Charing Cross Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2003, with 50 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 Hammersmith and Fulham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hammersmith and Fulham 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
W6 8RFWhat 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.
- 31 March 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 25 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy in this nurturing home-from-home environment. The nursery staff ensure that they build secure relationships with families through their thorough induction processes and ongoing communication during the year. This supports staff in planning a personalised curriculum for each child. Staff are on hand to greet children and their parents daily, and children have plenty of opportunities to discuss how they are feeling each day. This ensures that children feel emotionally secure.
Children behave well and understand the clear nursery routines. Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour and remind them of these at every opportunity, for example, when encouraging children to tidy up and sit for circle time. Staff act as role models and support children to develop their sharing and turn-taking skills.
Staff understand the importance of children having a range of opportunities to be physically active. Babies use low-level furniture to support them to begin cruising as they move from crawling to walking. All children are supported by the welldifferentiated play equipment, which allows them to practise their climbing and balancing skills. In addition, the nursery offers a vast range of adult-led sessions, which include, dance, yoga, multi-skills sports and tennis.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff further to ensure that their planned activities allow time for children to respond to questions and practise new vocabulary to extend their communication and language skills.
- 25 September 2024Good
- 13 December 2018Good
- 6 July 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Charing Cross 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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