Shining Futures Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 July 2024. Open since 2014, with 50 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours of free childcare per week for eligible families.
Worth knowing. No fees for 3 hours a day for a total of 15 hours. Alternatively, for just £30 per week (includes lunch and snacks), you can claim 5 hours a day for 3 days. Lastly, for only £30 per week, you can also claim 1 full day (8:00 AM - 6:00 PM) and 1 half day for a total of 15 hours.
What childcare usually costs in Tower Hamlets
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Tower Hamlets 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
E2 9BAWhat 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, 10 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the nursery happy and full of enthusiasm. Staff warmly welcome them into the setting with their parents. They have high expectations for children's behaviour. Children behave well and emulate staff's positive and friendly conduct.
Children know what is expected of them and understand the rules in the setting.
They willingly stop their activities and pack away when it is time to tidy up.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- make sure that all children are listened to, such as by helping staff to create a quieter environment n provide support and training opportunities for staff to ensure that they give children thinking time when asking questions.
- 10 July 2024Good
- 22 August 2018Good
- 22 March 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Shining Futures 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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