Full-day nursery in Buckhurst Hill, Essex
Queens Pre-School @ The Old Stables
191 Princes Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5DJ · 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 December 2022Reference 2709269Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
191 Princes Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5DJ · More nurseries in IG9
Stations
- Buckhurst Hill12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Roding Valley16 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Westbury Road, The Green and Stag Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 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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Queens Pre-School @ The Old Stables is a full-day nursery at 191 Princes Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5DJ, in Buckhurst Hill, Essex. It is registered for 48 children. It opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 13 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Children-First Info Ltd.
Run by Children-First Info Ltd (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Pre-School @ The Old StablesThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Queens NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Bright Horizons Buckhurst Hill Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Kids Inc Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Queens Baby Nursery Children-First.InfoFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Purple Lion Day Nursery (Buckhurst Hill)Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| N Family Club Buckhurst HillFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 07:00–19:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
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 0.1 miles
- Loyola Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.1 miles
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Buckhurst Hill Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.3 miles
- Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.7 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 0.7 miles
- St Antony's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Whitehall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.1 miles
- Luxborough Court School ages 5–19 1.1 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 Queens Pre-School @ The Old Stables's opening hours?
Queens Pre-School @ The Old Stables opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Queens Pre-School @ The Old Stables's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Queens Pre-School @ The Old Stables Outstanding at its inspection on 11 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Queens Pre-School @ The Old Stables take?
Queens Pre-School @ The Old Stables is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
Who runs Queens Pre-School @ The Old Stables?
Queens Pre-School @ The Old Stables is run by Children-First Info Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Queens Pre-School @ The Old Stables?
Buckhurst Hill is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Queens Pre-School @ The Old Stables?
You can call 020 8505 2333 and visit www.children-first.info.
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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
- 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.
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Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2709269 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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