Blooming Years Nursery Schools
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 2017, with 45 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 & 30 hours accepted.
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
SW4 7AAWhat 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, 16 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff create a warm, engaging and inviting environment for children, which enables them to arrive happy and quickly settle. Staff form secure bonds with children, which helps them to feel safe, secure and valued. Staff implement an ambitious curriculum that enables all children to make good progress in their learning and development.
Children benefit from a wide variety of carefully thought out indoor and outdoor learning experiences. Activities such as yoga, physical education and trips to the library provide children with a wealth of learning opportunities. This supports children's physical and mental well-being and enhances their experiences of the wider world around them.
Children's interests are at the heart of the curriculum. Staff are skilled at expanding children's knowledge and introducing new ideas and concepts. Stories, music and songs are regularly weaved into daily routines to support children's developing language, communication and creativity. Children behave well and are supported to be kind and considerate to others. Staff ensure that children receive plenty of praise to recognise their achievements by giving 'high fives'. This builds their confidence and self-esteem. Staff are skilled at using pictorial prompts to support children's understanding of the daily routines. This provides reassurance to children as they know what to expect.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on existing good practice by encouraging children to develop their listening and communication skills further during group activities to ensure that they get the most out of all experiences.
- 16 October 2024Good
- 28 January 2020Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Blooming Years Nursery Schools
- What it costs
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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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