Sessional pre-school in Gidea Park, Havering
Playdays Preschool 6
Scott Lodge, Upper Brentwood Road, Romford, RM2 6JB · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since May 2017Reference EY546473Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 March 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Havering that publish fees charge £78.50–£84 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
Scott Lodge, Upper Brentwood Road, Romford, RM2 6JB · More nurseries in RM2
Stations
- Gidea Park6 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Royal Liberty School, Durham Avenue and Westmoreland Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Haynes Park7 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 Havering there are about 2.8 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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Playdays Preschool 6 is a sessional pre-school at Scott Lodge, Upper Brentwood Road, Romford, RM2 6JB, in Gidea Park, Havering. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playdays Preschool 6This nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| The Railway Children Gidea Park NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Explorers Gidea ParkSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | 09:00–15:00 | 2–5 yrs | 0.4 miles |
| Nutkins Nursery 2Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Gidea Park NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | from 6 mo | 0.5 miles |
| Toddle-Inn Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | £76.50 | 07:30–18:30 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.5 miles |
| Creative KidsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 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 Gidea Park7
- All nurseries in Havering131
- All nurseries in RM28
- Nurseries near Gidea Park station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's Hare Park School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.1 miles
- Ardleigh Green Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.4 miles
- Ardleigh Green Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Squirrels Heath Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Gidea Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.7 miles
- Lime Academy Ravensbourne ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- Hylands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected May 2025 1.0 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 Playdays Preschool 6's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Playdays Preschool 6 Outstanding at its inspection on 13 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Playdays Preschool 6 take?
Playdays Preschool 6 is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Playdays Preschool 6?
Gidea Park 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.
- © 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 EY546473 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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