Micky Star Community Children's Centre
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2005, with 62 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 Westminster
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Westminster 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
W2 1QRWhat 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 arrive happy to attend nursery. They are warmly welcomed on arrival by the friendly staff. Babies enjoy cuddles and receive reassurance. This helps children to settle quickly and feel safe and secure. Older children demonstrate their good self-help skills as they hang up their coats and find their names to self-register.
Children quickly become engaged in the broad range of activities on offer.
Children are curious and show a positive attitude to their learning. Staff join in as children play. They use opportunities effectively to extend children's knowledge and understanding. For example, babies enjoy exploring with coloured oats. They fill containers and use their imaginations as they pretend to cook. Toddlers experiment making different-coloured dough and make links to a story about a monster's emotions. Staff support children to express how they are feeling, which increases their language skills and understanding of others. Older children make marks with chalk and use magnifying glasses to find initial letter sounds, which builds on their early literacy skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the arrangements for sharing children's next steps in learning to support parents to continue their children's learning at home n strengthen staff's practice in the baby room to ensure that all staff communicate effectively and work together as a team.
- 1 March 2023Good
- 28 June 2017Good
- 8 May 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Micky Star Community Children's 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.
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