Crouch End Nursery and Preschool
Good★ 3.8 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Good by Ofsted in March 2025. Open since 2014, with 79 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 Haringey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Haringey 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
N8 9QNWhat 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 September 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 26 February 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 25 March 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff have developed close and secure bonds with the children. As a result, children are settled in this welcoming and homely environment. Children's well-being and safety are prioritised by leaders and staff. The supportive and caring nature of the staff gives children confidence to explore the interesting activities they carefully plan for them. Children arrive with big smiles and are eager to learn. Staff have high expectations of all children and children behave well. Children build positive relationships with staff and their friends. They show kindness to their friends and respect the environment they are in by tidying up after themselves.
Children have lots of fun at the nursery; they make the most of playing indoors and outdoors. Staff engage children in play that is meaningful, such as exploring with sand and water. Children learn how to balance and pedal on bikes successfully.
Staff support children's emotional well-being by offering praise and reassurance when children need it. Leaders ensure that the curriculum is ambitious and challenging for all children. This means that all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress in their overall development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve staff's understanding of how to support children's language development further n support staff to build on and provide further challenge to extend children's learning.
- 25 March 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 27 November 2019Good
- 6 April 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Crouch End Nursery and Preschool
- 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.
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