New City Nursery Group (Hackney)
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £85.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2002, with 131 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated 2025 / 2026.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £85.00Day | £45.00Half day, 5 hrs |
Funded hours
30 hours a week for children aged 9 months to 4 years; 15 hours a week for children aged 3 to 4 years.
Worth knowing. If you are eligible for Government funding we will deduct the 15 or 30 hours charge from your fees.
What childcare usually costs in Hackney
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hackney 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
N1 6HQWhat 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, 13 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive a warm welcome from staff and settle happily, finding something of interest to engage them. The curriculum is well designed to develop the natural curiosity of children. Children are focused and concentrate intently on tasks.
Children's behaviour is good. They develop friendships with each other and seek out others to join in their play. Children begin to work together to develop a shared approach to games. Staff are positive role models for children. They demonstrate to children how to share and be a 'kind friend'.
Staff have high expectations of children. Children are encouraged to be independent. Even the youngest babies hold their own spoons and attempt to feed themselves with support from staff. Children develop resilience and a 'can-do'
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop all staff's understanding of how to support children's communication and language development further by allowing appropriate time to respond when asking questions.
- consider how times, especially lunchtime within the pre-toddler room, are managed to better meet the individual needs of all children.
- 13 March 2024Good
- 24 April 2018Good
- 3 November 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for New City Nursery Group (Hackney)
- 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.
- Is £85.00 a day still the rate? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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