Farrance Nursery & Pre-School

Music, sensory play and local outings give Farrance Nursery & Pre-School a more tangible character than its title alone. This 52-place, full-day nursery in Chadwell Heath takes children from six months to five years. Its baby room has a gym and sensory area; weekly music and language groups and trips to the park and library bring recurring experiences beyond the age-group rooms.

Ofsted judged the nursery Good across overall effectiveness, education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management in October 2022. That inspection also found safeguarding effective. Two later regulatory outcomes are essential current context: in February 2026, safeguarding-policy and procedure requirements were unmet before action improved safeguarding knowledge and procedures. In July 2026, requirements were again unmet around safeguarding, staff-child ratios, supervision and prompt accident or injury reporting. The provider took action to improve supervision and the reporting of accidents and injuries.

The booking model supports full days, mornings and afternoons. Full days have a two-consecutive-day minimum that must include a Monday or Friday.

Rooms and Ages

The nursery takes children from six months to five years and describes separate rooms for different age groups. Its baby room pairs a gym with a sensory area, giving the youngest children a dedicated setting for movement and sensory play. The nursery has capacity for 52 children in total, a whole-setting figure rather than a promise about room or group size.

Learning and Named Experiences

The Early Years Foundation Stage is the statutory framework for learning, development and care from birth to five. For a child, that means a day built through play, planned experiences and observation across their development, rather than a school-style timetable.

Farrance Road lists photography, woodwork, ICT, yoga, dialogic reading and cycling. Music returns each week: a visiting music teacher runs music and language groups with children and staff, so singing, listening and language are a repeated part of the branch offer. Park and library trips give children a direct connection with the local area.

LEYF also uses its group-wide Social Justice Pedagogy. It is a teaching model built around strands including enabling environments, home learning and community connection. At Farrance Road, the baby sensory area, weekly music groups and outings give that broad programme local substance. The garden adds a separate outdoor element.

Outdoor and Community Life

The branch publishes a garden for outdoor play. In October 2022, children dug and planted outside and took part in activities for balance and coordination. That is a dated picture of practice, but it fits the current garden and local park trips as useful questions about a child’s regular week.

In October 2022, children were described as happy, safe and secure, while staff used observation to spot gaps in learning. Work with other professionals, targets, visual aids and transitional objects supported children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Families received verbal communication and updates through the nursery app at that time.

October 2022 evidence included music, dance and singing, healthy meals and activities around Diwali, alongside two improvements: stronger language interactions for some babies during play, and more first-hand visits and trips. Babies explored instruments and natural materials, toddlers followed painted tyre tracks and used fresh herbs, and preschool children investigated shaving foam and blocks. These are dated observations, not a promise about the current daily timetable.

The 2026 regulatory history changes the care discussion. February’s safeguarding-policy and procedure action was followed by July’s findings on safeguarding, ratios, supervision and prompt accident or injury reporting. Both outcomes record corrective action. For a family considering Farrance Road, the present operation and oversight of these safeguards should be a central conversation.

Freshly prepared healthy snacks are available on site each day. The branch’s published fee structure includes breakfast, lunch, tea and snacks; group-wide food information adds that meals are prepared by in-house chefs and served family style. Families managing allergies should confirm current practice directly.

Sessions and Attendance

Farrance Nursery & Pre-School is at 1a Farrance Road, Chadwell Heath, London, RM6 6EB. It opens Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 18:00. Published sessions are full days from 08:00 to 18:00, mornings from 08:00 to 13:00 and afternoons from 13:00 to 18:00.

Full-day plans require at least two consecutive days including a Monday or Friday. The fee sheet sets out an all-year-round booking plan, giving families a choice between full-day care and shorter morning or afternoon patterns.

Getting There

The branch lists Chadwell Heath station and the 62, 86, 362 and N86 buses at Farrance Road (Stop L). A buggy store is also listed, which matters for families travelling on foot or by bus.

Funding and Paid Extras

Government-funded childcare is offered subject to eligibility. The published structure covers working-parent funding from the term after a child turns nine months, the two-year-old offer where eligible, and universal funding from age three. For an all-year-round booking, term-time entitlement is delivered pro rata over 51 weeks.

Meals are included in the published fee structure. The provider also publishes registration and deposit categories. Current nursery-specific prices are supplied in the provider’s written quotation.

• Regulatory follow-up. Requirements were unmet in February and July 2026; the July action also covered ratios, supervision and prompt accident or injury reporting. Ask how oversight works in the child’s room now.
• Attendance pattern. Full days require two consecutive days including a Monday or Friday. Check whether the morning, afternoon or full-day pattern matches the family’s week.
• Age-group experience. The baby room has a gym and sensory area, while the branch also publishes music groups, a garden and trips to the park and library. Discuss how those experiences are used by the child’s particular age group.
• Food and allergies. Meals and snacks are included in the published structure, while the group describes catering for dietary requirements and allergies. Confirm current allergy practice before agreeing a place.

Farrance Nursery & Pre-School is best suited to families seeking all-year-round care with full days, mornings or afternoons, alongside weekly music and language groups, garden play and local park and library trips. The baby-room gym and sensory area gives its offer to the youngest children a clear physical feature.

The October 2022 Good outcome gives useful detail about learning through music, sensory materials, outdoor activity and individual support. The later regulatory history cannot be treated as a footnote: requirements were unmet in both February and July 2026, with the second action also covering ratios, supervision and accident or injury reporting. Corrective action is recorded in both cases, but families should make current safeguarding and supervision arrangements a deciding discussion before joining.