Jan Pre-School and Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 3.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
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. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2023. Open since 2021, with 43 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 free funded hours from the Government for 38 weeks; 30 funded hours for working parents.
Worth knowing. No top up fees for 15 hours; full-time children pay for rest of days; parents pay for all food, nappies and wipes; no packed lunches; limited places for 15-hour only; £10 monthly snack money or bring own fruit; meals £3.50 each for lunch and tea; lunch money paid monthly in advance.
What childcare usually costs in Waltham Forest
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Waltham Forest 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
E10 5DUWhat 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.
- 20 April 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 7 October 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 1 July 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 6 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are greeted warmly by their key person when they arrive at the setting.
They leave their parents confidently, chatting to staff as they put their names on the board to show they are present today. When children speak more than one language, staff speak to them in their home language, which helps children and their families to feel valued in the setting.
Staff have a clear understanding of the expectations for all children's development, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), as they move through the setting. This results in a curriculum which ensures progression in all areas of learning as children transition between rooms. This supports children to be ready for the next stage of their education.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to make better use of opportunities to allow children to further develop their independence skills n review the organisation of books to include non-fiction texts throughout the areas of learning to support children's areas of interest.
- 6 September 2023Good
- 9 March 2023Inadequate
- 1 November 2022Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Jan Pre-School and Nursery
- What it costs
- 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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