Hackney Care For Kids
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for babies from 6 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2025. Open since 1990, with 38 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 or 30 funded hours, as well as Tax-Free Childcare.
Worth knowing. Funding applied based on your child's age, sessions, and attendance pattern; our competitive fees include all meals, snacks, activities, and learning resources.
What childcare usually costs in Hackney
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hackney 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
N16 7PRWhat 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, 12 September 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders have implemented all necessary improvements since the last inspection.
For example, they have ensured that suitability checks for all trustees are completed. The improved supervision arrangements support leaders in fully understanding their roles and responsibilities. These actions have led to overall improvements in the effectiveness of leadership and the quality of provision.
Children are happy and settled in this inviting, welcoming nursery. They arrive eagerly and are greeted warmly by kind and caring staff. Staff dedicate time to building and nurturing trusting relationships with children, which helps them feel safe and secure. Children build strong relationships with their peers, supporting their social development. They behave well and benefit from staff's consistently high expectations. Staff actively support children in learning considerate behaviours such as sharing and taking turns. Positive behaviour is consistently promoted through praise and encouragement. As a result, children demonstrate a strong attitude towards learning and behave well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- maximise opportunities for children to explore their own ideas, thoughts and develop their critical thinking skills to the highest level.
- 12 September 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 25 March 2025Inadequate Safeguarding: No
- 26 April 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hackney Care For Kids
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.