Hatching Dragons Canada Water
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2021, with 72 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
All 3 and 4-year-olds in England are entitled to 15 hours of funded childcare per week. Working families may be eligible for 30 hours. Eligible 2-year-olds from lower-income households also qualify for 15 hours.
Worth knowing. We hold funded places at all three settings — but they go quickly. Register your interest early. Funding is applied from the term after your child turns the eligible age.
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
SE16 5DZWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 12 May 2023.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Hatching Dragons Canada Water
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- 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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