Scamps
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Teddington for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2025. Open since 1993, with 100 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 Richmond upon Thames
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Richmond upon Thames 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
TW11 8UHWhat 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, 16 July 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The passionate and dedicated team creates a fun and welcoming environment.
Staff greet children and families warmly and take time to understand each child's needs, interests and routines. This means children separate from their parents with ease and confidently explore the wide range of exciting activities on offer. Staff use what children are interested in to plan stimulating learning experiences that support their natural curiosity. Children look for insects and use identification charts to find out what they are. They investigate how water moves by pouring it through channels and filling different containers, exploring concepts like volume and flow through hands-on play.
Leaders use funding effectively to support all children. They provide meaningful experiences such as interactive sessions with animals, building a sensory garden, and French lessons, which broaden children's horizons. Staff extend learning through carefully planned activities like food tasting, where children explore a variety of textures and smells. Staff use descriptive language, such as, 'Peppery' or
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to improve their questioning techniques by allowing children more time to think, process, and respond n offer children more consistent reminders of the expectations for their behaviour, to further encourage their understanding of how to behave appropriately.
- 16 July 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 9 December 2019Good
- 13 June 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Scamps
- 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.