Slade Creche
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Plumstead for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2017, with 12 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 Greenwich
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Greenwich 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
SE18 2QQWhat 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, 26 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are greeted with a warm welcome by staff and the manager. Staff gently reassure children who are a little upset as they enter the creche, which helps children to settle quickly. The key-person system supports children effectively to bond with staff. This helps children to feel emotionally secure.
Staff support children's learning and development well. The curriculum provides challenges and engages children's interests. Children concentrate well as they become involved in the activities on offer. They show positive attitudes to learning.
All children make good progress in their learning and gain important skills for the future, in readiness for starting nursery school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus more on supporting children who are quieter, to encourage their confidence and social skills and to enhance their personal, social and emotional development further.
- 26 January 2024Good
- 2 May 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Slade Creche
- 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.