Alpha Nursery
Good★ 3.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2015, with 81 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 Greenwich
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Greenwich 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
SE10 8PAWhat 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, 4 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are warmly welcomed by a friendly and nurturing staff team. Happily, they come straight into a well-organised, safe and homely environment. Children have many opportunities to freely explore the resources and the environment. They greet their friends as they begin to play, creating puzzles, scooping sand and pouring pasta. Children have excellent relationships with staff. They enjoy engaging and initiating conversations with staff as they eat their healthy snack and use their imaginations in the home corner.
Children are excited and motivated to learn. They enjoy getting ready for a nursery trip to learn about road safety and help each other to put their high-visibility jackets on. Children feel valued as their achievements are praised and excellent behaviour is celebrated. They make the most of being outside and develop good gross motor skills. Children build resilience as they climb on a tyre swing, negotiate space on bicycles and cars and balance on stepping-stones. Children develop wonderful bonds with their friends. They are able to share and take turns extremely well. For instance, children pass the flour to one another as they make play dough, and roll the dice one at a time in a group game.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff further to enhance their knowledge and practice to extend older children's experiences and learning.
- 4 November 2022Good
- 15 December 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Alpha 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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