Kensington House Nursery School
Outstanding★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in London for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in September 2022. Open since 2014, with 24 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 Kensington and Chelsea
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kensington and Chelsea 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
W8 6QHWhat 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, 20 September 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
At this nursery, the manager and her highly trained team of staff cultivate a safe and stimulating environment in which children and their personal development are at the centre of everything they do. The manager is extremely passionate about fostering a supportive community between the setting and its families in which information and advice can be shared in a safe and nurturing manner. Staff have high aspirations for children and use their own unique interests and curiosities to shape the curriculum. Key staff are allocated following careful observation of each child during the settling-in period and conversations with parents and carers.
Parents and carers have high levels of confidence in the exceptional levels of personal detail which go into the planning and preparation of daily life for their children. Families comment on the fact that the manager consistently goes the extra mile to ensure that their child is making progress across all areas of the curriculum. Children are extremely effective at learning to do things for themselves.
The nursery manager is reflective and dedicated to ensuring learning is tailored to the individual child. Together with her committed staff team, she consistently evaluates all aspects of the provision to identify where improvements might be made to continuously raise standards in teaching and learning.
- 20 September 2022Outstanding
- 14 September 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kensington House Nursery School
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.