Kindergarten in the Wood
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in London for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £13.00 a session for 0-2 years. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2022. Open since 1992, with 50 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Charge: £13 per session
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
What childcare usually costs in Westminster
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Westminster 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
NW8 9NGWhat 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.
- 25 May 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 5 May 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 1 September 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children happily return to the nursery after the summer break. They are very keen to explore the activities prepared for them. Leaders implement effective settling-in arrangements, such as home visits, which support new children and their families during the time of the adaptation. Staff take time to talk to each parent when children arrive. This means that the transition between home and nursery is easy for children. Staff know the children very well and build trusting relationships with them. Their attentive and caring approach towards children helps to ensure that children feel safe and their needs are met. Children confidently approach staff for comfort and reassurance when needed. Through their enthusiasm for learning and their self-confidence, children show that they feel valued and loved.
Children learn about the importance of healthy lifestyles and the benefits of regular toothbrushing. The nursery provides a nutritious menu and caters for specific dietary needs. Mealtimes are sociable occasions for children. Staff encourage children to cut and share fruits with each other that they bring from home. Children learn to clean plates and tables after mealtimes. This helps to develop children's sense of responsibility and enhances their self-care skills further.
Children behave well and display positive attitudes towards learning. Staff use timely assessments to inform their planning. They have high expectations of each child. All children make good progress in relation to their starting points. This includes children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, children who speak English as an additional language and those who receive funding.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- further strengthen the implementation of the curriculum for communication and language so that staff focus more clearly on the intended outcome of the activity to maximise children's learning n to build on existing arrangements for professional development by providing staff with individual and specific targets, so that they can develop their teaching skills even more.
- 1 September 2022Good
- 2 March 2022Inadequate
- 5 December 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kindergarten in the Wood
- Funded hours
- 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.
- Is £13.00 a session still the rate? 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.
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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