BELZ Nursery School
InadequateBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Inadequate by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2001, with 64 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 Hackney
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hackney 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
E5 9SNWhat 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, 5 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders do not ensure that staff have adequate knowledge of safeguarding. Many staff do not know what to do if there is an allegation against a staff member. Some staff do not recognise signs and symptoms of abuse. This compromises the safety of children. In addition, staff are not suitably deployed during parts of the day to ensure there are qualified staff present in each room. Inexperienced staff do not challenge sporadic times of unwanted behaviour. As a result, there are periods during the day when children are not accessing good-quality learning experiences.
Despite this, children are warmly greeted by the headteacher, manager and staff.
Children quickly settle into activities of their choice in the first hour of arrival. Staff praise children for their efforts, which helps to support children's confidence. The key-person system helps to establish children's starting points on arrival at nursery.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and
Childcare Register the provider must: ensure all staff receive safeguarding training to improve their knowledge of how to recognise signs of abuse and understand the referral processes to keep children safe from harm (by 09/04/2024)
ensure that each room always has the required number of qualified staff, and staff are suitably deployed in the nursery (by 09/04/2024)
ensure the curriculum is improved and teaching practice is consistent so that children have the opportunity to reach their full potential (by 09/04/2024)
- 5 March 2024Inadequate
- 12 April 2018Good
- 9 May 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for BELZ Nursery School
- 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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