Stonecroft
Outstanding★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Hornsey for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:45, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in February 2022. Open since 1999, with 65 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 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
N8 7HRWhat 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, 21 February 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are extremely happy and thrive in this superbly resourced centre. Children separate easily from their parents as they have exceptionally secure relationships with the caring staff. Children feel secure and loved. They are highly motivated and confident to initiate activities and test their skills. For example, they become experts at using cameras to capture their surroundings. They learn how to position the camera to film themselves at play. Additionally, children's excellent creative skills and high levels of concentration are further enhanced as they learn to edit their films with support from a highly skilled professional.
Leaders have expertly developed their exceptionally ambitious curriculum for all children. They have achieved this through using information from their precise monitoring of children's interests and their deep understanding of what children need to learn and do next. Children are extremely eager to engage in activities that promote their problem-solving and critical thinking skills. For example, children learn to make ravioli. They practise their excellent language skills as they precisely follow instructions read by staff. They quickly recognise numbers of quantities in the recipe and learn simple science, as they mix ingredients and add water when needed. Additionally, children work on the cookbook, which will be shared with parents. This helps to further extend the already excellent curriculum home links.
- 21 February 2022Outstanding
- 4 December 2015Outstanding
- 29 March 2011Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Stonecroft
- 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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