Kiddies Arena
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2024. Open since 2016, with 56 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 Lewisham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lewisham 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
SE8 3PZWhat 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, 13 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff plan enjoyable activities that challenge children to work things out for themselves and make choices about what to do. This helps children to develop positive attitudes as they engage in learning opportunities. Staff agree flexible settling in routines with parents. They gather initial and ongoing information about children from parents. This helps staff to plan effectively for children's individual care and learning needs.
Staff help children to develop their independence, such as when they encourage them to put on their waterproof boots. Children gleefully splash their feet in water as they recreate and recall familiar stories outdoors with staff. Staff provide fun opportunities for children to develop their social skills. For example, children take turns to wash wheeled toys in the pretend car wash. They thoroughly enjoy this activity. They negotiate and play together for long periods.
Staff build warm relationships with children and their parents. They give sensitive advice and support to help parents to understand how to build on their child's development at home. Staff share information about how children learn best with receiving school staff. This shared approach contributes well to the good progress that all children make.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the curriculum for babies so that the youngest children have well planned opportunities to engage in learning and make the best possible progress n fully implement the complaints procedure so that a written outcome is shared with all relevant parties.
- 13 August 2024Good
- 20 December 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kiddies Arena
- 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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