1st Place Children & Parents Centre
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 2005, with 66 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Southwark
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Southwark from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
SE5 0RNWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 21 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide a very happy, safe and secure environment for children. They positively welcome children on arrival. Those children who require additional support to settle, such as young children in the baby room, are provided with lots of cuddles and reassurance. Children very quickly settle. Staff know children well and build positive relationships with them and parents from before children start.
For example, all children receive a home visit from staff. They gain key information about what children know and can do.
Staff provide an environment full of curiosity and exploration. The curriculum is ambitious and varied to help children to focus on learning. Children enjoy a variety of planned experiences to help to extend on what they already know and can do.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff's understanding on how to implement the curriculum intent so that they are clear on providing ambitious and varied experiences for all children consistently.
- 21 May 2024Good
- 24 August 2018Good
- 15 July 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for 1st Place Children & Parents Centre
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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