Caversham
Good★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2024. Open since 2011, with 47 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 Camden
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Camden 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
NW5 2DRWhat 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 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The staff are very caring and form strong emotional bonds with their key children.
This helps children to gain a sense of belonging in the safe environment. Nursery leaders plan a broad curriculum that promotes children's well-being and excitement to learn. Staff know their key children well and have clear intentions for what they want children to learn next. They check children's understanding as they play with them. Staff sequence children's learning well to support their progress over time.
Staff are very sensitive in supporting children who struggle for a while to settle into the nursery. They work closely with parents to ease the transition from home. Staff arrange bespoke settling-in sessions that are planned around the needs of individual children. They make sure they are close by to reassure and give children a cuddle, when needed. This helps children begin to understand and enjoy the daily nursery routines at their own pace. Staff are very respectful to children and have high expectations for their behaviour. This supports children to manage their feelings and learn to be polite and caring to others. Staff help children to gain the skills that help them make friends and understand the needs of others.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- embrace all learning opportunities and act on where children's critical thinking skills and opportunities for further language development can be extended, for example, by asking open questions n tailor home learning more precisely to meet children's individual needs for a consistent approach to their development.
- 5 August 2024Good
- 14 November 2018Good
- 27 June 2018Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Caversham
- 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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