Poppits Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 2009, with 32 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
SW15 1BLWhat 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, 26 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thoroughly enjoy their time at this good-quality nursery. Older children find their friends and very young children seek out a key person to help them to settle very quickly. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and emotionally secure.
Children's good health and healthy habits are promoted very well. For example, children have plenty of fresh air and physical exercise. They thoroughly enjoy nutritional, healthy snacks and meals, and learn about the benefits of eating healthily and oral hygiene.
Children have very positive attitudes to their learning and play and they behave very well. Children show high levels of curiosity and resilience as they keenly explore a mud kitchen, outdoors. Children recognise minibeasts and the names of flowers, such as 'bluebells', 'centipedes' and 'wood lice'. They find sticks to make marks in mud and giggle when they jump in muddy puddles.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide children with enough time to think about and respond to the questions they are asked n enhance support to children during periods of transition, particularly during times of outdoor play.
- 26 April 2023Good
- 25 October 2022Inadequate
- 14 December 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Poppits 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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