Parklanes Wykeham Childcare

Parklanes Wykeham Childcare is a 60-place sessional setting at Wykeham Primary School on Barton Road in Hornchurch. Its December 2025 report card is unusually strong on inclusion: Ofsted judged this area Exceptional, while achievement and curriculum and teaching reached Strong standard. Safeguarding standards were met.

Specialist communication, physical development and preparation for the next stage were joined together rather than treated as separate strands. Children with SEND developed communication and physical skills quickly, including children learning to express needs and opinions through specialist communication equipment.

Babies explored colour through scents and textures, linking sensory experiences to new vocabulary. Outdoors, staff progressively developed toddlers' physical confidence and control. Older children used tools to cut vegetables and mixed liquids while following recipes in the mud kitchen, making practical activity part of increasingly independent learning.

The Early Years Foundation Stage sets the areas of learning and developmental goals for nursery education. Those foundations were sequenced in small steps, with communication and literacy running through the curriculum. Sign language helped children acquire and use words, while morning routines gave babies repeated opportunities to remember concepts.

Inclusion is the defining strength. Staff worked with families, schools and specialist partners so that support continued across transitions. Equipment and teaching were adapted to individual children, including those facing barriers to communication or physical development. That gives families needing specialist input a concrete reason to look closely at this setting.

Relationships were warm and attentive. Staff learned children's home routines, played alongside them and used praise to build confidence. Wellbeing work included teeth-brushing routines beginning in the baby room, alongside communication with families about nutrition and oral health.

The setting is at 21 Barton Road, Wykeham Primary School, Hornchurch, RM12 4AA. It is classed as sessional day care and has capacity for 60 children.

• Healthy eating. Healthy-eating procedures were not always implemented consistently, and improving their review was made a formal next step for leaders. Families for whom food routines are central should discuss how the revised approach works day to day.
• Attendance pattern. The setting is sessional day care. Ask which current sessions fit your child's age and whether the weekly pattern suits your family's routine.
• Specialist support. The inspection found exceptional inclusive practice. Families seeking SEND support should discuss their child's specific needs, the equipment involved and how external specialists would work with the setting.

Parklanes Wykeham Childcare stands out for ambitious inclusion rather than glossy extras. The strongest evidence is practical: children gaining a means to communicate, physical skills being built carefully and staff coordinating with families and other settings. It best suits families seeking sessional care with a serious emphasis on communication, SEND and school preparation. The healthy-eating next step deserves a direct conversation, but it sits alongside safeguarding standards met and notably strong educational judgements.