Burdett Playgroup
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in London for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2014, with 40 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 Tower Hamlets
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Tower Hamlets 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
E3 4AUWhat 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, 11 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and enjoy spending time at this warm and welcoming playgroup. Children show that they feel safe as they separate from their parents with ease and eagerly engage in the environment. The playgroup benefits from a consistent staff team, who have worked together over many years. They get to know children well from the start. Children's independence is highly promoted from the start as they are encouraged to hang up their own coats and bags. Children behave well throughout the day. Staff are on hand to support children with sharing, turn taking and other interactions.
The leadership team have developed a clear curriculum and support staff to be clear about what they want children to learn. Staff provide children with a variety of experiences based on children's likes and interests, such as dinosaurs. For example, children enjoy using dough. They use different objects to roll, poke and squeeze the dough and introduce the dinosaurs as they play.
Parents are happy with the care their children receive. They talk of the friendly staff and warm, supportive environment. They comment their children have made good progress and are ready for the move on to school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the implementation of everyday routines and activities, especially snack and whole-group times, to help children to know what to expect and participate fully n develop opportunities to extend staff's knowledge and teaching practice to an even higher level.
- 11 September 2024Good
- 5 September 2018Good
- 4 May 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Burdett Playgroup
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.