Joyful Star Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £60.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2014, with 20 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
49 weeks a year, minimum 2 days a week.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £60.00More than 7 hours | £35.00Half-Day (5 hours), 5 hrs | £7.00 |
Discounts
- 5% Sibling discountsecond sibling of the two children, attending at the same time and
- £100.00 Make a recommendationnew child registered for a minimum of four full days; credit received
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Up to 30 hours of funded childcare from 9 months to school age for 38 weeks of the year; some 2-year-olds may be entitled to 15 hours; all eligible 3- and 4-year-olds are entitled to 15 hours per week.
Worth knowing. We charge a weekly consumables fee, which covers all meals, snacks and drinks. For children accessing 15 or 30 hours free childcare and require additional hours to their weekly entitlement, a separate fee structure is applied during term times.
What childcare usually costs in Southwark
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Southwark 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
SE16 2ENWhat 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, 14 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily at the nursery, where they are greeted warmly by staff.
Children have strong and positive relationships with staff, who know them and their families well. Children take care of their belongings. They are encouraged to be independent and school ready. They take off their own coats and bags upon arrival and find their name pegs.
Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. They model expected behaviour and use positive praise. For example, children are praised for helping to tidy up and for taking part in group activities. Staff sit on the carpet with children and regularly remind them of expected behaviour. Children's next steps in learning are based upon their personal interests and build upon their previous experiences and skills. Staff create an ambitious curriculum, in which the children make good progress. Children engage in a range of activities, both indoors and outdoors. They take part in meaningful conversations with staff and each other. Staff encourage children to talk about their families and feelings. Staff are aware of how the pandemic has affected children at the setting. They encourage children to talk with their peers and engage in group games.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- reduce the length of carpet time to ensure that children remain engaged n create further opportunities for children to become independent at mealtimes.
- 14 March 2023Good
- 1 June 2017Good
- 27 July 2016Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Joyful Star Nursery
- 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 £60.00 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.
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