Precious Tots
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 2011, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We accept tax-free childcare and vouchers.
What childcare usually costs in Waltham Forest
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Waltham Forest 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
E10 6EWWhat 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, 8 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The manager and staff are devoted to caring for children at this well-established nursery. They are warm and responsive during their interactions with children. Staff offer children plenty of hugs and cuddles. Children show they feel safe and secure and comfortably approach staff. Babies maintain good eye contact during back-andforth interactions with their key persons.
Across the nursery, staff model positive play and communication effectively. They patiently listen to children as they speak and share their news. Children show they feel valued. They trust staff and confidently assert their ideas, wishes and preferences.
The manager has devised a broad curriculum. Staff have high expectations for children's communication and language. They teach children to use words, such as
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - communicate consistent expectations for where individual younger children's active play is appropriate, so they all develop a secure understanding of staff's expectations which they are capable of n enhance support for staff so they promote and teach all aspects of children's early literacy to the highest standard.
- 8 November 2023Good
- 31 May 2023Inadequate
- 13 November 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Precious Tots
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
- 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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