Full-day nursery in Gidea Park, Havering
The Railway Children Gidea Park Nursery
The Railway Children Gidea Park Nursery, 2 Station Square, Romford, RM2 6AT · 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, 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
The Railway Children Gidea Park Nursery, 2 Station Square, Romford, RM2 6AT · More nurseries in RM2
Stations
- Gidea Park3 min walk · 0.1 miles
- Romford24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Gidea Park Station, The Drill Roundabout and Margaret Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Haynes Park10 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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The Railway Children Gidea Park Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Railway Children Gidea Park Nursery, 2 Station Square, Romford, RM2 6AT, in Gidea Park, Havering. It is registered for 16 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 12 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Railway Children Gidea Park NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Toddle-Inn Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | £76.50 | 07:30–18:30 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
| Nutkins Nursery 2Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Playdays Preschool 6Sessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Nutkins NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:30–14:45 | 2–5 yrs | 0.4 miles |
| Gidea Park NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | from 6 mo | 0.4 miles |
| Playdays Preschool @ Arnaud LodgeSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 09:00–15:00 | 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 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 0.3 miles
- Squirrels Heath Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Gidea Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.5 miles
- Ardleigh Green Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.7 miles
- Ardleigh Green Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Hylands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected May 2025 0.8 miles
- Towers Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.9 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 The Railway Children Gidea Park Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Railway Children Gidea Park Nursery Good at its inspection on 15 October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Railway Children Gidea Park Nursery take?
The Railway Children Gidea Park Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 16 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Railway Children Gidea Park Nursery?
Gidea Park is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
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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.
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- 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 2519393 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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