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Nurseries in Upminster

There are 17 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Upminster, and 8 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Upminster

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (3 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 11 settings (1 Outstanding, 10 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Aardvark Preschool - Pre-school, Upminster RM14 2PH, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted report card, 23 June 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Bright Horizons Gaynes Park Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Upminster RM14 2HX, ages 0 to 4, 77 places
    Ofsted, 20 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • James Oglethorpe Pre-School - Day nursery, Upminster RM14 3NB, ages 2 to 4, 56 places
    Ofsted, 4 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Explorers Daycare Nursery Trading As Little Adventurers Day Care Nursery - Day nursery, Upminster RM14 1SW, ages 0 to 4, 64 places
    Ofsted, 21 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Marlborough Preschool - Pre-school, Upminster RM14 1SR, 42 places
  • Moor Lane Church - Day nursery, Upminster RM14 1HN, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 27 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • My Little Angels Day Nursery - Day nursery, Upminster RM14 2TN, ages 2 to 4, 29 places
    Ofsted, 23 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Playdays Preschool 7 - Pre-school, Upminster RM14 1AU, ages 1 to 5, 32 places
    Ofsted, 17 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Playhouse Pre-School - Day nursery, Upminster RM14 2LW, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 20 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sacred Heart Holiday Clubs - Pre-school, Upminster RM14 2QR, 30 places
  • Springfield Playgroup - Pre-school, Upminster RM14 3EH, 34 places
  • St Joseph's Pre-School - Pre-school, Upminster RM14 2QB, ages 2 to 4, 18 places
    Ofsted, 18 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Laurence Pre School - Day nursery, Upminster RM14 2BB, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 9 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Storybook Day Nursery - Day nursery, Upminster RM14 1XN, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 4 October 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Meads Childcare 2 - Day nursery, Upminster RM14 1SW, 20 places
  • The Railway Children Upminster - Day nursery, Upminster RM14 2SJ, ages 1 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 22 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Railway Children Upminster 2 - Day nursery, Upminster RM14 2SJ, 25 places

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Abacus - Out-of-school club, Upminster RM14 3NB, 45 places
  • Abacus After School Club - Out-of-school club, Upminster RM14 1SW, 45 places
  • After School at the Preschool - Out-of-school club, Upminster RM14 2BB, 48 places
  • Barracudas (Upminster) - Out-of-school club, Upminster RM14 3HS, 90 places
  • Essex After School Clubs @ Upminster Junior And Infant School - Out-of-school club, Upminster RM14 3BS, 90 places
  • Little Kids Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Upminster RM14 2QR, 60 places
  • Mega Camps Upminster - Out-of-school club, Upminster RM14 3NB, 60 places
  • Stubbers Adventure Centre - Out-of-school club, Upminster RM14 2TY

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 Upminster

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