The Italian Day Nursery
Good★ 3.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 2007, with 26 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 Lambeth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lambeth 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
SW9 0LAWhat 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, 16 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children's uniqueness is at the heart of this well-established and nurturing day nursery. Staff confidently speak to children in their home languages to help them to settle quickly. Children quickly find their labelled coat pegs and register their attendance to help to promote their sense of belonging.
Children demonstrate that they feel safe and emotionally secure, and they behave very well. For example, children keenly remember and follow the routines of the nursery, such as when staff ring a small bell. Children enthusiastically help staff to tidy away.
Children's social skills are developing well. Older children form secure friendship groups. Outdoors, they excitedly play a game of catch, and keenly tell visitors who their friends are. Younger children develop close relationships with their designated key person. Less-confident children tightly hold hands as they move from one activity to another to help them to feel safe. Mealtimes are a very social time for children and staff. Positive interactions among them also help children to become confident communicators.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen routines so that children have less instances of their play and learning being interrupted n continue to reduce burdensome paperwork.
- 16 May 2022Good
- 3 November 2015Outstanding
- 2 July 2012Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Italian Day Nursery
- 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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