345 Nursery School Balham
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in London for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:30 to 15:10, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 2014, with 42 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Once a child is 3 years of age they will be eligible for the Free Nursery Education Place (FNEP) funding. A child is eligible in the term after their third birthday.
Worth knowing. We will make this application to the council on your behalf, and the discount being applied directly. There is no charge for this service.
What childcare usually costs in Wandsworth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wandsworth 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
SW12 8QXWhat 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, 12 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children in this safe and secure setting are happy, eager to learn and full of awe and wonder. Children have opportunities to participate in a wide variety of experiences such as dance, sports, cookery and music that help develop problemsolving and resilience. Older children have one day of outdoor learning weekly, whatever the weather. This allows them to have a taste of a forest school environment, explore and risk assess in a controlled environment. The curriculum is well designed and evaluated. Children show sustained levels of concentration and engagement.
Staff have high expectations for children. The children are independent learners.
They help to prepare the fruit, peeling oranges or using an apple corer with support, ready for snack time. Overall, children behave well and show care and respect for their learning environment. Children are empathic to each other.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure questions posed give younger children enough time to reflect and recall information n help staff consistently teach children to resolve conflicts independently.
- 12 October 2022Good
- 13 October 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for 345 Nursery School Balham
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.