Partou Lavender Hill Day Nursery & Pre-School
Good★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2023. Open since 2011, with 69 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 Wandsworth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wandsworth 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
SW11 1JGWhat 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.
- 30 April 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 20 January 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 17 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle well and have warm relationships with staff. Staff take time to find out about babies' home care routines and comforters, to ensure that these are maintained at the nursery. This helps babies to feel happy and secure. Staff value each child and have high expectations of children.
The curriculum covers the areas of learning well. All children gain useful skills in preparation for school. Children develop a good understanding of the world. For instance, staff plant and grow daffodils and parsley with children, and they learn how things grow. Staff discuss and name different things in nature, such as birds, trees and butterflies. Children learn to take turns well. They take turns to serve themselves food at mealtimes. Children share outdoor resources, such as wheeled toys so that each child has a turn to ride it. They behave in safe ways. They walk indoors to reduce the risk of accidents. Staff teach children about road safety and they act with care and caution while crossing the road with adults. Children take part in a wide range of creative activities. For example, they enjoy making play dough and add a variety of interesting ingredients, such as fresh rosemary, lemon juice and paint. They create drawings and pictures using different tools and materials, such as crayons and chalk.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop more ways for children to choose where they play and learn, where possible n strengthen children's awareness of good oral hygiene further.
- 17 January 2023Good
- 24 January 2018Good
- 10 February 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Partou Lavender Hill 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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