Oak Tree Day Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2023. Open since 2009, with 62 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 Lambeth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lambeth 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
SW2 4SBWhat 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 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children form strong and meaningful relationships with staff at this well-run nursery. Across the nursery, children are confident, secure and very independent.
On arrival, they quickly settle, greet their friends warmly and immediately explore the stimulating activities on offer. Key persons make sure that they know children well. This helps them to plan activities which are tailored to children's individual interests and learning needs.
Staff have high expectations for all children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language. They place a focus on children developing their language. Babies choose books to read with their key person and excitedly join in with singing and rhyming activities. Older children sit and read with their friends and talk about their favourite books. They then go and write their own stories, based on the key elements of the story they have just read.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop the teaching practice of some staff working with the youngest children, to make sure that all children have opportunities and are encouraged to fully explore the nursery n review routines, providing flexibility where possible, to ensure that the youngest children's focus and engagement in learning are not disrupted n extend the provision for older children, providing further opportunities for them to extend their learning and skills.
- 25 October 2023Good
- 30 January 2018Good
- 17 December 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Oak Tree Day Nursery
- 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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