Precious Smiles Preschool

Goodmayes Branch, 616C, Green Lane, Goodmayes, Ilford IG3 9SE
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9.5 24 Reviews
  • Precious Smiles Preschool, Ilford
Precious Smiles is an Ofsted-rated 'outstanding' early education provider.

It is focused on structured learning around seven key learning areas include communication and language, literacy, maths and understanding the world.

Highly experienced early years teachers and educators develop a range of unique learning experiences which are fun, creative and support children grasp the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Pastoral care is excellent and children develop a close attachment to the key person and a range of other staff available to support their development in a holistic way.

Staff can speak a range of community languages and come from a range of professional backgrounds.

Parent’s views on how their child’s care should be planned is respected to support a swift settling-in process.

Precious Smiles offers fully-funded places from two years up to 5 years of age.

It is an oversubscribed setting with a waiting list in operation. Please register your child early at the pre-school's website to avoid disappointment.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Owner

  • Precious Smiles
  • Privately Owned

Person in Charge

  • Ms Absana (Manager)

Admission Information

  • All children will be assessed during the admissions process and placed in the most suitable group for their age and stage of development. Waiting lists in operation.

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 14

Total Places for Children

  • 60

Age Range

  • from 3 years 6 months
  • to 4 years 1 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Precious Smiles Preschool Reviews (24)

9.5

Precious Smiles Preschool has a Review Score of 9.5 (9.522) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Precious Smiles Preschool has 24 reviews.

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Review from Usman A (Father of Child) published on 15 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has had a phenomenal experience over the past year, she is developing very well in terms of her communication and the credit goes to the staff. They are so caring and attentive to the children and their needs.
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Review from Sadaf U (Mother of Child) published on 15 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I looked around numerous nurseries in the local area and beyond but decided to send my daughter to Precious Smiles and I must say I don't regret my decision, she has really settled in well and made a lot of friends. The nursery has lots of toys and resources to keep the children engaged and my daughter
has learnt a lot through play. The management and staff are great and very friendly and they show interest in the well being of my child. I would highly recommend this nursery to other parents.
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Review from Abbey K (Mother of Child) published on 25 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Accessing early years for the first time for my eldest, I was very hesitant handing over my child to the care of strangers. I need not have worried. Precious Smiles absolutely surpassed my expectations with the care and love they provided both to my child and myself. My daughter was constantly challenged
according to her abilities despite there being a mixed range of ages within her group. She was never held back and in fact, learnt more than expected for her age milestones. The termly themes are fun and engaging. Staff go the extra mile in taking care of the children's needs. No request was ever too big and they are very accommodating. They shared pictures of my daughter settling in with me whilst I was at home worried my daughter needs me (she did not!!). The termly assessments are so detailed and the electronic learning journals they share are jam-packed with pictures and observations. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them; in fact, its probably the best decision you will make.
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Review from Farhana N (Mother of Child) published on 22 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
When I first enrolled my daughter to Precious Smiles Preschool, I was struggling to be a single mother, my daughter was about two years old at the time, I was very concerned about my daughter’s social skills and confidence, as I could see she struggled to play with children her own age especially without
me being present.
PSL staff worked closely to build my daughter's confidence, they provided one to one support to enable my daughter to settle into the nursery. PSL took the time to advise me on what to do with my daughter at home, giving me ideas to encourage my daughter to play and learn especially with other children of her own age.
PSL went the extra mile to make sure my daughter felt happy and safe when I drop her to the centre. The staff have always treated me and my daughter with respect, they have been extremely supportive, very patient and understanding throughout the years she attended PSL.
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Current Review Score: 9.5 (9.522)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.5 (9.522) out of 10 for Precious Smiles Preschool is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 14 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 13 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.697 for Precious Smiles Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (148 Excellents x 5) + (6 Goods x 4) + (11 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 165 Ratings = 4.697
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 4.825 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Precious Smiles Preschool is based on 13 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 3.825
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 60 number of registered child places is 12, which has been reached with 13 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Child Vacancies

1 Child Vacancy

Posted: 11 Dec 2025

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