The Kentish Town Day Nursery & Pre-School
Good★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2003, with 78 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 Camden
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Camden 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
NW5 3EHWhat 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.
- 2 February 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 26 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff create a welcoming and stimulating environment that helps children to settle quickly on arrival at this nursery. Children show good levels of emotional well-being and that they feel happy and secure. They develop strong and positive bonds with the caring staff. Staff know children well and take time to find out about their interests. They use observations and assessments to plan for next steps in children's learning.
Leaders design an ambitious and broad curriculum, which is well implemented to help children build on their overall skills. For example, staff who work with older children help them to engage in well-planned activities, such as mixing spices.
Children learn the names of different spices and use their senses to explore the texture and fragrance of the mixtures that they create. Staff ensure that they build on what children already know. All children make good progress from their starting points. This includes children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and children who are learning to speak English as an additional language.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support less confident staff to use more effective strategies to enhance babies'
early communications skills further n review group-time arrangements for babies and toddlers to ensure that they remain immersed in their learning as much as possible.
- 26 January 2024Good
- 28 July 2022Outstanding
- 31 August 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Kentish Town Day Nursery & Pre-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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