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RIMU Nursery

Good★ 4.5 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2015, with 40 places.

Call 02088585141Their website

Cost

What it costs

Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.

What childcare usually costs in Greenwich

£8.20an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£7.72an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Greenwich from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 5Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
Website
rimu.co.uk
Waiting list
They mention oneWorth ringing sooner rather than later, especially for a baby room place.
Settling in
They offer settling sessions
Google rating
4.5 out of 5From 23 Google reviews. NurseryWise has none of its own.
How many children
40 placesMedium for England
How long open
12 yearsLong established
Address
Sunfields Methodist Church, 95 Old Dover Road, London, SE3 8SJ

Where it is

SE3 8SJ
Ofsted URN EY486160On the register since 23 January 2015
Ofsted

What 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 February 2024 · read the full report

What it is like to attend

Leaders and staff share their passion to promote children's creativity through learning experiences, such as music, dance and drama. Staff support individual children well to build confidence to participate in these activities. Children learn to move their bodies to music. For example, they learn to sway ribbons in the air as they dance.

Staff are caring and friendly in their interactions with children. The children are happy to see the staff on arrival. For example, some smile and some wave to the staff when they greet them. Children who need support on arrival settle quickly with reassurance from their key person.

Staff are good role models for children to learn from. They teach children to take account of the needs of their peers and to be respectful in their interactions with others. Children behave well and play cooperatively with each other. They listen well to instructions from staff and learn to keep themselves safe during play.

What Ofsted told them to improve

To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:

- improve the implementation of planning to consistently enhance opportunities for children to achieve the intended aims, particularly with regards to some group activities n strengthen opportunities for children to explore a wider range of physical experiences that offer them more challenge, suitable for their ages and stages of development.

  • 8 February 2024Good
  • 21 February 2023Needs improvement
  • 20 June 2017Outstanding

Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.

Still missing for RIMU Nursery

  • What it costs
  • Funded hours
  • Youngest age taken
  • Meals
  • Nappies

No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.

Before you ring

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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.

RIMU Nursery

Day nursery · Sunfields Methodist Church, 95 Old Dover Road, London, SE3 8SJ

GoodBirth to 508:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 4.5 Google, 2340 placesLong established

Rimu Music Day Nursery

Day nursery · Elsie Marshall Memorial Hall, 1 Vicarage Avenue, Blackheath, SE3 7JW

GoodBirth to 508:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 4.5 Google, 2323 placesLong established
0.2 mi
3 min walk
02088585141Their website

Orchard House Nursery

Day nursery · Orchard House, 69 Charlton Road, London, SE3 8TH

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Babies from 3 months07:45 to 18:15, 5 days a week★ 4.7 Google, 1332 placesLong established
0.2 mi
4 min walk
07917333831Their website

Back 2 Basics Nursery

Day nursery · Back 2 Basics Nursery, Rectory Field Crescent, London, SE7 7EN

Not yet inspectedBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm30 placesNewly opened
0.3 mi
6 min walk
07411196696

The Woodland Nursery

Day nursery · St. James Rectory, 62 Kidbrooke Park Road, London, SE3 0DU

OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+09:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 1815 placesLong established
0.4 mi
8 min walk
07575381795Their website

Pick two or three to compare.

Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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