New Cross & Deptford Families First Ltd
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in London for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 08:45 to 16:15, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2015, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We offer 15 and 30 hour funded places for children aged 9 months to 4 years .
What childcare usually costs in Lewisham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lewisham 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
SE14 6ADWhat 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.
- 6 April 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 15 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are highly valued by a caring, dedicated staff team. Staff form close, strong bonds with children who interact warmly with them. Staff help children to settle well, for example by carefully linking children's interests to activities. This helps children to feel motivated to learn and to enjoy activities.
The curriculum is varied and interesting, with good emphasis on effective use of outdoor space. For example, children skilfully climb up frames and balance steadily along planks. They practise throwing skills by aiming balls into nets. This helps to support children's physical development well. Staff help children to gain good mathematical skills. For instance, children observe different shapes in the environment and staff teach them shape names. Staff sing counting songs and rhymes with children, and encourage them to count objects as they play. Staff teach children good understanding of the world. For example, children collect items for recycling as staff teach them about the process. They plant flowers in the garden and staff teach children how things grow. Staff help children to gain understanding about difference, for instance, staff teach children about famous black inventors during black history month. They discuss and celebrate a range of special religious events, such as Hanukkah and Diwali. Children learn to share and to take turns well, for example they share outdoor toys and resources.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop children's awareness of oral hygiene further.
- 15 March 2024Good
- 20 March 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for New Cross & Deptford Families First Ltd
- 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
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