Popcorn 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 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2022, with 4 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 Enfield
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Enfield 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
N14 6QYWhat 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, 22 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their day at the nursery. They develop warm and friendly relationships with the manager, staff and each other. Children ask after each other's welfare, check on their well-being and, if anything is wrong, they will approach staff to make sure their friends get the attention they need. Staff are attentive to children's needs and create a caring, nurturing environment. They allow children to explore things for themselves, but teach children to ask for help when they need it.
This enables children to thrive as individuals at the nursery and grow into independent learners.
The curriculum is broad and introduces children to a wide range of topics and experiences that build on what they know and can do. Children are well prepared for the move to school. For example, they wash their hands before and after mealtimes without prompting. They manage their lunch boxes, put their 'work' in their cubby holes and hang their coats up on their named pegs.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the way that books are displayed and used at the setting to encourage children's love of reading n ensure parents are aware of children's next steps in their learning and development so that they can support these at home.
- 22 July 2024Good
Still missing for Popcorn 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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