Abacus Early Learning Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 2008, with 65 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 Lambeth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lambeth 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
SW16 1LYWhat 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, 27 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Managers and staff plan a variety of enriching trips for children to discover and explore their local area. For example, children visit the Saatchi Gallery and the
Natural History Museum. Children regularly carry out performances at the local theatre. When children visit the Natural History Museum, they are fascinated to see dinosaur bones. Staff extend children's knowledge on return to the nursery by planning dinosaur activities. These real experiences help children to remember long term what they have learned.
Children enjoy warm and nurturing relationships with staff who they know well. In the baby room, staff secure strong bonds with babies as they help them to explore sensory materials. Babies sit on the laps of staff as they read stories. Outside, staff praise toddlers as they teach them to ride on wheeled toys. Children giggle with delight as they celebrate their success. Children have positive attitudes to learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen peer-to-peer observations to enhance the teaching of new concepts and vocabulary to all children n further develop the deployment of staff so that all children reach the best possible outcomes in adult-led activities.
- 27 October 2023Good
- 1 March 2018Good
- 19 August 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Abacus Early Learning Nursery
- 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.
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