Sommerville Day Nursery
Good★ 5.0 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2023. Open since 2015, with 45 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 Lewisham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lewisham 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
SE13 6DQWhat 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, 6 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Parents and children are welcomed with excitement and warmth by staff when they arrive at the setting. Parents have the opportunity to engage in conversation with their child's key person at this time. A parent said, 'I appreciate that I can talk to my child's key worker when I do drop offs or pick ups.' Staff have high expectations of children's learning and behaviour. They model good manners and remind children to say please and thank you. Children are familiar with the nursery routines and follow the rules, that they have helped to create, to stay safe and happy. Children show enthusiasm and excitement exploring the stimulating play and learning opportunities.
Staff's secure knowledge of the children supports them to thrive and make good progress. Children enjoy sharing how they are feeling when singing the 'welcome song' during circle time and staff use this opportunity to extend children's emotional literacy knowledge. Children show their work off with pride and have their writing and work displayed on the board to celebrate their achievement.
Children show a positive attitude to learning and are motivated to learn sign language. They can sign different colours and parents are very impressed with this.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure mathematics is embedded and woven throughout children's play activities to provide more problem-solving opportunities for children, enabling children to apply their knowledge and understanding of numbers independently and in context - enhance opportunities for children to develop their gross motor skills in the outdoor area and have available resources that allow children to take risks safely to challenge themselves further.
- 6 April 2023Good
- 23 August 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sommerville 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.
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