Linden Tree Nursery School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Clapham for babies from 6 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2009, with 37 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Up to 20 hours per week, on a stretched basis.
Worth knowing. The voluntary charge means you fairly contribute to the full cost of our provision including all meals, snacks, hygiene products and Froebelian elements.
What childcare usually costs in Lambeth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lambeth 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
SW4 0LBWhat 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, 1 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children's individuality is valued, as staff know the children's individual needs and interests well and celebrate achievements. Leaders are ambitious for what they would like the children to be able to do. Children practise self-serving and cutting fruit, which develops their independence skills. As a result, children are ready for the next stage in their learning journey.
Children engage with the world around them and feel part of the community. They visit their local parks, which parents comment is an activity they love. Younger children share mealtimes with the older children. They are confident to communicate with each other and care for one another. For example, children ensure their friends have their belongings and involve each other in play. This supports the children's social development as they build relationships with their peers.
Children have positive attitudes and work together to resolve conflict. Staff ensure children know the behavioural expectations, as they remind them to use their 'kind hands'. Children use timers in their play to support turn taking as role modelled by staff. This builds on the child's self-esteem, and children feel happy and secure in the nursery, as they know what is expected of them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop their teaching techniques in early literacy skills n continue to improve transitions having a positive effect on children's learning.
- 1 March 2023Good
- 21 July 2017Good
- 26 January 2017Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Linden Tree Nursery School
- What it costs
- 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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