Full-day nursery in Loxford, Redbridge
Loxford First Step Preschool
School Lodge, Loxford Lane, Ilford, IG1 2UT · 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 2021Reference 2655266Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 November 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 21 January 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Redbridge that publish fees charge £55–£75 a day for 2-year-olds (3 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
School Lodge, Loxford Lane, Ilford, IG1 2UT · More nurseries in IG1
Stations
- Barking18 min walk · 0.7 miles
- UpneyNo step-free access24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Loxford Youth Centre, Loxford Lane and Sunnyside Road / Eton Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Barking Park4 min walk
- Loxford Park5 min walk
- South Park10 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 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 Redbridge there are about 3.4 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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Loxford First Step Preschool is a full-day nursery at School Lodge, Loxford Lane, Ilford, IG1 2UT, in Loxford, Redbridge. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loxford First Step PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Oxford Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 2–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
| Chestnut@Arden HouseFull-day nursery | Good | £107 | 08:00–18:00 | 0 mo–4 yrs | 0.4 miles |
| Cheeky Dinos NurserySessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 07:00–17:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Just4kids Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 6 mo–5 yrs | 0.5 miles |
| Ashbourne Day Nurseries at BarkingFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Barney Bears NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Loxford4
- All nurseries in Redbridge116
- All nurseries in IG127
- Nurseries near Barking station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Loxford School All-throughages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Woodlands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.2 miles
- Gordon Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- Eastbury Community School All-throughages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- SS Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Cleveland Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Uphall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Winston Way Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 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 Loxford First Step Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Loxford First Step Preschool Good at its inspection on 1 November 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Loxford First Step Preschool take?
Loxford First Step Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Loxford First Step Preschool?
Barking is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 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 2655266 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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