Little Amber Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 3.9 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 take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2016, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Up to 30 hours of nursery education per week for 38 weeks of the year.
Worth knowing. Option A: Free 38 weeks per year. No meals/snacks. Option B: Free* 38 weeks per year. With meals/snacks. * - subject to availability.
What childcare usually costs in Newham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Newham 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
E6 5YAWhat 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, 12 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff form positive relationships with children. They provide a nurturing environment where children feel confident to express themselves. As children and their families arrive, they enter a welcoming lobby area adorned with books, information and pictures. Children are greeted warmly, and they happily start their day. Parents are highly valued as partners and speak very positively about the nursery. They highlight how happy their children are to attend.
Staff provide children with a range of stimulating activities. For example, toddlers are engrossed as they find and unwrap treasure in the sandpit. Staff support older children's early literacy skills, such as during a letter and sound matching game.
Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour and implement positive behaviour strategies. Children learn about why the rules are in place and learn how to self-regulate their behaviour. Children thoroughly enjoy their time in the garden.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide more consistent support for children to develop their independence during daily routines such as mealtimes.
- 12 June 2024Good
- 22 June 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Amber Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- 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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