Archway Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in London for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £53.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 2019, with 80 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF SPACES TO OFFER FOR AN IMMEDIATE START – FEES FROM APPROXIMATELY £53 DAILY (subject to funding eligibility)
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
What childcare usually costs in Islington
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Islington 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
N19 4ABWhat 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.
- 19 January 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 28 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff have created a harmonious and welcoming environment. Children show good levels of emotional well-being and show that they feel happy and secure. They are well settled and develop positive bonds with the caring staff, who know them well. Children demonstrate confidence to try new activities and have a positive attitude towards their learning. For example, young toddlers enjoy painting a giraffe made from a cardboard box. Staff skilfully extend children's learning by repeating key words and introducing information about giraffes' eating habits.
Children behave very well. The interactions between staff and children are warm and positive. Children share resources and space safely and successfully. Staff are good role models and remind children of the rules and expectations of the setting.
This impacts positively on children's behaviour.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the planning and organisation of group activities to ensure that the learning of all children taking part is maximised - build on the good partnership with parents further, to ensure that all parents are informed about their children's current learning needs so that they fully support children's learning at home.
- 28 April 2023Good
- 21 July 2022Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Archway Day Nursery
- 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.
- Is £53.00 a day still the rate? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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