Miss Delaney's
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in London for from 1 year 6 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 16:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 2015, with 45 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Free 15-hour childcare / education entitlement for parents of 3 and 4 year-olds (the universal entitlement); Working Family 2-year olds Funding Entitlement.
Worth knowing. It is an opt in entitlement and will be calculated within your termly invoices from the term after your child’s 3rd birthday.
What childcare usually costs in Kensington and Chelsea
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kensington and Chelsea 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
W11 4PQWhat 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, 31 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive confidently, waving goodbye to their parents and carers, demonstrating that they feel safe and secure. Staff place great importance on nurturing children as individuals. As a result, children show that they feel valued.
Staff are good role models and establish clear routines to help create a calm atmosphere. Staff encourage children to share and take turns so that they are respectful and kind. Children show consideration and have developed close friendships with each other.
Staff encourage children to develop their imaginations. Children celebrate together as they arrive dressed in their Halloween costumes and join in with the activities with enthusiasm. They mix and roll out dough, create shapes and decorate their
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - strengthen interactions with the children during their spontaneous play to further enhance their learning experiences n review the organisation of large-group activities to ensure that all children are consistently well engaged.
- 31 October 2023Good
- 31 October 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Miss Delaney's
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.