Fountain Children Centre
Good★ 4.4 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2024. Open since 2004, 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 Southwark
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Southwark 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
SE15 6RWWhat 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.
- 10 April 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 24 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children happily arrive at the nursery keen to start their day. They confidently separate from their parents demonstrating they feel safe and secure in the environment. Caring and nurturing staff know the children and their families well.
They build close bonds and attachments with their key children and subsequently, children feel emotionally safe and are eager to learn. Children are happy, confident and settled.
The curriculum is designed to support children's interests through different themes and builds on what they know and can do. Staff follow plans that clearly identify the knowledge children will learn and in what order. Staff focus on what they know about children to create a variety of activities and experiences, both inside and outside. Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to strengthen their teaching strategies to consistently challenge and extend children's learning n strengthen interactions with children during group activities to help all children to remain more focused and engaged in their learning n continue to improve the existing good systems for communication, to further enhance effective information sharing with all parents.
- 24 July 2024Good
- 5 October 2018Good
- 27 May 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Fountain Children Centre
- 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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