Helena's Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2025. Open since 2017, with 50 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 Barnet
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Barnet 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
NW7 2EUWhat 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, 16 September 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff develop lovely relationships with children and understand their individual needs well. They get to know new children well and offer an abundance of care and reassurance. This helps children to feel happy and emotionally secure. Staff teach children about the rules and boundaries at nursery and model good manners.
Children instinctively respond with 'you are welcome' when staff thank them. They demonstrate kind and friendly behaviour, sharing resources and taking turns with their friends. Staff teach children how to listen to one another when there is conflict and help them to explain their feelings. Children behave well and are beginning to recognise how their behaviour affects their friends.
Overall, staff provide children with an ambitious curriculum and a wide range of opportunities to explore. They offer forest school activities, where children engage with nature and wildlife. Literacy development is particularly well promoted.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staffs understanding of the curriculum intentions and how to implement them more consistently with younger children n strengthen existing performance management processes to ensure consistently high-quality teaching across the staff team and raise the overall quality of education for all children.
- 16 September 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 21 January 2020Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Helena's 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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