Little Stars Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in London for babies from 7 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £2465.00 a month for 9 months to 3 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 2016, with 25 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
50 weeks a year, minimum 3 days a week.
| Age | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 months to 3 years9m to 3y | £2465.005 days | |
| 3 and 4 year old3y to 4y | £2043.005 days | |
| 9 months and 2 yo's | £1341.005 days |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £75.00 Registration feenot refundable
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £5.00 per 15 minutes Late collection or early drop-offfirst 5 minutes
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15-hour stretched basis only for 3 and 4-year-olds; 30 h funding for 9 months and 2 yo's.
Worth knowing. Additional charges may unfortunately apply. Parents may be asked to contribute towards services and consumables not fully covered by the funded entitlement. A fully funded place may be offered if one becomes available; however, this is limited to one place per term and is strictly subject to availability.
What childcare usually costs in Hackney
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hackney 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
N16 8RZWhat 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, 23 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff welcome children into a safe, calm and nurturing nursery environment. They consider children's interests to plan interesting and varied activities that children are eager to explore. The manager and staff ensure the settling-in routines include prioritising children's emotional well-being. Staff reassure children and offer comfort when they are upset. They demonstrate sensitivity to children's individual needs and work on building strong relationships with children. This enables children to develop positive attitudes to learning and successfully build on their existing skills and knowledge. Overall, children are engaged well in activities and learning, demonstrating good behaviour consistently.
Staff have high expectations of children and help them to develop the necessary skills for their future learning. Staff ensure pre-school children enhance their independence skills further. For example, staff teach children to use cutlery correctly during mealtimes. They also teach children to learn to use a knife safely.
During snack time, following encouragement from staff, older children confidently and safely cut slices of banana and share with their friends. Children beam with pride when staff praise their cutting skills. Staff are attentive to the needs of babies in their care and provide support to develop their independence skills well. During mealtimes, they help babies to learn to use cutlery to feed themselves and keep them engaged by providing positive praise such as 'well done for using your spoon'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue to review the organisation of some group activities to further enhance children's high levels of involvement.
- 23 May 2024Good
- 13 June 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Stars Nursery
- Nappies
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 £2465.00 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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