Hill Top Daycare Nursery Ltd (Roof Top Nursery)
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A day nursery in London for babies from 6 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £95.00 a day for 6 Months to 5 Years Old, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 2005, with 42 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Months to 5 Years Old6m to 5y | £95.00Daily Full Time | £14.00Part Time |
Funded hours
15 or 30 hours free childcare per week; from 9 months up to school-age eligible working parents can access up to 30 hours per week free childcare (from September 2025); for 3–4-year-olds up to 30 hours per week for working parents, or at least 15 hours universal entitlement; for 2-year-olds 15 hours per week funded childcare, a term after your child turns 2; for all 3- and 4-year-olds universal en.
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
E5 8PXWhat 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, 2 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle quickly as they arrive at the nursery and are safe and secure in the care of staff. Children have the freedom to explore both the indoor and outdoor play spaces. Staff support children to be active learners and to develop a sense of curiosity. Older children are independent and confident. Staff support babies to help them develop these skills. Children show good levels of concentration and are familiar with well-established routines.
Children have access to a wealth of activities and resources. They benefit from exploring the roof-top play area. Staff organise races in lanes and support children as they practise skills that develop healthy minds and bodies.
Children are encouraged to be kind and caring to all. Staff model the behaviours they expect. This helps children to become resilient and learn how to manage their emotions. Staff teach children about feelings. They label the emotion with the correct word and encourage children to express themselves freely.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance staff's understanding and practice and help children to develop a wide and varied vocabulary n ensure that staff have an overview of children as they play in order to intervene in a timely manner when disagreements occur.
- 2 May 2024Good
- 3 July 2018Good
- 28 January 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hill Top Daycare Nursery Ltd (Roof Top Nursery)
- 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.
- Is £95.00 a day still the rate? 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
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