The Kensington Kindergarten
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in London for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. £55.00 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2021, with 60 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | Termly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £55.00ad hoc £100.00ad hoc | £350.001 lunch hour per week £795.001 afternoon per week |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £200.00 Registration fee
Funded hours
Universal 15 hours Entitlement to all three and four year olds.
Worth knowing. Children qualify the term after they turn three. The amount currently stands at between £1,100 and £1,300 per term for 15 hours.
What childcare usually costs in Kensington and Chelsea
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kensington and Chelsea 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
W8 5HDWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 20 February 2024.
Outstanding
Ofsted's top grade. The setting was judged to be doing more than is expected of it.
Still missing for The Kensington Kindergarten
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- Is £55.00 a session still the rate? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.