Magic Years Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for babies from 3 months up to school age, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 May 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2016, with 96 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
All 2 years old with an entitlement certificate or Golden ticket, all 3 years old attending the 15 or 30 hours are welcomed.
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
E16 4HHWhat 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, 26 May 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are safe and happy. They enjoy participating in the wide range of interesting learning opportunities. Children are proud of their nursery and confidently show visitors their favourite displays and activities. They have strong bonds with staff and are quick to approach them if they need reassurance or comfort. Staff know children well and talk knowledgably about what they can do and what they need to learn next.
Leaders have high expectations of every child, including those with additional needs. They ensure that staff support each child's individual needs well. Children speak a rich variety of languages. Staff support children well by communicating with them in their home language where appropriate and supporting them to learn
Children confidently engage in activities. During circle time in the pre-school room, children enthusiastically participate and sing a welcome song. Staff communicate well as a team. They are attentive to the needs of the children and model behaviour expectations through their own positive interactions with children and colleagues. During the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, leaders kept in touch with parents to support their children's continuous learning and progress.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff in how to develop children's early reading and writing skills consistently.
- 26 May 2021Good
- 4 September 2019Inadequate
- 28 February 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Magic Years Nursery
- What it costs
- 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.
- 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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