Kids R Us
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 2024. Open since 2009, with 50 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE), this entitles children to a number of free funded hours at our nursery as outlined in the above price table. This can be applied for from 2 years old.
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
E11 1HRWhat 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.
- 9 June 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 3 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children play and learn in this friendly and positive environment. They have built good relationships with other children and the adults at the nursery. Children arrive with smiles on their faces and are eager to explore the interesting and engaging activities. Those who are settling in, or need extra time, are given it with care and attention. This supports their well-being and gives them high levels of self-esteem.
Children behave well. There are clear and consistent expectations about how children should behave, and staff explain why certain behaviours are not acceptable.
Children focus well on the variety of activities on offer. They play well with their peers. Children make the most of playing, both indoors and outdoors. For example, they 'cook' in the role play area, learn to pedal and balance on bikes, explore with sand and enjoy collecting leaves and acorns in buckets. This supports their overall development. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, those from disadvantaged backgrounds and those who may need extra support are supported well by leaders and staff. They identify needs, make referrals, work with professionals and implement the strategies recommended to support children. This ensures all children make good progress.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to further challenge and build on children's learning so they are learning to the highest levels n build on parent partnerships to ensure parents know about children's next steps for learning.
- 3 September 2024Good
- 28 September 2023Needs improvement
- 4 April 2023Inadequate
- 21 November 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kids R Us
- 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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