Marian Mission Educational & Family Support Centre
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 19:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2005, with 36 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Waltham Forest
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Waltham Forest 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
E10 6HAWhat 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.
- 28 April 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 2 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled in this calm and welcoming nursery. They gain lots of confidence as they explore their environment, and their emotional well-being is given high priority. Children build strong relationships with their key person, who are responsive to their individual needs and interests. They know staff are close by if they need support. Staff plan a well-thought-out curriculum ensuring that they build on what children already know. For example, children develop their physical skills during outdoor play. They show good coordination and spatial awareness as they skilfully navigate the trikes and wheeled toys. Topics about healthy eating help children develop an awareness of their bodies and how to look after them. Children engage well with their friends and demonstrate positive attitudes to learning. They develop many key skills in readiness for future learning.
Leaders and staff understand the importance of keeping children safe and secure at the nursery. They have addressed previous breaches raised at the last inspection by ensuring that staff attend relevant training and are familiar with policies and procedures to promote best practice.
Since the last inspection, strategies to support children's behaviour have greatly improved. Leaders and staff use their knowledge from training to help children understand what is expected of them. Staff demonstrate high levels of patience and encourage children to take turns during play. They offer children lots of praise and encouragement, which has a positive impact on children's behaviour and contributes to their personal development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider the organisation of activities in the pre-school room to fully optimise the learning experiences of younger children.
- 2 July 2024Good
- 17 January 2024Inadequate
- 10 June 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Marian Mission Educational & Family Support Centre
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? 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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