The Little Red Hen Nursery School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in London for children from birth to 8+, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2023. Open since 2009, with 35 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
SW11 2PNWhat 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, 13 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are confident and happy in this well-established nursery. Staff value each child highly and take great care to meet their needs from the first day they arrive at the nursery. They engage warmly with children through smiles, and they use gentle tones of voice. Staff have high expectations of children. They manage children's behaviour effectively, for instance by using praise to motivate children to act in positive ways. Staff share group rules with children and explain why some behaviour is not acceptable. Children behave well.
The curriculum is broad and balanced. Children gain a good understanding of the world. For instance, staff plant and grow sunflowers with children to teach them how things grow. They talk to children about different animals, their features and how they live. Children gain good physical skills. They use a range of outdoor resources to practise their climbing, balancing, running and jumping skills. Children develop very good mathematical skills. Staff use a wide variety of games and songs to teach children to count securely. They teach children the names of different shapes, and children recognise and name pentagons and hexagons. Staff teach children about difference. For instance, they have discussions and read stories to children that reflect diverse cultures and religious events, such as Eid and Chinese
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the curriculum for personal and social development by developing
children's awareness of different feelings, to support their understanding of themselves and others n widen the curriculum for physical development by strengthening children's awareness of oral hygiene further.
- 13 September 2023Good
- 16 January 2018Good
- 2 October 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Little Red Hen 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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