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Tadpoles Nursery School, Kensington

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open a few years

A pre-school in London for children from birth to 5, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2025. Open since 2022, with 50 places.

Call 02079375522Their website

Cost

What it costs

Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.

Funded hours

We take the 2 year old eligibility funding and the FEEE Funding from the term after the children turn 3 years of age; Our school's offer the FEEE government funding for the 15 hours. Our School's offer the Extended 30 Hour Funding also to parents who meet the government eligibility guidelines.

Worth knowing. Fees stated below are those before any deduction of government 'funded' hours. The FEEE funding is intended to cover the delivery of childcare with the basic levels of the EYFS and does not cover the costs of the extras listed above that the Tadpoles Nursery Schools provide throughout their full and enhanced curriculum. Fully Funded children are not able to access the enhanced enrichment programme however they will receive full access to the basic EYFS curriculum that we offer.

What childcare usually costs in Kensington and Chelsea

£11.00an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£9.82an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kensington and Chelsea from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 5Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Takes them
Nappies
You provide them
Waiting list
They mention oneWorth ringing sooner rather than later, especially for a baby room place.
Forest school
Yes
How many children
50 placesLarge for England
How long open
4 yearsOpen a few years
Address
The Studio, 8 Hornton Place, London, W8 4LZ

Where it is

W8 4LZ
Ofsted URN 2697963On the register since 26 August 2022
The rating

What Ofsted said

Last inspected on 4 February 2025.

Good

Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.

Still missing for Tadpoles Nursery School, Kensington

  • What it costs
  • Youngest age taken
  • Meals

No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.

Before you ring

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.

  • What does it cost, all in? 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.
  • 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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Pre-schools within a couple of miles

This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.

Iverna Gardens Montessori

Pre-school · Armenian Church Hall, Iverna Gardens, London, W8 6TP

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Babies from 9 months08:30 to 17:00, 5 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 730 placesOpen for decades
0.1 mi
3 min walk
07939874086Their website

Victoria Road Montessori

Pre-school · Christ Church, Victoria Road, London, W8 5RQ

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Babies from 9 months08:30 to 17:00, 5 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 716 placesOpen for decades
0.4 mi
8 min walk
07939874086Their website

Pippa Pop-ins

Pre-school · 5 Kensington Place, London, W8 7PT

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 3.5 Google, 1067 placesLong established

Marmalade Duck

Pre-school · 23 Addison Road, London, W14 8LH

OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 508:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week★ 4.8 Google, 1840 placesOpen a few years
0.6 mi
12 min walk
07434896938Their website

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Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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