Precious Smiles Nursery

The preschool years define Precious Smiles Nursery’s offer: children aged 24 to 60 months at its High Road address in Ilford, with 40 places in total. That makes this a choice for families seeking care beyond the baby stage.

No Ofsted inspection has been published for this setting yet. Funded morning and afternoon sessions sit alongside a longer funded day and additional afternoon hours, giving families several attendance patterns to weigh against their working arrangements.

EYFS provides the educational framework, bringing learning through play together with children’s communication, physical development and personal development. It is the baseline for early-years provision rather than an added programme unique to Precious Smiles.

The accepted age range spans children beginning nursery at 24 months through to those approaching their next stage of education. For parents, the useful distinction is between the whole nursery’s capacity of 40 and the group their own child would join. The total capacity is not a room size.

Registration collects the child’s date of birth alongside a parent’s contact details and intended start date. These give the nursery the basic information needed to begin arranging attendance. Choosing the High Road nursery on the form also distinguishes this setting from Precious Smiles Preschool at Green Lane.

Sessions and Attendance

For children using 15 funded hours, the choices are a morning session from 8am to 11.30am or an afternoon session from 11.30am to 3pm. Children using 30 funded hours have an 8am to 3pm pattern. Additional hours from 3pm to 6pm are a separate selection for parents needing a later finish.

Funding and Paid Extras

Both funded and private childcare are offered. The funding options include 15 hours from the term after a child turns three, two-year-old funding requiring a FiND email or funding code, and 30 hours requiring a code. These conditions matter when choosing an attendance pattern; selecting funding on the form does not establish eligibility.

Getting There

The nursery’s address is Chapters/IEC, 833-835 High Road, Ilford, IG3 8TD. Registration includes a location choice, a requested start date and a preferred session.

• The longer afternoon. Additional hours run from 3pm to 6pm. At a visit, how would that extension fit your child’s day alongside the funded session?
• Funding and total costs. Request a written quotation covering your chosen pattern, meals and non-food consumables before committing.
• Your child’s group. With 40 places across the nursery, ask which group your child would join and how settling would work for them.

Precious Smiles Nursery suits families choosing between morning or afternoon funded sessions and those combining an 8am to 3pm funded day with additional afternoon hours. Its clearest decision value is that range of attendance patterns for children beyond the baby stage.