Full-day nursery in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham
Ford Road Children's Centre
Ford Road, Dagenham, London, RM10 9JS · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Barking and Dagenham that publish fees charge £72–£91 a day for under-2s (3 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Ford Road, Dagenham, London, RM10 9JS · More nurseries in RM10
Stations
- Dagenham HeathwayNo step-free access8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Dagenham East18 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Dagenham Dock21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Ford Road, Church Elm Lane and Heathway.
Parks and playgrounds
- Old Dagenham Park2 min walk
- Goresbrook Park9 min walk
- Beam Parklands10 min walk
- King George's Field10 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Goresbrook Park Play Area playground11 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 Barking and Dagenham there are about 4.2 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.
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Ford Road Children's Centre is a full-day nursery at Ford Road, Dagenham, London, RM10 9JS, in Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham. It is registered for 57 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by The London Early Years Foundation.
Run by The London Early Years Foundation (charity), which runs 44 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Road Children's CentreThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Trinity PlaycentreFull-day nursery | Good | £72 | 09:00–16:00 | 1–4 yrs | 0.1 miles |
| Leaping ToadsFull-day nursery | Good | £72 | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Kinder Kapers Too - Village WardSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 09:00–15:30 | 2–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
| Elm Lane Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 6 mo–5 yrs | 0.4 miles |
| Childville @ Dagenham Parish HallSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Wright Education - @ DagenhamSessional pre-school | Met | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Dagenham13
- All nurseries in Barking and Dagenham79
- All nurseries in RM1015
- Nurseries near Dagenham Heathway station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Village Infants' School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 under 0.1 miles
- William Ford CofE Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Thomas Arnold Primary School, Rowdowns Road Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- Parsloes Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Marsh Green Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Godwin Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Hunters Hall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Ford Road Children's Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ford Road Children's Centre Outstanding at its inspection on 15 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ford Road Children's Centre take?
Ford Road Children's Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 57 children at any one time.
Who runs Ford Road Children's Centre?
Ford Road Children's Centre is run by The London Early Years Foundation, which runs 44 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Ford Road Children's Centre?
Dagenham Heathway is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 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.
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- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY366663 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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