The Alphabet House Nursery School Baby Unit
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2016, with 24 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
E16 2FWWhat 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.
- 27 May 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 18 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at the setting. Staff greet them with warmth and care, helping them to detach from their parents with ease. An effective key-person system helps babies and young children to form strong bonds with familiar staff.
Staff work closely with parents to help them provide children with comfort and continuity from home.
Staff provide a broad and balanced curriculum that enables children to make good progress in their learning and development. They know children's interests and use these to engage them in meaningful learning. Children often persevere during activities and show good levels of engagement. For example, children use sponges and foam to clean toy cars in a car wash activity in the water tray.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- give children more time to think about and consolidate the information staff give them during activities, to enable them to process information and practise their emerging communication and language skills.
- 18 November 2024Good
- 3 January 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Alphabet House Nursery School Baby Unit
- 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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