Carville Day Nursery
Good★ 4.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Walthamstow for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 1997, with 38 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 Waltham Forest
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Waltham Forest 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
E17 9SFWhat 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 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily and are welcomed warmly by the friendly staff. Children show enthusiasm to explore the wide range of activities available. They develop secure bonds with the kind and nurturing staff. Babies enjoy exploring sensory activities with cereal and trucks. Staff support them to discuss the different trucks and textures as they play. This helps to extend babies' understanding of new words and different colours. Babies also have fun playing with a variety of toy animals.
Staff help them to identify different animals and the sounds they make. Toddlers show high engagement as they investigate different elements of a farm during sensory play. Staff effectively encourage discussions about which animals produce which foods and encourage the children to discuss the different smells of a range of herbs and vegetables. Children show a very positive approach towards learning, and staff extend their knowledge extremely well.
Pre-school children show good levels of interest and curiosity as they make 'silly soup'. Staff skilfully support children to recognise different sounds and letters and identify words that rhyme. This helps to develop children's early literacy skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review staff deployment and routines during the staff lunchtime period in order to meet the learning needs of children in a more consistent way n build on the interactions of staff working with babies in order to further extend babies' language skills and learning, to help them make the best possible progress - review the babies' outdoor learning space to enhance opportunities to develop their physical skills and promote their overall learning outdoors.
- 30 January 2023Good
- 28 March 2017Good
- 3 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Carville Day Nursery
- 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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