Ceres Nursery Ltd, Working Mums Daycare & Preschool
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for babies from 9 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 June 2024. Open since 2011, with 105 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Government-funded childcare for children from 9 months old, as well as for 2-year-olds and 3 - 4-year-olds.
Worth knowing. These entitlements are provided in line with the criteria set out by the local authority. Eligibility may vary, so please speak with the Nursery Manager at your preferred setting for guidance on the funding options available to you.
What childcare usually costs in Richmond upon Thames
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Richmond upon Thames 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
SW14 7JEWhat 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, 25 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff, especially those in the baby room, are very nurturing and affectionate. They provide children with plenty of cuddles and encouragement to help them feel safe and secure. This supports children's emotional well-being effectively. All staff reinforce hygiene routines consistently. They are very good at reminding children to wash their hands and explaining the importance of this. Children develop the habit of washing their hands frequently to maintain their health. Additionally, the inhouse cook provides children with healthy snacks and meals to promote their growth and development.
Staff hold high expectations for children's learning. They design a curriculum that includes various experiences for children that they may not encounter elsewhere.
This includes ballet, yoga, playball and tennis, which develop children's love of physical play. Younger children laugh as they sing and dance along to music, displaying motivation and happiness during these activities. Staff teach children to look after their environment. For example, pre-school children learn to clean the floor using a brush and a dustpan. Children gain self-care and independence skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue teaching children the language of feelings and regularly assess their comprehension to reinforce their learning n strengthen the monitoring and supervision of staff to ensure that they all have high-quality engagement with children.
- 25 June 2024Good
- 13 September 2018Good
- 28 March 2018Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ceres Nursery Ltd, Working Mums Daycare & Preschool
- 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.
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