The Knightsbridge Kindergarten
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for from 2 years up to school age, open 09:00 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 2000, with 62 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.
- £150.00 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 Westminster
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Westminster 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
SW1W 9ALWhat 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, 28 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish in this outstanding setting. Staff are passionate and motivated to deliver a well-thought-out and purposeful curriculum. This high-quality curriculum incorporates children's individual interests and identified learning goals that are delivered through interesting topics. This has a great impact on all children and the excellent progress they make. Children show a keen interest in these activities and are proud of what they have learned.
Staff are incredibly nurturing, considerate and fantastic role models. They offer children encouragement and praise while also giving them the time and space to do things for themselves. Staff deeply embed the routine and transitions to different activities seamlessly throughout the day. Children's behaviour is exemplary. The atmosphere throughout the setting is one of genuine respect and kindness.
Staff plan countless opportunities for children to learn about the world around them. For example, children learn about London as the place they live, making key landmarks using newspaper. Staff are highly skilled communicators who create an interesting and language-rich environment. Books and stories are integral to everything staff do. Consequently, children develop a love of reading. Staff make sure that children hear stories read in the different home languages of children attending the nursery. Children see their name and words written in their alphabet.
- 28 February 2024Outstanding
- 12 March 2018Outstanding
- 24 November 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Knightsbridge Kindergarten
- 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
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