Rockingham Community Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2022. Open since 1992, 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 Southwark
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Southwark 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
SE1 4JWWhat 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.
- 4 November 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 23 February 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
All children, including those who receive additional funding, make good progress from their starting point in learning. Children are happy, feel safe and content in the nursery. Children have settled well in the nursery and form secure bonds with staff. They are eager to attend nursery and choose an activity that interests them.
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) benefit from tailored one-to-one support to help them make the progress that they are capable of. Children display positive attitudes to learning. For instance, they sing rhymes with enthusiasm and copy matching actions. Two-year-olds maintain a good level of concentration and engagement while looking at emotion pictures to help them understand different feelings. Some older children can recognise the initial letter of their names and begin to write them.
Children are generally considerate of each other and behave well. For example, they share and pass on resources while playing music with the xylophone. Children begin to understand how to manage risks and staying safe. For example, they know that they need to call 999 for help if there is an emergency or in case they get separated from their parents while out and about.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve staff's understanding of how to implement the curriculum intent consistently, particularly when children play outside to help keep them meaningfully engaged n reduce the size of some group activities so younger children can participate fully to help extend their play and learning.
- 23 February 2022Good
- 15 September 2017Good
- 28 May 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Rockingham Community 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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