Dicky Birds Pre School Nurseries Ltd - Surbiton 62
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Surbiton 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2023. Open since 2006, with 69 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 Kingston upon Thames
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kingston upon Thames 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
KT6 4RHWhat 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.
- 25 May 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 29 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at the nursery and are happy and confident. Staff are caring and nurturing, and new children and babies settle quickly and form strong emotional attachments with their key person. They seek them out when needing comfort and demonstrate that they feel emotionally secure.
Staff know the children well and confidently talk about what children enjoy doing and what they need to learn next. They have an ambitious curriculum in place, and children are motivated and excited to explore activities. They eagerly sing songs at group times, and older children develop good early literacy skills as they look at different letters and look for words that begin with the matching sound. Children in the baby room enjoy a wide range of rich sensory experiences that enthuse them to learn. For example, babies become absorbed in investigating foam they can mould into different shapes with their hands, and they explore a wide range of real life and natural resources.
Staff act as good role models for children and provide a respectful and calm environment. This is reflected in children's behaviour and attitudes, which are very good. Older children listen well when it is tidy-up time and follow their 'golden rules'. They are encouraged to talk about their feelings and how best to manage them. Younger children are learning to share and take turns with their toys.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - develop staff's knowledge of how to support children to solve problems by themselves and challenge their thinking skills further n review the organisation of some routines in order to maximise children's learning opportunities and their engagement and participation levels.
- 29 June 2023Good
- 20 October 2021Good
- 14 April 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Dicky Birds Pre School Nurseries Ltd - Surbiton 62
- 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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