Shernhall Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in London for babies from 9 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. £64.00 a day for 2 year olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 1992, with 96 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | £64.00fee paying for 2 year olds | £28.50funded 2 year olds | – | |
| 3 and 4 year olds3y to 4y | £63.00fee paying for 3 and 4 year olds | £28.00Additionals for 3 and 4 year olds | – | |
| All ages | – | – | £9.5030 hour working parents |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £7.00 a day Lunch Club
Funded hours
The Free Early Education Entitlement (FEEE see below) provides funding for up to 15 hours a week, following the term after the child’s third birthday, with a maximum of 7 hours care per day. Eligible 2 year olds are also entitled to 15 hours free entitlement. We also provide 30hrs funding for 2, 3 & 4 year olds depending on eligibility.
Worth knowing. The number of hours your child attends above the number of funded hours will be charged at the current sessional rate (see above).
What childcare usually costs in Waltham Forest
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Waltham Forest 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
E17 9HUWhat 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 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children have happy, warm relationships with staff. Staff take care to help children to settle well. For example, they visit children in their homes to help build strong relationships before children start at the nursery. Staff value each child and have high expectations of them. Children learn to share and to take turns well, such as when they take part in organised group music games. They behave in safe ways.
Staff teach them how to move around the nursery with care and caution, such as lining up to walk from indoor to outdoor areas. They teach children good road safety awareness.
The curriculum is broad and interesting. Children learn useful skills in preparation for school. They develop a good understanding of the world. For example, staff plant daffodils and potatoes with children and teach them how things grow. They get involved in a wide range of creative activities. For example, they use roller brushes to paint large cardboard boxes and make models out of play dough.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide more consistent opportunities for children to initiate their own play, to promote their learning further n help children to gain an understanding of the value of eating well, to extend their learning.
- 8 February 2023Good
- 24 March 2017Good
- 21 January 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Shernhall Pre-School
- Nappies
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 £64.00 a day 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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