New River Green Childrens Centre
Outstanding★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Outstanding by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 2001, with 91 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 Islington
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Islington 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 2SXWhat 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, 3 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The support for children and their families is exceptional. Staff have a deep understanding of the children they care for. This helps them tailor the curriculum to meet their individual needs. Children are supremely confident, independent and very well behaved. They arrive excited to start their day and separate easily from their parents. Once inside, they quickly become absorbed in one of the rich learning opportunities on offer. All children are extremely motivated to learn. They show high levels of concentration and persevere when activities are challenging for them. Staff have very high expectations. Every child makes excellent progress, including children who speak English as an additional language and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
Staff plan a very cohesive curriculum, based on children's individual interests, age and stage of development. Themes are carefully considered, ensuring that learning in each and every area of the early years curriculum is fully supported. For example, the 'bear hunt' theme provides an opportunity for babies to explore different textures, as they crawl and walk over an array of textured tiles. Older children learn about positional language, as they draw their own maps of the story and go on a 'real' bear hunt in the garden.
- 3 April 2023Outstanding
- 26 April 2022Needs improvement
- 6 June 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for New River Green Childrens Centre
- 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
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