Cupcakes Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for babies from 6 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2013, with 46 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We offer the 9 month old and two year old 30 hours funding from September 2025. We offer 2 year old 15 hours funding. We offer 3 year old 15 and 30 hours funding.
What childcare usually costs in Barnet
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Barnet 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
N12 9DEWhat 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 October 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 28 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled at Cupcakes Nursery. They develop strong and affectionate bonds with the caring staff. This supports their emotional well-being and gives them a secure foundation for learning. Children demonstrate that they feel safe in the warm and nurturing environment. For example, babies are drawn to a music activity led by staff. They take part with great enthusiasm, as they discover how to make sounds on a drum. Babies feel confident to go off and explore this new interest independently. They tap on the pots and pans in their play kitchen and are delighted by the noises they create.
Staff have high expectations for all children. They provide an inclusive environment where children's unique backgrounds and abilities are valued. The provider uses additional funding effectively to help all children access the ambitious curriculum.
For example, children are provided with special resources or one-to-one learning support. Children enjoy sharing their experiences from home and happily celebrate special events, such as Passover and Easter, together. This helps them to understand and respect their similarities and differences. Children behave well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to adapt and reshape some planned routines and activities, to fully maximise children's engagement and enjoyment in their learning.
- 28 March 2023Good
- 8 September 2017Good
- 27 February 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cupcakes Nursery
- 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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