Sessional pre-school in Chase Cross, Havering
Playdays Preschool @ St James, Collier Row
St James Family Church, 173 Chase Cross Road, Collier Row, Romford, RM5 3YR · 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 June 2023Reference 2733913Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 January 2024Food 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
St James Family Church, 173 Chase Cross Road, Collier Row, Romford, RM5 3YR · More nurseries in RM5
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Belle Vue Road, Gobions Avenue and Avelon Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Lawns Park8 min walk
- Playground10 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.
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Playdays Preschool @ St James, Collier Row is a sessional pre-school at St James Family Church, 173 Chase Cross Road, Collier Row, Romford, RM5 3YR, in Chase Cross, Havering. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playdays Preschool @ St James, Collier RowThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Lawns Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–14:30 | 2–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
| Puddleducks PreschoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Abbs Cross Day Nursery 3Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | 0 mo–5 yrs | 0.4 miles |
| Explorers Collier RowFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.6 miles |
| Chatterbugs Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.6 miles |
| Corpus Christi Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 08:30–14:30 | 2–5 yrs | 0.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Clockhouse Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Rise Park Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Rise Park Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Immanuel School ages 3–16has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 miles
- Oasis Academy Pinewood Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.8 miles
- Parklands Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.9 miles
- Crownfield Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.0 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 Playdays Preschool @ St James, Collier Row's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Playdays Preschool @ St James, Collier Row Good at its inspection on 23 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Playdays Preschool @ St James, Collier Row take?
Playdays Preschool @ St James, Collier Row is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
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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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- 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 2733913 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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