Chaston Nursery School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 1999, with 60 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
All children aged 3 and 4 in England are entitled to 15 hours of government-funded childcare per week for 38 weeks each year, beginning from the term following their third birthday. Furthermore, eligible working families can access 30 hours per week of Early Years Funding for children aged between 9 months and 4 years.
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 4JHWhat 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.
- 14 October 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 28 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff understand the importance of attachment in young children, and they work hard to form strong bonds with children. Staff are responsive and nurturing. They get to know children's individual personalities well to ensure that all children benefit from the curriculum throughout the day. This resonates with children's happiness and confidence in the setting. For example, children cheerfully show the structures that they build and take pride in their achievements.
Staff demonstrate an ambition and passion to offer a high-quality curriculum for children. They have a good understanding of children's next steps, and carefully consider children's interests when planning their learning. Leaders embed the curriculum securely across all ages. This helps children to prepare well for the next stage of their learning.
Children engage enthusiastically in learning opportunities. Staff teach children stories, songs and rhymes throughout the day. Children enjoy learning new mathematical skills, such as shapes, colours and quantities as they play. Children develop positive attitudes towards learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the strategies that staff use to support children's positive behaviour, so these are used consistently n continue to support staff to manage transitions more smoothly.
- 28 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 20 February 2019Good
- 2 February 2018Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Chaston Nursery School
- What it costs
- Meals
- Nappies
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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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