Orchard House Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:45 to 18:15, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2025. Open since 2017, with 32 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours free childcare for eligible 2, 3 and 4-year-olds; 30 hours free childcare for eligible working families; Tax-Free Childcare scheme.
Worth knowing. The funded hours contribute towards your childcare costs, but they may not cover: Additional hours outside the funded allowance, Meals and consumables, Extra-curricular activities.
What childcare usually costs in Greenwich
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Greenwich 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
SE3 8THWhat 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.
- 5 February 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 28 August 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff at this setting know the children and their needs well. They build warm and trusted relationships with the children in their care. This helps children feel safe and secure and to develop their social and emotional skills effectively, especially during transitions. Children develop good levels of self-esteem, confidence and independence. For example, children in the baby room try different textures and feed themselves. Older children tidy up after themselves and show familiarity with the routine. The children's attitude towards learning and behaviour is excellent and is a real strength at this nursery. As a result, children are keen to learn and participate in the themed activities and enjoy their time doing so.
Staff have high expectations for all children and create a well-designed curriculum that meets all children's needs, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). All children appreciate outdoor play in the nursery garden to develop their gross and fine motor skills. They have daily access to activities, like sand and water play. Children have various opportunities to develop their small muscles in preparation for writing.
Children share their learning and talk about their likes and dislikes. They enjoy daily reading and singing activities. Staff share daily information with parents via electronic systems and also through daily chats at pick up and drop off.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support all staff further to identify next steps more precisely with a focus on communication and language n strengthen all staff communication and language skills to be more intentional and provide all children with time to reflect and respond.
- 28 August 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 5 December 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Orchard House Nursery
- 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.
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