Alphabet Lanes Nursery & Pre School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for babies from 6 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2023. Open since 2012, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Up to 15 free hours for 2 and 3 year olds through the government's Nursery Education Fund; We also take 30 hours grant too.
Worth knowing. The free 15 hours are available (38 weeks year term time only) and session are from 9am until 2pm or 9.30am until 2.30pm. Children accessing the 15 hours entitlement must attend preschool at the appointed time.
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
SE27 0HSWhat 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, 14 December 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are safe and happy in this friendly and welcoming nursery. They have secure attachments with staff, who are caring, nurturing and kind. Children who are new settle quickly and form good friendships with their peers. Staff use their understanding of children's interests and learning needs well to plan and deliver an ambitious curriculum. For example, children eagerly join in with the wide range of activities and resources on offer. They are creative and enjoy exploring materials, such as sand. Children test out their own thoughts and ideas as they play. For instance, they explore moulding the sand in different ways and investigate construction materials, which they use to build a range of structures. All children make good progress in their learning and development.
Children are well behaved and polite. They know what is expected of them and follow routines well. Staff regularly praise children's efforts and achievements. This helps to raise their self-esteem and develop their confidence to try new experiences. All children learn to manage their self-care needs, which older children confidently master. For instance, they competently dress themselves for outdoor play. Children make independent choices and decisions as they play. They play well together, sharing toys and resources.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to consider the needs of all children during group times, such as story time, to further support children who are learning to speak EAL
- review information shared with parents about healthy eating to promote children's good health consistently - strengthen the monitoring of staff practice to help promote consistently highquality teaching.
- 14 December 2023Good
- 11 April 2018Good
- 13 October 2017Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Alphabet Lanes Nursery & Pre School
- What it costs
- Meals
- Nappies
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.
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