Full-day nursery in West Ham, Newham
Barney Bears Nursery
Grassroots Centre, Memorial Avenue, LONDON, E15 3DB · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since December 2011Reference EY438992Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places64 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 28 January 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Newham that publish fees charge £50–£99.61 a day for under-2s (5 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Grassroots Centre, Memorial Avenue, LONDON, E15 3DB · More nurseries in E15
Stations
- West Ham4 min walk · 0.1 miles
- Abbey RoadStep-free access10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Star LaneStep-free access12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including West Ham Station, Milner Road and Godbold Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hermit Road Recreational Ground8 min walk
- Daisy Parsons Memorial Garden8 min walk
- Channelsea Path10 min walk
- Lister Gardens10 min walk
- Star Park12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026 · Powered by TfL Open Data, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Newham there are about 4.3 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Barney Bears Nursery is a full-day nursery at Grassroots Centre, Memorial Avenue, LONDON, E15 3DB, in West Ham, Newham. It is registered for 64 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Barney Bears Nursery's Ltd.
Run by Barney Bears Nursery's Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in West Ham5
- All nurseries in Newham94
- All nurseries in E1516
- Nurseries near West Ham station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Gainsborough Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.2 miles
- Ranelagh Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- Stratford Manor Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Grange Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.4 miles
- Star Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- St Helen's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected December 2022 0.5 miles
- Curwen Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Rebecca Cheetham Nursery and Children's Centre Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Barney Bears Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Barney Bears Nursery Good at its inspection on 12 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Barney Bears Nursery take?
Barney Bears Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 64 children at any one time.
Who runs Barney Bears Nursery?
Barney Bears Nursery is run by Barney Bears Nursery's Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Barney Bears Nursery?
West Ham is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Powered by TfL Open Data
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY438992 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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