Ethelburga Early Years
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for babies from 6 months up to school age, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2024. Open since 2004, with 29 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
What childcare usually costs in Wandsworth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wandsworth 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
SW11 4RAWhat 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.
Ofsted inspector, 12 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide a welcoming and exciting environment to help all children develop a positive sense of self in the nursery. For example, staff encourage older children to keenly hang up their coats on labelled coat pegs and register their arrival. Staff are caring and sensitive in their approach to ensure that children's personal, social and emotional development is carefully considered well, overall. For example, staff enthusiastically greet children on their arrival and help them to settle. Children show that they feel safe and emotionally secure. Staff plan many opportunities for children to develop their confidence and independence well. For example, they encourage older children to serve themselves during mealtimes, and staff in the baby room plan many sensory experiences for very young children to become inquisitive and confident learners.
Staff have high expectations for all children's behaviour. For example, they support older children to listen and follow instructions effectively to help them learn how to keep safe, such as when they play outdoors. Staff who support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are consistent in their approach. This leads to all children demonstrating very positive behaviour. Staff develop a curriculum based on children's individual learning needs to ensure all children are well prepared for the next stages in their learning, particularly children in receipt of additional funding and children with SEND.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review staff's planning of daily routines to help enhance children's understanding of how to lead a healthy lifestyle n strengthen the plans for professional development to drive the quality of teaching further.
- 12 June 2024Good
- 28 June 2018Good
- 14 April 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ethelburga Early Years
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- 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.
- 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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