German Kindergarten North Dulwich
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:00, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2013, with 20 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
SE24 9JQWhat 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, 11 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide an extremely welcoming, friendly and nurturing environment for all children. They greet children on their arrival in both German and English, to help value their home languages. Key staff support children who are settling in. They provide lots of cuddles and reassurance to help children to settle, and to promote their emotional well-being. Staff act as good role models. They consistently promote children's positive behaviour, and help children to learn how to keep themselves safe. For example, staff encourage all children to walk safely up and down the stairs. They calmly and sensitively give a five-minute prompt for children to finish what they are doing before they tidy toys away. Children listen to, and keenly follow, instructions. They are fully aware of the routines and know what to expect next. Children show that they feel safe and secure, and behave very well.
Staff implement a curriculum to help promote children's good health and physical exercise. For example, staff plan a wide range of experiences outdoors to develop children's physical skills and emotional health. They plan outings to the local area, such as Community Greenhouses and historic windmills. This also helps to promote children's sense of self within the local community and provide opportunities that children may not have experienced before.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff's teaching skills further so that they can easily recognise when children become disengaged to help capture and maintain children's focus on learning n help older children to develop their self-help skills and independence even further, particularly during mealtimes.
- 11 July 2024Good
- 3 October 2018Good
- 21 July 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for German Kindergarten North Dulwich
- 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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