Fatemah Day Nursery
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2025. Open since 2002, with 45 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 Lambeth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lambeth 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
SW16 5RZWhat 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, 29 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff create a welcoming and inclusive environment, where all children are nurtured and well cared for. Staff are sensitive and responsive to children's needs. They provide reassuring words and cuddles to help children to settle. Staff ensure that nobody is left out of the games and activities. This helps children to develop affectionate bonds and feel safe and secure in the setting. Children are confident to make choices and play happily amongst their peers.
Staff have high expectations for children's learning and behaviour. They teach them to be kind and helpful, such as by cooperating during group games and tidying up after their play. Staff encourage children to manage their own personal care needs from an early age. Therefore, children confidently master useful skills, such as putting on their coats and eating with cutlery, before they go off to school.
Leaders and staff create an ambitious curriculum, which sets children up well for their next stages in learning. Staff promote children's early literacy skills particularly effectively, such as by using props to bring stories and songs to life. Therefore, children show a keen interest in reading and writing. For example, toddlers point to the text as they pretend to read familiar stories. Older children make marks to represent shopping lists during their imaginative role play.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to build further on the opportunities for children to practise using new vocabulary n support staff to be more consistent in helping children to regulate their own behaviour.
- 29 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 5 March 2024Needs improvement
- 27 March 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Fatemah Day Nursery
- 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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