Ministars Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for babies from 6 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 August 2023. Open since 2017, with 36 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours a week free government funding to eligible 2,3 and 4 year olds; 30 hours a week free government funding to 3 and 4 year olds.
What childcare usually costs in Lambeth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lambeth 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
SW16 2NXWhat 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, 2 August 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children form warm, strong bonds with this stable, very caring staff team. Staff are very attentive to each child's needs and value each child highly. For instance, they find out about children's individual interests and reflect this in activities which children greatly enjoy. Staff take great care to settle babies in securely. For example, they find out about babies' home care routines, which are maintained to ensure familiarity and to help babies to feel secure.
The curriculum is challenging and interesting. Children make good progress and gain valuable skills in preparation for school. Children learn about difference. For example, staff teach children about famous people of colour and read stories that have multicultural characters. Children learn to do things for themselves. For instance, they help to set tables, serve themselves at mealtimes, and pour their own drinks. Children develop a strong understanding of the world. They plant and grow an abundance of fruit, herbs and vegetables in the garden, such as lavender, pumpkins, pears and figs. Staff teach children how to care for the nursery pets, which include a water turtle and rabbits. Staff have high expectations of children and use praise and reward to encourage children to behave well. They use a calm, fair and consistent approach. Children learn to share and take turns.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen children's understanding of the benefits of eating nutritious food more consistently - develop children's awareness of oral hygiene further.
- 2 August 2023Good
- 11 January 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ministars Day 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.
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