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Nurseries in Woodford Green

There are 14 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Woodford Green, and 13 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Woodford Green

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (3 Strong standard, 3 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 9 settings (9 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Bright Horizons Woodford Woodlands Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Woodford Green IG8 9HQ, ages 1 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 15 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Camp Beaumont - Woodbridge High - Day nursery, Woodford Green IG8 7DQ, 120 places
  • Camp Wild at St Aubyn's school - Day nursery, Woodford Green IG8 9DU
  • Camp Wild The Woodford Wells Club - Day nursery, Woodford Green IG8 0NL
  • Chestnut @ Ray Lodge - Day nursery, Woodford Green IG8 7PG, ages 0 to 4, 63 places
    Ofsted, 9 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Greenway Kindergarten, Ashton Branch - Pre-school, Woodford Green IG8 8AA, ages 2 to 4, 75 places
    Ofsted, 2 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Inclusive Pathways Special Needs Activity Club - Pre-school, Woodford Green IG8 8EU
  • Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Woodford - Day nursery, Woodford Green IG8 0BS, ages 0 to 4, 120 places
    Ofsted, 21 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Nannie Annies Day Care - Day nursery, Woodford Green IG8 0PN, ages 0 to 4, 75 places
    Ofsted report card, 17 April 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Pavilion Preparatory School and Kindergarten - Day nursery, Woodford Green IG8 8GQ, ages 0 to 4, 64 places
    Ofsted, 22 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Play & Learn Nursery And Pre - School - Day nursery, Woodford Green IG8 8PE, ages 1 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 18 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rising Stars Day Nursery And Preschool - Day nursery, Woodford Green IG8 7NA, 35 places
    Ofsted, 17 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • SpectacularkIdz Preschool Nursery - Pre-school, Woodford Green IG8 0AG, ages 2 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted, 26 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Wells (All Saints) Pre-School - Pre-school, Woodford Green IG8 0NH, ages 2 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 19 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Barracudas (Woodford) - Out-of-school club, Woodford Green IG8 9LA, 74 places
  • Camp Wild at Woodford Green Preparatory school - Out-of-school club, Woodford Green IG8 0BZ
  • ELHAP - Out-of-school club, Woodford Green IG8 8NA
  • Explore Learning Woodford Green - Out-of-school club, Woodford Green IG8 9FB
  • Fun Fest Redbridge - Out-of-school club, Woodford Green IG8 8NP, 48 places
  • kids2teens - Out-of-school club, Woodford Green IG8 0TX, 30 places
  • KidsOwn Ashton - Out-of-school club, Woodford Green IG8 8AA, 52 places
  • KidsOwn Ltd - Out-of-school club, Woodford Green IG8 7DQ, 90 places
  • One Learning Tuition-Woodford - Out-of-school club, Woodford Green IG8 7HX
  • Shine Clubs @ Ray Lodge - Out-of-school club, Woodford Green IG8 7JQ, 30 places
  • Stagecoach Woodford - Out-of-school club, Woodford Green IG8 7NA
  • Stagecoach Woodford - Out-of-school club, Woodford Green IG8 7DQ
  • Woodys - Out-of-school club, Woodford Green IG8 0ST, 40 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 Woodford Green

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