Sandbrook Community Playgroup
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in London for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. £8.55 an hour for 2 year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 1992, with 22 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | £8.55£8.55 per hour for 2 year olds | |
| 3 and 4 year olds3y to 4y | £6.80from Sept 2026 |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours or 30 hours depending on child’s age and employment status.
What childcare usually costs in Hackney
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hackney 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
N16 0SLWhat 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, 2 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children happily rush into the small and friendly setting. Staff provide a carefully considered environment, this helps to motivate children to make choices in their play. Staff are calm, reassuring and genuinely enthusiastic. Children enjoy being at the playgroup.
The curriculum is focused and ambitious for every child. The impact of the quality of education on children's literacy is evident. Children select books for staff to read to them and recall familiar stories from memory. Children's control to use small tools is developing well. Staff encourage two-year-old children to strengthen their finger muscles by using tongs and snipping paper with scissors. Older children carefully begin to form letters of their names as they make marks on paper. Children are supported to play cooperatively together. For instance, they learn to take turns and share with their friends.
Children benefit from additional experiences, such as music and movement sessions and trips to the local shops. Children engage well in their play. Younger children enjoy singing action songs and giggle when they splash in water play.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff's understanding of how to implement the learning intentions for activities, so they are clear on what skills and knowledge they want younger children to gain n revisit coaching for staff regarding the use of support strategies, so all children develop their understanding of transitions in the routines.
- 2 May 2024Good
- 13 July 2018Good
- 1 July 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sandbrook Community Playgroup
- 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.
- Is £8.55 an hour still the rate? 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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