Fortune Green Playcentre
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 November 2022. Open since 2012, with 42 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 Camden
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Camden 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
NW6 1DRWhat 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, 15 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and well cared for at this inclusive pre-school, where children's well-being is at the heart of practice. Teaching children about healthy eating is a priority. Children take part in weekly food-tasting opportunities to encourage variety in their diet. They excitedly make faces on their plates with the healthy foods that they have chosen for snack. The pre-school works closely with families to ensure that children's nutritional needs are met. Children learn about the importance of oral hygiene; they demonstrate how to brush teeth on giant model mouths.
Parents speak positively about the pre-school and its staff. They feel well informed about their children's learning and development through daily feedback, regular newsletters and written reports. They feel that their children are safe and that staff know their children well. During the pandemic, staff continued to provide support for families. For example, they made regular phone calls and created online videos to help parents to support learning at home.
Children join in enthusiastically with familiar songs throughout the day, including songs that help them to transition smoothly from one activity to the next. Children behave well because they know what is expected of them. If children lose focus, staff skilfully direct them back to the activity. The staff help children to learn to share, take turns and cooperate.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- allow children more time to respond to questions during activities to encourage their thinking and develop their language skills even further n enable more children opportunities to be involved in group activities, and keep them focused and enhance their learning experience.
- 15 November 2022Good
- 12 December 2016Outstanding
- 26 March 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Fortune Green Playcentre
- 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.
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