Sallykidscare
GoodBirth to 8+Open a few years
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 19:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 2023, with 36 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
SW2 1NRWhat 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, 29 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The new team of staff work well together. They successfully implement the changes made since the last inspection. They plan an ambitious curriculum where children's learning needs and interests are a focus for their activity plans and children's progress is continuously monitored. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are making good progress in their learning and development.
Children have good relationships with staff and each other. They greet each other on arrival and quickly join in play. Staff offer hugs and cuddles when children seek reassurance. This helps them to feel safe and secure. Children know the daily routines and behave well. They develop good personal independence as they know where to put their hats and hang up their coats. Children enjoy relaxed, sociable mealtimes and develop healthy eating habits as they serve their own foods and talk about the vegetables on their plates.
Children follow their own interests as they transport toys during play. For example, they use tools to make their dough shapes and take them to the home corner oven to imitate cooking. Children enjoy lots of praise and encouragement from staff for their efforts and achievements. This promotes their positive behaviour effectively, including learning to share and take turns.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- embed systems of regular staff supervision, to gain an overview and tailor support, coaching and training more precisely to meet staff's individual needs n consider ways to help children understand the consequences of their behaviour so that they understand the impact of their actions on others.
- 29 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 2 August 2024Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sallykidscare
- 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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