SMART Southfields
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 2013, with 70 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 Wandsworth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wandsworth 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
SW18 5RHWhat 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.
- 11 October 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 11 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children willingly part from their parents on arrival and settle very quickly in the calm and gentle care of waiting staff. Babies cuddle staff while older children pleasantly greet welcoming staff and their peers. Children's eagerness to explore and join in play is apparent. For example, older children keenly participate in rugby.
Children listen well and follow simple instructions. Nurturing staff ensure that the needs of babies are met promptly. Children show good levels of attention as they play. For instant, babies are enthralled as they hold toothbrushes. They use these to clean a picture of teeth and the teeth of dolls with the gentle guidance of staff.
Toddlers explore paint using a variety of tools. They discover what happens as they mix colours and make marks on paper.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the implementation of some adult-led activities for older children, to help them extend their imagination to the highest level n use opportunities to help support older children's mathematical knowledge, with more focus on number recognition, to help enhance learning even further.
- 11 October 2022Good
- 29 November 2016Good
- 19 May 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for SMART Southfields
- 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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