Ofsted record

Parklanes Wykeham Childcare Ltd.

HORNCHURCH, Essex · URN EY344972

According to Ofsted's inspection on 11 December 2025, Parklanes Wykeham Childcare Ltd. in HORNCHURCH, Essex was graded on 6 areas of its report card: curriculum and teaching — Strong Standard; achievement — Strong Standard; behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Exceptional; leadership and governance — Expected Standard. Source: Little Bees Nursery Intelligence, from Ofsted's published record.

  1. Inspected 11 December 2025

    9 months ago

    Report card — six areas graded separately.

    Curriculum and teaching Strong Standard
    Achievement Strong Standard
    Behaviour and routines Expected Standard
    Welfare and wellbeing Expected Standard
    Inclusion Exceptional
    Leadership and governance Expected Standard

    What each grade means

    Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result.

    Curriculum and teaching Strong Standard
    Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
    Achievement Strong Standard
    Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
    Behaviour and routines Expected Standard
    The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
    Welfare and wellbeing Expected Standard
    The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
    Inclusion Exceptional
    Practice in this area is a notable strength, well beyond the expected standard.
    Leadership and governance Expected Standard
    The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
  2. Earlier inspections

  3. 9 January 2020 Good
  4. 28 January 2015 Outstanding
  5. 17 March 2009 Good

On the register

Ofsted URN
EY344972
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Sessional day care
Registered since
26 May 2007
Local authority
Havering

HORNCHURCH, Essex · RM12 4AA. Location from the Ofsted register.

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Common questions

When was Parklanes Wykeham Childcare Ltd. last inspected by Ofsted? +

Parklanes Wykeham Childcare Ltd. in HORNCHURCH, Essex was last inspected on 11 December 2025. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

What did Ofsted say about Parklanes Wykeham Childcare Ltd.? +

Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Strong Standard; achievement — Strong Standard; behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Exceptional; leadership and governance — Expected Standard. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.

Is "expected standard" a good grade? +

Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.

How long has Parklanes Wykeham Childcare Ltd. been registered? +

Parklanes Wykeham Childcare Ltd. has been registered with Ofsted since 26 May 2007. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY344972.

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