Dicky Birds Pre School Nurseries Ltd - Dundonald Road
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Wimbledon for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 2002, with 54 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 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 3PHWhat 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.
- 13 January 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 13 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children experience good levels of supervision from staff, indoors and outdoors.
This helps them to feel safe and secure. As children arrive at nursery, they receive a warm welcome from staff, which enables them to settle quickly. Children play happily and demonstrate positive attitudes to learning. They take delight in looking at books and drawing pictures, which promotes their early literacy skills. There are plenty of opportunities for children to use and hear numbers, which helps to raise their mathematical awareness.
Children are motivated to learn. They respond well to staff's high expectations for their learning. Babies have lots of fun as they explore the various toys and resources available to them. They particularly enjoy playing with malleable materials, such as sand and shaving foam, which supports their creativity and imagination. Outside, older children develop and test their physical skills, such as running, balancing and coordination. With the help of a sports teacher, they learn ball skills and increase their stamina. This supports children's social and physical well-being effectively. Behaviour is good, with older children being polite and friendly. Babies are beginning to play alongside each other, sharing and taking turns.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- sharpen the monitoring of staff's professional development, identifying their individual training needs in order to raise practice to the highest levels n extend opportunities for children who speak EAL to further develop and use their home language in play and learning.
- 13 February 2023Good
- 23 March 2017Good
- 3 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Dicky Birds Pre School Nurseries Ltd - Dundonald Road
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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