Soho Family Centre Nursery
Good★ 4.3 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2023. Open since 2014, with 40 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 Westminster
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Westminster 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
W1F 0RNWhat 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, 24 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children separate from parents happily. They are greeted by friendly staff and encouraged to self-register. Following this, children quickly immerse themselves in the different activities on offer. Throughout the day, children benefit from accessing a range of activities, such as breathing exercises, meditation, breathing buddies and yoga. This helps children remain calm and interact with their peers and the adults, who have high expectations of children's behaviour. Staff also act as positive role models, demonstrating positive attitudes to learning.
Staff build on children's interests and use their knowledge of individual children's stage of development to plan a curriculum that is purposeful and exciting. For example, older children enjoy following recipe cards and using their mathematical knowledge of measures to make their own play dough independently. Staff guide younger children, providing more support in encouraging them to follow instructions to make the dough. Babies enjoy exploring, playing with and manipulating the play dough. This helps develop their hand-eye coordination and prepares them well for the next stage in their learning and development.
Children enjoy making different potions with their friends. They take turns to pour and mix different-coloured liquids together. Older children use mathematical language related to measure and capacity, such as 'full', 'empty' and 'half-full', in their play. Younger children are learning how to hold a jug, with support. This will help them develop their independence skills, enabling them to pour their own water when they are thirsty.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- allow children more time to reflect and respond to questions n maximise opportunities for children to take appropriate risks and challenges to enhance their physical resilience skills further.
- 24 October 2023Good
- 21 February 2018Good
- 22 December 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Soho Family Centre 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.
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