Bookie's Babes
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Edgware for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:45 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2015, with 18 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Government Funded childcare.
What childcare usually costs in Barnet
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Barnet 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
HA8 8ABWhat 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, 30 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children at this setting thrive, as they form strong bonds with caring staff. Staff fully understand the importance of secure attachments for children's emotional well-being. Children feel safe and secure as they benefit from a well-established key-person system. For instance, babies snuggle into their special person for reassurance when they need it. Staff seek information from parents about children when they start. They offer individualised settling-in sessions, and use these to get to know children and families. This contributes to the home-from-home environment that staff strive to create for children.
Children learn through carefully planned activities that are suited to their age and stage of development. Children learn through a balance of adult-led activities and child-initiated play. Staff know the children well and work with parents to plan effectively for children's learning and development. Staff assess what children know and can do and provide a good range of activities to stretch and challenge their development. As a result, children make good progress.
Children are starting to develop their independence skills. They enjoy carrying out tasks throughout the day that enable them to make independent choices. For example, children put their jackets and shoes on to go into the garden and wash their hands in preparation for their meals. Interactions between children and staff, and children and their peers, are warm and caring. Staff create an environment where children are learning to manage their own behaviour.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve staff interaction with children to model the use of language, extend vocabulary and support their communication and language skills.
- 30 March 2023Good
- 9 June 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bookie's Babes
- What it costs
- 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.
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.