Ranwell Playgroup
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in London for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2018, with 28 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 Tower Hamlets
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Tower Hamlets 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
E3 5HZWhat 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, 5 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children play happily and purposefully in this calm and well-organised playgroup.
They interact positively with the small staff team who know the children well and enjoy working with them. Staff have high expectations of children, in both their learning and how they behave. Children treat others with respect and learn to take turns and share. Children confidently explore the environment and play well alongside and with their friends.
Children are familiar with the routines and respond well to instruction. They develop good self-care skills. They learn to wash their hands, brush their teeth and about healthy eating. This helps them to develop a positive attitude towards healthy lifestyles. Every child has their own peg on which to keep their things. They help to care for the toys in the playgroup by tidying up when they finish playing.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - make better use of the environment to provide further opportunities for children to extend their mobility and physical development to the highest level.
- 5 May 2023Good
- 29 June 2022Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ranwell Playgroup
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.