Sessional pre-school in Festubert Place, Tower Hamlets
Vernon Pre-School Playgroup
29 Vernon Road, Bow, London, E3 5HQ · 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 August 2002Reference EY231123Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 January 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
29 Vernon Road, Bow, London, E3 5HQ · More nurseries in E3
Stations
- Bow Road8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Bow ChurchStep-free access10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Mile EndNo step-free access12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Shetland Road, Usher Road and Antill Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- McKenna Green4 min walk
- Selwyn Green5 min walk
- Lefevre Park6 min walk
- St Stephen's Green7 min walk
- Tredegar Square8 min walk
- Playground2 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 Tower Hamlets there are about 4.5 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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Vernon Pre-School Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at 29 Vernon Road, Bow, London, E3 5HQ, in Festubert Place, Tower Hamlets. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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| Vernon Pre-School PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Global Kids Day Care - Mile End BranchFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Little Miracles Nursery - Rainhill WayFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Festubert Place2
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Old Ford Primary - A Paradigm Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2022 0.2 miles
- Malmesbury Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- Phoenix School ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.3 miles
- Olga Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- Wellington Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.4 miles
- Chisenhale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- St Agnes RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- Childrens House Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2023 0.6 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 Vernon Pre-School Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Vernon Pre-School Playgroup Good at its inspection on 17 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Vernon Pre-School Playgroup take?
Vernon Pre-School Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Vernon Pre-School Playgroup?
Bow Road is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Vernon Pre-School Playgroup?
You can call 020 8981 7516.
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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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- 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 EY231123 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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