Full-day nursery in Buckhurst Hill, Essex
Purple Lion Day Nursery (Buckhurst Hill)
29 Princes Road, Buckhurst Hill, London, IG9 5EE · 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
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
29 Princes Road, Buckhurst Hill, London, IG9 5EE · More nurseries in IG9
Stations
- Buckhurst Hill5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Roding Valley13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Cedar Close, Buckhurst Hill Station and Roebuck Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Roding Valley Community Garden11 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- The Monkhams Play Area playground12 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, 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 Essex there are about 2.9 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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Purple Lion Day Nursery (Buckhurst Hill) is a full-day nursery at 29 Princes Road, Buckhurst Hill, London, IG9 5EE, in Buckhurst Hill, Essex. It is registered for 44 children. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Education Champs Ltd.
Run by Education Champs Ltd (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Buckhurst Hill9
- All nurseries in Essex598
- All nurseries in IG99
- Nurseries near Woodford station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Daiglen School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.4 miles
- Loyola Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.5 miles
- Luxborough Court School ages 5–19 0.8 miles
- Wells Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- White Bridge Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- St Antony's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 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 are Purple Lion Day Nursery (Buckhurst Hill)'s opening hours?
Purple Lion Day Nursery (Buckhurst Hill) opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Purple Lion Day Nursery (Buckhurst Hill)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Purple Lion Day Nursery (Buckhurst Hill) Good at its inspection on 23 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Purple Lion Day Nursery (Buckhurst Hill) take?
Purple Lion Day Nursery (Buckhurst Hill) is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
Who runs Purple Lion Day Nursery (Buckhurst Hill)?
Purple Lion Day Nursery (Buckhurst Hill) is run by Education Champs Ltd, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Purple Lion Day Nursery (Buckhurst Hill)?
Buckhurst Hill is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Purple Lion Day Nursery (Buckhurst Hill)?
You can call 020 8614 0723 and visit www.purpleliondaynurseries.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 11 November 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.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2604023 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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