Smarty Pants Day Nursery
OutstandingBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in December 2024. Open since 2022, with 64 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 Newham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Newham 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
E13 0PZWhat 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, 13 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this extraordinary environment. They engage in activities that spark their imagination. For example, they listen to stories intently, which enhances their language skills. Afterwards, they make tea for the tiger from the story. They animatedly re-enact the story through well-planned learning experiences, which ignite their curiosity.
Staff skilfully identify what they need to teach children at each stage and how this contributes to their ongoing development. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who speak English as an additional language, make excellent progress from their starting points. Children are highly engaged in their learning and behaviour is exemplary. Staff build on what children already know. They extend learning through creative methods, such as music, movement and imaginative play. Practitioners guide children well. For example, they demonstrate to children how to squeeze and release their pipette.
Children excitedly squeeze oil into the water and notice the bubbles. They describe their play dough mixture using words like 'sticky' and 'runny', showing their growing understanding of consistency. They demonstrate their prior learning by telling their friends to level the scoop of flour to get the right amount.
- 13 December 2024Outstanding Safeguarding: Yes
Still missing for Smarty Pants Day Nursery
- 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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