St. Barnabas Preschool
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in London for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2022. Open since 2010, with 30 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
E12 6PBWhat 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, 19 January 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are visibly happy and engaged at this welcoming and safe pre-school.
They are confident to explore the varied activities set up for them. New children settling into the pre-school appear calm and content. Leaders and staff make children's emotional well-being a clear priority. Settling-in procedures help children to become familiar with the daily routines. Staff are quick to reassure children, offer comfort to them and are sensitive to their needs.
Staff plan age-appropriate and interesting activities for children to help them make good progress in all areas of learning. Staff and leaders have high expectations of all children and what they can achieve. They make children's personal, social and emotional development a clear focus, to help close any possible gaps that may have emerged following the COVID-19 pandemic. Children enjoy sensory play as they explore different kinds of bangles. They are confident to count and take turns in hanging them on a stand. Children, including toddlers, behave well. They know how to wait their turn and play cooperatively with others. Children develop good social skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen partnership working with other professionals to enhance the support available to children and help them to make the best possible progress.
- 19 January 2022Good
- 3 April 2019Good
- 21 January 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St. Barnabas Preschool
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.