Partou Lancaster Avenue Day Nursery & Pre-School
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2024. Open since 2010, with 55 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
SE27 9ELWhat 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, 4 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily and feel safe. The staff know the children well and have formed secure attachments with the children in their care. Staff create a welcoming environment. Children's work is displayed on the walls at children's height. Family photos in the rooms help to develop children's sense of belonging.
Managers and staff ensure that all children benefit from meaningful and important learning opportunities in the nursery. For example, staff plan to improve children's hand-eye coordination. Children concentrate well as they hammer small pins into brightly coloured wooden farm animals on a cork board. Some children practise their scissor skills by cutting out pictures from magazines. Children's fine motor skills develop while they learn to use one-handed tools.
Staff are good role models. They speak to the children in kind, warm tones.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on existing good practice to support all children to gain fluency at the highest levels n support staff to consistently recognise when to allow children to continue in their play without interruption.
- 4 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 11 December 2018Good
- 30 January 2018Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Partou Lancaster Avenue Day Nursery & Pre-School
- 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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