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Crafty Wizards World Pre-School

Outstanding★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established

A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2015, with 28 places.

Call 02088593725Their website

Cost

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 Greenwich

£8.20an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£7.72an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Greenwich from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 8+Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
Google rating
4.8 out of 5From 30 Google reviews. NurseryWise has none of its own.
How many children
28 placesMedium for England
How long open
11 yearsLong established
Address
265 Eltham High Street, London, SE9 1TY

Where it is

SE9 1TY
Ofsted URN EY489815On the register since 22 May 2015
Ofsted

What 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 May 2023 · read the full report

What it is like to attend

Children are very happy and settled. They develop strong trusting relationships with practitioners who nurture them. Children are consistently praised for their efforts. This boosts their self-esteem and desire to achieve. Children have access to a well-resourced environment. Practitioners plan an exciting curriculum with clear learning intentions. For example, the recent hatching of butterflies created excitement around nature. Children explore plant roots before they plant seeds from their fruit at snack. Later, they gather to release the butterflies. They link the affirmation of the week 'I can' to encourage the butterflies to fly.

Practitioners make excellent use of strategies, such as sign language and visual resources. This supports their intense focus on communication. Children have a positive attitude to learning, and they develop excellent communication skills. For example, storytelling is interactive with actions and signs. Children are quick to pick up on the tale and offer their suggestions of how it may end.

Leaders are proactive in linking with the community. For instance, children regularly visit an elderly group. They have access to an outdoor forest environment, and their fruit for snack is locally sourced. This helps children develop respect for others and the environment. Practitioners use photos and invite visits from children's families to show they are all different. This prepares children for life in modern Britain.

  • 25 May 2023Outstanding
  • 17 October 2017Good

Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.

Still missing for Crafty Wizards World Pre-School

  • 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.

Before you ring

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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

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Playwell Pre School

Day nursery · Eltham Park Baptist Church, 32a Westmount Road, London, SE9 1JE

GoodTakes funded hours£4.00 an hourBirth to 8+09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week35 placesOpen for decades
0.3 mi
6 min walk
07763887181Their website

Alpha Nursery (Eltham)

Day nursery · 142 Well Hall Road, London, SE9 6SN

GoodBirth to 5Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm36 placesLong established
0.6 mi
13 min walk
07939528678

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Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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