Balloon Day Nursery Ltd
Good★ 4.9 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2024. Open since 2022, with 55 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
SE18 4DWWhat 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, 6 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Managers welcome children into the safe and cosy setting with a smile, asking how their mornings have been and taking them through to their rooms to begin their day. Children separate easily from their parents, settling quickly, happy and engaged in their play. Staff use their ambitious curriculum to set up engaging environments that capture children's attention. Children show sustained focus and concentration in their learning.
Staff have high expectations of children and, overall, the behaviour of children is good. Staff are positive role models for children, treating each other with kindness and respect. They recognise that children struggle at times to share and take turns.
Staff are consistent in supporting children, reminding them to use 'kind hands' and about the importance of letting others have a turn. Staff are full of praise for children when they demonstrate acts of kindness to others, reinforcing this positive behaviour.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide children with opportunities to recall information and answer questions, before asking further questions, to continue to develop children's communication skills n consider how joint toddler and pre-school lunchtimes are organised during quieter periods to ensure children's individual needs are met.
- 6 August 2024Good
Still missing for Balloon Day Nursery Ltd
- 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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