The Gardens Day Care and Nursery School
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 2012, with 98 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 Wandsworth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wandsworth 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
SW18 5TGWhat 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, 2 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff have high expectations of all children. Children explore a wide range of activities at this nursery. They select their own resources to use in their play. In the pre-school room, children happily board the train. They make tickets, create snacks for passengers and fix the train with toy tools. Children use their imagination to join in with their friends. Children play excitedly and are motivated to learn.
Children enjoy a variety of rich experiences each day. In the farmyard room, babies have a birthday party with their friends and celebrate together. Toddlers go on a trip to the local park and spend extended time outside. Pre-school children return from the local food bank, having delivered donations for the nursery. Children are learning about their local community. This helps them to understand about their community and other people.
Children have positive attitudes to learning. They chat happily with their friends as they play. Children are learning to cooperate. They take turns and share with one another. When they read stories, they take turns to vote for their favourite. They are learning to express their likes and dislikes. They listen to each other and respect each other's views. Children behave well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- further develop supervisions to support room leaders to deploy staff more effectively to support learning n strengthen teaching practice so that the quality of interactions with children is of a high quality in all rooms.
- 2 February 2023Good
- 22 May 2017Good
- 30 April 2013Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Gardens Day Care and Nursery School
- 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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