Rosebuds Preschool
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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2025. Open since 2017, with 24 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 Lambeth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lambeth 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
SW9 7NEWhat 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, 30 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are excited to come to the pre-school and wait patiently for the doors to open. Staff happily greet the children when they arrive, asking them how they are.
Children are encouraged to register themselves and are ready to explore what staff have set up for them. Children settle into the pre-school quickly while staff have a brief check in with the parents about how their morning was. There is a strong sense of community, and staff build close relationships with the children and their families. Children are happy and show a sense of belonging, build friendships and have a strong attachment with staff.
Leaders and staff demonstrate a strong commitment to ensuring that all children attending the pre-school have a good start in education and support their development well. They know the needs of the individual children and the community they live in, and they use this knowledge to plan and implement a curriculum that supports all children. They use additional funding to ensure that disadvantaged children have access to a range of activities they may not otherwise experience, such as visiting the theatre. All children, including funded children and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), gain the skills needed to prepare them well for their next steps in learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue to support staff to consistently implement behaviour expectations and routines of the pre-school n strengthen the quality of teaching to ensure that children benefit consistently from engaging and challenging learning opportunities.
- 30 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 11 February 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Rosebuds Preschool
- 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.