My Favourite Nursery
GoodBirth 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2022. Open since 2010, with 54 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 Southwark
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Southwark 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
SE22 0DAWhat 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, 21 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy in this nurturing environment. The settling-in procedures are well thought out to help children to quickly form strong bonds with staff and feel safe and secure. The experienced staff plan around children's interests. Children's work is celebrated throughout the nursery, and staff praise them for their efforts.
Staff know the children well and plan carefully to ensure that they are meeting their individual milestones. Parents say that they are fully involved in their children's learning and are given advice on how to help at home, such as with early literacy, behaviour and potty training.
Children behave well, and there are a range of activities that motivate them to learn. They attend well during circle times. For example, children enjoy music sessions. They bang drums to the rhythm and sing along with toy farm animals to the song, 'Old MacDonald Had a Farm'. Staff pause for children to join in. Children listen carefully and respond.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support all staff to engage in high-quality interactions to extend children's play and learning and provide them with further challenge.
- 21 December 2022Good
- 28 March 2017Good
- 18 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for My Favourite Nursery
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.