Rubadubs Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for babies from 3 months up to school age, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 August 2024. Open since 2015, with 66 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Government funded childcare for eligible working parents of children aged 9 months and over.
What childcare usually costs in Lewisham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lewisham 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
SE23 3EPWhat 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 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff create a warm, welcoming environment for all children. They greet parents and children by name and show a keen interest in what they have been doing since they were last in the setting. Staff use this information as part of their discussions with children and their planning for activities each day. The effective key-person system ensures that all children feel safe and secure in the setting, including those who are new or returning from extended absence. These children routinely seek out their key person for reassurance and comfort, which staff provide consistently.
All staff have high expectations for children's behaviour and they are good role models for what is expected of children. Staff talk to children about their behaviour, particularly helping them understand the impact of their actions on others. Children respond well to this and can be seen to also remind each other of the expectations of their behaviour. There are minor occasions where staff miss the opportunity to explore children's behaviour, however, this does not impact on children's understanding of what is expected of them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider how staff support children who are unsettled so that they don't miss some learning opportunities n continue to work closely with parents to provide even more opportunities for them to extend children's learning at home.
- 8 August 2024Good
- 22 February 2024Inadequate
- 23 February 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Rubadubs Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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