Early Buds Nursery Ltd
Not yet inspectedTakes funded hours★ 4.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Walthamstow for babies from 6 months up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Ofsted has not yet published a graded inspection. Open since 2024, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We are approved by the London Borough of Waltham Forest to offer 15 hours of free childcare every week to all children from the age of 3 years until they go to school. Some 3 year old children will be eligible for 30 hours per week if one or both of their parents work. Some children aged 9 months to 2 years are eligible for 15 hours of free childcare per week if their parents meet the eligibility.
Worth knowing. Our term time Preschool at Bramley Close offers up to 30 hours of free childcare sessions over 38 weeks to eligible children. Our Daycare Nurseries at Queens Road, Verulam Avenue and Northcote Road offers the equivalent of up to 30 hours of free childcare to eligible children over 51 weeks per year.
What childcare usually costs in Waltham Forest
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Waltham Forest 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
E17 6EGWhat 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.
Still missing for Early Buds Nursery Ltd
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.