Aardvark Preschool & Nursery

A 32-place nursery with an age range spanning 6 to 60 months, Aardvark Preschool & Nursery serves families on Colchester Road in Romford. This is the Romford nursery, a separate location from Aardvark’s Upminster preschool.

No Ofsted inspection has been published for this setting yet. The practical offer centres on weekday opening and operation across 51 weeks of the year, with funded early education entitlement offered alongside that calendar.

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) provides the framework for children’s learning: play and supervised activities support their developing language, independence and confidence. Aardvark’s group-wide curriculum approach combines activities children choose with activities organised by adults. That gives families a useful outline of the intended balance in the day, rather than a timetable of lessons.

Exploration also forms part of Aardvark’s group-wide approach, with indoor and outdoor environments intended to let children investigate at their own pace. The emphasis is on giving children time to explore rather than prescribing the same pace for everyone.

Aardvark’s group-wide approach includes working with parents and taking the child’s needs as the starting point. Its stated priorities cover emotional, social and physical development, so parent partnership sits alongside learning in its description of care.

The nursery’s address is 3-4 The Parade, Colchester Road, Romford, RM3 0AQ. Nursery enquiries use 01708 371258 or info@aardvarkpreschoolandnursery.com; these are separate from the preschool’s contact details.

Opening hours are 7.30am to 6pm on weekdays, across 51 weeks each year. Closures include bank holidays and a week at Christmas. For families organising care around work, the opening window and annual closure pattern are the central practical facts.

Up to 30 hours of free early education entitlement is offered. Current prices come in the nursery’s written quotation, allowing families to assess the cost alongside their intended attendance.

• Care across the age range. Children aged 6 to 60 months are accepted. During a visit, how do settling, sleep arrangements and daily activities differ between the youngest children and those approaching school age?
• The annual calendar. The nursery operates across 51 weeks, with bank holidays and a Christmas week among its closures. Families needing care through those breaks should factor them into their plans.

Aardvark suits families seeking weekday childcare in Romford across most of the year, with an opening window extending from early morning into the evening. Its funded early education offer adds another practical consideration. The decision rests on those arrangements and how the nursery’s child-centred approach fits the individual child.