Sidings Community & Under 5's Centre
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 1992, with 40 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 Camden
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Camden 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
NW6 2BAWhat 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, 27 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff know children very well. They help them to enjoy their time in this welcoming environment. Children show good levels of emotional well-being and that they feel happy and secure. Staff support children to develop positive bonds with peers and adults present. Children busily engage in a wide variety of activities. Staff plan ageappropriate experiences to build on what children already know. They help children to recall what they have learned. For example, as they discuss about healthy eating, children refer to the display they have created about 'Hungry caterpillar.'
This helps to strengthen children's memory and make links to previous learning.
Leaders and staff team have worked hard to make improvements since the last inspection. Staff interact well with children and provide them with opportunities to become skilful communicators. Leaders have worked hard to create a clear and purposeful curriculum, and staff understand what it is that they want children to learn and why. This has a positive impact on all children's learning and development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the individual support and coaching for less confident staff, to improve their skills and the quality of teaching to the highest level.
- 27 June 2024Good
- 22 September 2023Needs improvement
- 24 January 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sidings Community & Under 5's Centre
- 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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