Newstead Road Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:45 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 1995, with 33 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We offer both 15 and 30 hour funded places.
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
SE12 0SUWhat 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, 25 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and excited to meet staff. They form strong bonds with staff and, as a result, they feel valued and safe. Staff have a very good knowledge of children. They plan and create an environment that enables children to learn and practise skills.
Children make bracelets and thread beads through string. Staff plan for children to practise their hand-to-eye coordination when making bracelets. When some children find this difficult, staff reflect on this and adapt the activity, allowing children to make pasta necklaces. Children are motivated by staff's praise and are proud of their achievements. They show their bracelets to staff and are keen to take them home to share what they have been doing with their parents.
Children work in small groups with staff to make play dough, taking turns to mix and stir. Children use tools to measure out ingredients correctly. They choose items that they want to add to their play dough. Conversations flow, and staff ask children questions about the next steps in the process, waiting for them to answer.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to consistently provide high-quality interactions to further enhance children's learning experiences n enhance the strategies used to better support children's understanding of positive behaviour.
- 25 May 2023Good
- 30 October 2017Outstanding
- 15 January 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Newstead Road Pre-School
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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