Hornsey Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for babies from 3 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 2023. Open since 2013, with 25 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
What childcare usually costs in Islington
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Islington 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
N19 3QWWhat 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 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children happily leave their parents at the beginning of the session. If they are a little upset, staff are on hand to support and comfort children. Staff build warm relationships with children while the deputy manager also develops excellent relationships with families. Children quickly settle into this nurturing environment.
Some enjoying a cuddle while others are engrossed in a story with staff. The environment is calm. Staff have clear expectations for children and a consistent approach.
Children engage in the well-resourced learning environment. They are free to explore the many activities that staff provide. Staff teach children to tidy up while singing a tidy-up song. As there is no outdoor area on site, staff take children out in groups to the local park. Some children walk and some are pushed in a buggy.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - support children's communication and language skills further, such as by adapting practices to meet the needs of individual children and their levels of understanding.
- 27 September 2023Good
- 13 December 2017Outstanding
- 19 June 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hornsey Day Nursery
- What it costs
- 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.
- 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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