Fruit Tree Day Nursery
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2025. Open since 2012, with 53 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
SE5 7NLWhat 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 April 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders work with the local authority to promote a good level of education for all children. Children have access to an exciting and meaningful curriculum at this setting. Staff at the setting, including leaders, know the children very well and their families. This helps them to plan activities that provide children with appropriate challenges to move them on in their learning.
Children quickly settle down to playing and exploring and are well supported in their learning and development. They are eager to explore and show positive attitudes towards learning. They are familiar with the staff, the daily routine and the learning environment, showing a sense of belonging and security. Children have access to outdoor learning that is effectively implemented in the daily curriculum.
All children, including children 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 refine daily routines, so staff and younger children know what happens next and what is expected of them n continue to develop staff's understanding of how to further support the individual learning needs for the youngest children's communication and language.
- 29 April 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 30 May 2024Needs improvement
- 14 August 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Fruit Tree 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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