Leo's Den Nursery
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A day nursery in London for babies from 4 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:45, 5 days a week. £815.74 a month for 4 months – 2 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2009, with 64 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Minimum 2 days a week, price list dated April 2026.
| Age | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 months – 2 years4m to 2y | £815.742 Days £1217.673 Days £1615.664 Days £1828.855 Days | |
| 2 years – 3 years2y to 3y | £729.812 Days £1089.473 Days £1445.564 Days £1580.425 Days | |
| 3 years3y to 4y | £701.242 Days £1046.823 Days £1388.854 Days £1502.625 Days |
Funded hours
15 or 30 hours.
Worth knowing. The funding only applies during term time but we extend the funded hours to stretch the whole year.
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
SE1 4DZWhat 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, 5 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this warm and nurturing nursery. They arrive with big smiles and confidently separate from their parents, eager for the day ahead. Children show that they have developed good bonds with the caring staff. For instance, babies and toddlers look to staff for cuddles if they are tired or need reassurance. Older children are keen to share their ideas with staff and involve them in their play.
Children enjoy playing together and develop good friendships. They are confident to express their opinions and make choices about what they want to do.
Managers and staff want the best for all children. They get to know them well from the start and provide attentive care and focused learning opportunities. Children happily participate in the various activities and demonstrate positive attitudes to their learning. For example, babies are curious to discover how to open and close containers. They explore how to fit different-sized items inside and persevere until they have worked out problems for themselves. Children focus intently as they look at books independently or listen to stories read by adults. They show that they know their favourite books exceedingly well as they join in with repeated phrases and anticipate what will happen next.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support all staff to provide children with clear and consistent boundaries that help them to understand expectations and moderate their behaviour.
- 5 January 2023Good
- 22 February 2017Good
- 11 June 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Leo's Den Nursery
- Meals
- 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 £815.74 a month 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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