Nursery On The Green
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Mitcham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2022. Open since 1992, with 38 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 Merton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Merton 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
CR4 4LBWhat 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, 12 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy at the nursery and greeted warmly by the friendly staff. They form close bonds with their key persons, who know them well. Children benefit from a varied curriculum that staff plan to help them to make good progress in their learning. Babies feel secure because staff are nurturing, and they enjoy snuggling up to them. Babies move freely, exploring their environment and gaining confidence in their mobility. They excitedly bob up and down while singing 'Five
Little Ducks' and enjoy the rhythm. They explore sound while using musical instruments and experiment with texture during sand play.
Older children are good communicators and engage well with their peers. They proudly talk about their families while looking at photos they have brought in from home. This supports their sense of belonging and builds their self-esteem. Staff successfully develop children's understanding of mathematical concepts, such as counting, size and space. During an activity about oral health, children count how many teeth they have and say which teeth are big and small. They know which foods are bad for teeth and talk about when they have visited the dentist and 'sit on the big chair'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop consistency in staff's teaching of communication and language, to provide more opportunities for children to build their language and thinking skills n extend staff's knowledge and skills to enable them to support children who speak English as an additional language as well as possible.
- 12 October 2022Good
- 13 October 2021Needs improvement
- 11 September 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Nursery On The Green
- 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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