Base Zero Bellingham
Good★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2024. Open since 2015, with 69 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 Lewisham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lewisham 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
SE6 3HBWhat 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
Staff warmly greet children on arrival into the welcoming nursery environment.
They get to know children well from the start through gathering detailed information and settling-in visits. Staff are attentive to children's needs, which builds on and strengthens children's emotional well-being. This nurturing support helps children to develop strong attachments and feel happy, safe and secure.
Staff promote a strong ethos of wanting children to achieve and be ready for school. They have high expectations for all children, including those with additional needs and/or disabilities, through the nursery's own curriculum. Staff provide a wide range of activities to support children's learning. For example, older children learn the process of planting seeds to grow different vegetables. They crumble blocks of soil and add water, which sparks discussion about the changes in texture.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review and strengthen transition times, especially when returning from the garden and at bathroom times, to ensure that children's learning continues n extend children's knowledge and understanding of mathematical concepts further by introducing new concepts as they play.
- 6 August 2024Good
- 12 November 2018Good
- 21 June 2018Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Base Zero Bellingham
- 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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