Full-day nursery in Becontree, Barking and Dagenham
Playaway Nursery (BCC) Limited
Becontree Children's Centre, Stevens Road, Becontree, RM8 2QR · 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 August 2011Reference EY435555Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places44 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 November 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
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
Becontree Children's Centre, Stevens Road, Becontree, RM8 2QR · More nurseries in RM8
Stations
- Goodmayes20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Mayesbrook Road, School Way and Longbridge Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Goodmayes Park3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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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Playaway Nursery (BCC) Limited is a full-day nursery at Becontree Children's Centre, Stevens Road, Becontree, RM8 2QR, in Becontree, Barking and Dagenham. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Playaway Nursery Ltd.
Run by Playaway Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playaway Nursery (BCC) LimitedThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Ashbourne Day Nurseries at DagenhamFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Quality Kidz Nurseries LtdFull-day nursery | Good | £73 | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Solid Start Nursery LimitedFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | 07:00–19:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Alamiyah MontessoriSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 09:00–15:30 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Little CherubsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:00–19:00 | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Little Beacons Nursery LtdSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 09:00–15:00 | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Becontree17
- All nurseries in Barking and Dagenham79
- All nurseries in RM812
- Nurseries near Goodmayes station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Becontree Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- The St Teresa Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.5 miles
- Mayespark Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Goodmayes Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Henry Green Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.6 miles
- Dorothy Barley Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 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 Playaway Nursery (BCC) Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Playaway Nursery (BCC) Limited Good at its inspection on 13 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Playaway Nursery (BCC) Limited take?
Playaway Nursery (BCC) Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
Who runs Playaway Nursery (BCC) Limited?
Playaway Nursery (BCC) Limited is run by Playaway Nursery Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Playaway Nursery (BCC) Limited?
Goodmayes is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 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
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- 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 EY435555 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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