Forest Village Kindergarten
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Morden for babies from 9 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £95.00 a day for 0–3 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 2020, with 25 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–3 yearsbirth to 3y | £95.00Additional full day (0–3 years) | £50.005 hrs | |
| 3–4 years3y to 4y | £85.00Additional full day (3–4 years) | £45.005 hrs |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £5.00 to £7.00 a day Meals and snacks (organic breakfast, hot lunch, tea, organicincludes organic breakfast, hot lunch, tea, organic fruit &
- £1.00 a day Consumables (nappies, wipes, sacks, toothbrush, toothpasteincludes nappies, wipes, sacks, toothbrush, toothpaste
Funded hours
15 hours and 30 hours Early Years Funding, Working Families Funding (9 months to 4 years), Universal Three- and Four-year-old Funding, 2-year-old Funding for Families Receiving Additional Support.
Worth knowing. Free Funding is paid for 38 weeks of the year (term time). At Forest Village Kindergarten we provide a stretched offer over 51 weeks, A total of 11.11hours (for 15 hours free funding) and 22.21 hours (for 30 hours free funding) can be claimed. Funding can be used Monday to Thursday, between 8:00am – 6:00pm and Friday from 8am to 1pm. Additional hours can be booked and will be charged at our standard rate. Unused funded hours cannot be carried over to the next term. If a child’s funded session fa.
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
SM4 6REWhat 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, 28 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled in this nurturing setting. The small group of children of different ages play harmoniously together. Children are supported throughout the session to build their independence skills. For example, on arrival, children are learning to self-register by placing their photograph on the door. All children, including the youngest, clear their own plate after meals. They put their dirty dishes and cutlery in the right place on the trolley. When going outside, children are familiar with the routine and change into their wellingtons and outdoor clothes.
Staff sing the tidy-up song to signal that there is a change in the routine. Children understand this and start to put things away.
Staff sequence children's learning appropriately to support all children to make good progress. When children's additional needs are identified, staff work with other agencies to access specialist support. Children care about each other. For instance, one child notices that his friend looks sad. He approaches her and offers his hand. This makes her smile. Children demonstrate secure relationships with staff, and staff know them well. This helps children to feel safe. Positive partnerships with parents are fostered. Parents are complimentary about the setting. They report that their children's language and social skills have improved, and they appreciate the healthy meals offered.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen teaching skills so that all staff consistently give children time to respond to questions.
- 28 November 2023Good
- 6 December 2022Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Forest Village Kindergarten
- 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.
- Is £95.00 a day still the rate? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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