Holly Lodge Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Highgate for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2022. Open since 2014, with 22 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 Camden
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Camden 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
N6 6EDWhat 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, 27 January 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at nursery with excitement and enthusiasm. They receive a warm welcome from the friendly and caring staff team. This nurturing approach really helps them to feel at ease and settle in quickly. Staff praise children for their efforts, helping to build their self-esteem and confidence. Children become increasingly independent when choosing resources and relating to others. They enjoy looking at books and reading with staff who repeat new words, sing number songs and encourage discussions with children as they play. Children use good manners and share equipment well. They are secure and know the routines of the day. For example, when staff begin to sing a familiar song, children know it is time to stop and come together for circle time.
Children have plenty of opportunities for physical play and fresh air, both in the outdoor play area and during regular outings. Outdoors, they dig in the sand and splash in the water. They thoroughly enjoy balancing, and laughing with excitement as they follow each other in a circuit. Staff have high expectations for children. They create a warm and friendly nursery, where children are safe and emotionally secure. Staff enable children to share a wide range of natural materials, to discover, explore, learn and enhance their skills at their own pace.
Staff promote children's communication and language well. This includes those children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff talk to children and ask questions that encourage them to think. They focus on promoting children's language, and a love of books is skilfully woven throughout the nursery.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - review the organisation of some adult-led activities outdoors, particularly to help children remain more focused and engaged in their learning and play n support children who speak English as an additional language to use their home language further as they play and learn, to support their language at home.
- 27 January 2022Good
- 7 March 2018Good
- 17 December 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Holly Lodge 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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