, 6 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Beechoak Farm Montessori Preschool - Day nursery, Loughton IG10 4AJ, ages 2 to 4, 72 places
    Ofsted, 18 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Horizons Teddies Loughton Nursery And Preschool - Day nursery, Loughton IG10 2BQ, ages 0 to 4, 59 places
    Ofsted, 15 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Chrysalis at The Cricket Club - Day nursery, Loughton IG10 1NQ, ages 3 to 3, 32 places
    Ofsted, 13 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Chrysalis Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Loughton IG10 1QP, ages 1 to 3, 49 places
    Ofsted, 21 November 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Chrysalis Pre-School - Day nursery, Loughton IG10 4LT, ages 2 to 4, 46 places
    Ofsted, 17 January 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Hearts Day Nursery Loughton - Day nursery, Loughton IG10 1DX, 43 places
  • Hereward - Pre-school, Loughton IG10 2HR, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 9 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Inc Day Nursery - Day nursery, Loughton IG10 4PE, 66 places
  • Little Lambs Ltd - Pre-school, Loughton IG10 1BB, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted, 10 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Loughton Pre-School - Pre-school, Loughton IG10 3TX, 25 places
  • Loughton's Little Angels preschool - Pre-school, Loughton IG10 1PD, 45 places
  • Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Loughton - Day nursery, Loughton IG10 4DP, ages 0 to 4, 69 places
    Ofsted, 12 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • New Beginnings Day Nursery - Day nursery, Loughton IG10 3HE, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 13 October 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stagecoach Loughton - Pre-school, Loughton IG10 2BQ

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Acorns - Out-of-school club, Loughton IG10 1RB, 30 places
  • Forest Learning - Out-of-school club, Loughton IG10 4BX
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Alderton IG10 - Out-of-school club, Loughton IG10 3HE, 30 places
  • Little Bridges Kids Club - Out-of-school club, Loughton IG10 3DR, 20 places
  • Loughton LMA Music Academy - Out-of-school club, Loughton IG10 1AD
  • Squirrels BASC - Out-of-school club, Loughton IG10 1HR, 40 places
  • St John Fisher SSS Sports Camp - Out-of-school club, Loughton IG10 2DY
  • Valley Hill Forest Nursery And Kids Club - Out-of-school club, Loughton IG10 2DY, 30 places

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 Loughton

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