St James' Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:30 to 16:00, 5 days a week. £20.00 a day for over 3 years old, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 1998, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over 3 years old3y to 5y | £20.00in receipt of funded hours £23.00in receipt of funded hours | £10.00in receipt of funded hours | – | |
| All ages | – | £7.00Unfunded extended hours | £9.50per hour |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £10.00 registration feeto process prospective applications
- £35.00 set-up administration costsUpon acceptance of a place
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Early Years Entitlement government funding for children aged 2, and 3 to 4 years; 15/30 hours per week; 30 hours extended entitlement to eligible families; Free childcare for 2-Year olds: Up to 15 /30 hours Funding over 38weeks.
Worth knowing. Children must attend a minimum of 3 sessions or 2 full days. 2 / 3 year olds with extended entitlement, an eligibility code to be provided. Children that are 3 and receive Early years funding will do so from the term after their third birthday.
What childcare usually costs in Haringey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Haringey 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
N10 3BGWhat 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, 18 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The dedicated manager and her equally committed team welcome children warmly into an exciting and inviting play environment. They work hard and invest time in getting to know the children and their families before children attend. The qualified and experienced team ensure children make good progress. The quality of teaching is good. The nurturing and attentive staff plan a challenging and ambitious curriculum around the children's interests. They build on what children already know and what they need to learn next. Children demonstrate they are curious and keen to try new things. Staff plan many opportunities for children to explore sensory resources and support them to challenge themselves through their play.
Staff are good role models. They encourage children to be kind, safe and helpful.
This underpins how children are supported in regulating their own emotions and behaviours. Children's behaviour is good.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the curriculum for mathematics, providing children with more opportunities to explore size, patterns and mathematical language n support staff to engage with children more effectively during child-led play, such as by giving children more time to respond to questions before providing the answer and moving on.
- 18 June 2024Good
- 11 September 2018Good
- 23 September 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St James' Pre-School
- Nappies
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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £20.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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