The Alphabet House Nursery Schools
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.1 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in London for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 October 2022. Open since 2016, with 42 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
E16 2GRWhat 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, 13 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily and are warmly greeted by staff at this well-resourced nursery. Staff promote children's independence skills well. Older children eagerly volunteer for specific roles and responsibilities. For example, they are excited to be chosen as 'helper of the day'. Overall, children behave very well. Staff are wonderful and considerate role models for children. They communicate firm, clear expectations as they interact with children. Children quickly learn the 'golden rules'.
They proudly demonstrate their 'walking feet' as a reminder to their peers to move around safely at nursery. Older children maintain their composure when younger children unknowingly dismantle their creations. They respond maturely, saying, 'It is good to share toys.'
Staff provide a variety of enticing activities that build children's good hand-eye coordination and dexterity. For example, children determinedly aim and squirt paint from spray bottles outside. They learn how to make their own modelling dough by following a recipe. Staff promote children's early language and literacy exceptionally well. At every opportunity, staff narrate, describe and label objects and actions for children. They consistently repeat newly introduced alternative vocabulary for words that children learn from listening to stories. Children learn these new words and use them as they respond to staff's questions
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- allow children to have sufficient time to think and learn to solve mathematical problems before offering solutions - recognise and allow opportunities for children to learn to manage appropriate risks as they play.
- 13 October 2022Good
- 13 October 2021Needs improvement
- 9 July 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 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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