Smarteenies Day Nursery and Out of School Provision
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2022. Open since 2009, with 51 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
SE10 9JUWhat 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, 28 February 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children at this setting are happy, safe and emotionally secure. They thrive in this environment. Children are motivated to learn. They respond well to the positive encouragement and praise from staff for their achievements, for example when they play a game to guess colours and shapes.
Children show enthusiasm and excitement in their various activities. They behave well and play cooperatively together. Children are developing excellent language skills. For instance, they are confident in expressing their ideas and respond quickly to questions asked by staff during play. Children learn to count with confidence and can recognise numbers and shapes. Older children are beginning to write the letters of their names. This helps to prepare them for school.
Children are active learners. They enjoy riding wheeled toys, climbing and balancing on play equipment outdoors.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the supervision and training of staff to address minor weaknesses in their teaching, particularly how to support children who have speech and language difficulties.
- 28 February 2022Good
- 6 October 2016Good
- 4 December 2012Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Smarteenies Day Nursery and Out of School Provision
- 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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