Crown Kindergartens
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in London for babies from 9 months up to 5 year olds, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 December 2022. Open since 1992, with 38 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Early years funding currently available for all 9 mths, two, three and four year olds (subject to parent's eligibility).
Worth knowing. As we do not typically operate on a term time basis and instead offer childcare across 51 weeks of the year, we stretch this funding across the entire year.
What childcare usually costs in Merton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Merton 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
SW19 8JRWhat 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.
- 24 March 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 14 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children play in a vibrant and nurturing learning environment. They access a wide variety of toys and activities, promoting equal opportunities for all areas. For instance, babies develop their imagination as they explore malleable materials during indoor activities. They also enjoy baking Christmas cupcakes, supporting their sensory skills effectively. Older children investigate real fruit and vegetables in the home corner. They receive good levels of support from staff as they use tools safely to cut up vegetables such as broccoli and carrots. Children's behaviour is good. They play well together and show respect for their environment.
Children have developed strong relationships with all staff, enabling them to feel happy and safe at the nursery. They enjoy chatting to staff and share lots of laughter with them, such as when playing games. Children respond very well to staff's high expectations for their learning. For example, they show good levels of concentration as they listen to stories being read to them. During a song and movement session, children enjoy moving their bodies to music. Children of all ages are motivated to play and learn. They gain the necessary skills for their future education.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- engage individual staff members, particularly those who are new and less experienced, in more targeted professional development to raise the quality of teaching to the highest level n make more effective use of opportunities to develop and build on children's early mathematical skills.
- 14 December 2022Good
- 10 March 2017Good
- 19 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Crown Kindergartens
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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