Arnaud Lodge Preschool

A Scout and Guide hall gives Arnaud Lodge Preschool its Hornchurch address. Based at Arnaud Lodge Scout and Guide Hall on Slewins Lane, this preschool has capacity for 128 children, with an accepted age range of 24 to 60 months. The capacity is a whole-setting figure, rather than a room size or the number attending a particular session.

No Ofsted inspection has been published for this setting yet. Its practical appeal is a term-time timetable with morning, afternoon and full-day attendance patterns.

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) sets the educational and care requirements for early years providers. For children, this means playful activities across the areas of learning, supported by adults who adapt teaching to each child's interests and needs and help learning develop over time. These are shared expectations for early years settings, alongside requirements for health and safety.

Arnaud Lodge's age range spans younger children and those approaching school age. Its morning and afternoon sessions provide separate attendance options, while a full day combines the two parts of the day.

A key person is a requirement of early years care. This practitioner builds an ongoing relationship with a child and their parents or carers, including communication about eating routines and dietary needs. That relationship gives families a person with whom to share information about their child.

For a child starting preschool, the practical question is how that relationship begins. Settling arrangements belong in the joining conversation below.

Sessions and Attendance

Morning sessions run from 9am to noon, afternoon sessions from noon to 3pm, and full days from 9am to 3pm. Opening hours are 9am to 3pm, Monday to Friday.

Attendance follows a term-time model, with closure during school holidays. Families therefore need to plan holiday care separately from their preschool timetable.

Getting There

The address is Arnaud Lodge Scout and Guide Hall, Slewins Lane, Hornchurch, RM11 2BZ. The branch telephone number is 07595 603498.

• Term-time attendance. The preschool closes during school holidays. This matters for families whose work continues throughout those breaks.
• Starting preschool. Morning, afternoon and full-day patterns offer different ways to organise attendance. At a visit, ask how settling and key-person contact would work for your child's chosen pattern.
• Listed complaint. Ofsted's records list a complaint dated 22 July 2026; its outcome is not published, so families may want to ask the nursery about it.

Arnaud Lodge Preschool suits families seeking either a morning or afternoon preschool session, as well as those wanting a full term-time day. Its attendance choices and Hornchurch hall address are the clearest reasons to consider it. The listed complaint is a separate point to discuss before joining.