Smart Kids Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £89.50 a day for under 2's, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 2014, with 45 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2'sbirth to 2y | £89.50Ad Hoc Day | £55.00AM or PMs | £736.662 Days Per Week | |
| Over 2's2y to 5y | – | £55.00AM or PMs | – |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hour or 30 hour funding.
Worth knowing. If you’re entitled to 15 hour or 30 hour funding please contact us to discuss our discounted funded fee rates.
What childcare usually costs in Southwark
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Southwark 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
SE15 2LBWhat 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, 11 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy to attend. Those who need support to separate from their parents receive appropriate support from attentive and caring staff. Babies very quickly settle into new routines. They make strong attachments to their key persons, who build warm relationships with them from the start. Children practise important skills, such as how to express and manage their emotions.
Some staff share traditional songs from their own cultures with children. Toddlers show high levels of enjoyment during weekly music sessions. They move their bodies rhythmically to songs from around the world. Staff provide babies with frequent sensory opportunities. Babies babble and make sounds as they play. They develop their curiosity as they explore different smells and textures. Staff plan activities that help children to develop their early literacy. Children enjoy stories and make marks on wipe boards and paper with increasing control.
Children become independent and confident learners who are proud of their achievements. Staff help them to practise and develop the skills that they need for successful future learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen existing training and support for staff so that they better understand how to adapt teaching to consistently engage children in learning - broaden opportunities for children to recognise and value their home languages and backgrounds and to understand what makes them unique.
- 11 October 2023Good
- 30 January 2019Good
- 18 April 2018Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Smart Kids Day Nursery
- 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
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 £89.50 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.
- 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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