Full-day nursery in Chigwell, Essex
Chigwell Day Care And Preschool
Old Loughtonians Hockey Club, Roding Sports Centre, Luxborough Lane, CHIGWELL, IG7 5AB · 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 September 2019Reference 2549308Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 October 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Old Loughtonians Hockey Club, Roding Sports Centre, Luxborough Lane, CHIGWELL, IG7 5AB · More nurseries in IG7
Stations
- Chigwell15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Roding Valley18 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Buckhurst Hill21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground12 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, 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 Essex there are about 2.9 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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Chigwell Day Care And Preschool is a full-day nursery at Old Loughtonians Hockey Club, Roding Sports Centre, Luxborough Lane, CHIGWELL, IG7 5AB, in Chigwell, Essex. It is registered for 42 children. It opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 28 reviews (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chigwell Day Care And PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Bright Horizons Chigwell Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Luxborough Court School ages 5–19 0.1 miles
- Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.6 miles
- St John's RC School (Essex) ages 5–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.6 miles
- Roding Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- Chigwell School ages 4–18 1.0 miles
- Ray Lodge Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.0 miles
- Daiglen School ages 3–11has a nursery class 1.2 miles
- Chigwell Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.2 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What are Chigwell Day Care And Preschool's opening hours?
Chigwell Day Care And Preschool opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Chigwell Day Care And Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Chigwell Day Care And Preschool Good at its inspection on 30 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Chigwell Day Care And Preschool take?
Chigwell Day Care And Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Chigwell Day Care And Preschool?
Chigwell is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Chigwell Day Care And Preschool?
You can call 020 8076 0590 and visit www.chigwelldaycare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 11 November 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.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2549308 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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