The Alphabet House Nursery Schools
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2004, with 47 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 and 30 funded hours (subject to eligibility); up to 15 hours for eligible 2-year-olds; 15 hours for all 3 and 4-year-olds, up to 30 for eligible working families.
Worth knowing. Only stretched funding offered, spread across up to 51 weeks rather than 38 term-time weeks.
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
E6 2RWWhat 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 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy attending this welcoming and inclusive nursery. Staff work hard to ensure that children feel safe and secure. Children quickly establish warm and trusting relationships with staff. They are independent and keen to do things for themselves. Children confidently put away their belongings and self-register as they arrive. They find their own coats and attempt their fastenings. Older babies spread their own butter on crackers at snack time. Staff gather detailed information when children first start. This helps children to transition well to nursery life.
Leaders insightfully consider what it is that they want children to learn. They have high expectations for children's independence, language and communication skills.
Older children freely share their news and stories, which are listened to by the attentive staff team. This supports children's emotional well-being, as they know their opinions are valued and considered. Children remain focused and motivated in their chosen activities. Babies actively engage in sensory play with sand, water and different textures of bright fabric. Staff encourage children to spend time exploring what they can see, feel and hear.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- revisit coaching for staff regarding the use of support strategies, so all children develop the understanding of transitions in the routines n review the responsibilities of less-experienced key persons, so that their workloads are manageable.
- 21 March 2023Good
- 2 August 2019Good
- 23 June 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Alphabet House Nursery Schools
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- 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.
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