The Lloyd Park Centre
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2022. Open since 2004, with 134 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 Waltham Forest
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Waltham Forest 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
E17 5JWWhat 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 September 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children have warm and secure relationships with staff. Children and families receive a welcoming greeting by friendly staff as parents come in and settle their children at the start of the day. This helps children to feel a sense of belonging and supports their personal development.
The managers and staff have an ambitious educational programme and put familiar routines in place to promote children's learning. The special educational needs and disabilities coordinator works effectively in partnership with outside agencies and parents to ensure all children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive good support. They ensure that additional funding for children is used well to target their specific needs. This has a positive impact on the quality of education that all children receive.
Kind staff set clear expectations to help children to understand how to share areas with their friends. For instance, children give each other space to sit and listen to stories together. This approach has a positive impact on how children respect and treat one another.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to provide opportunities that challenge older children to do as much as possible for themselves and help them to be highly independent n improve teaching strategies for children who speak English as an additional language - support staff to raise the quality of their already good interactions with children to a consistently higher level across the centre.
- 16 September 2022Good
- 29 October 2018Outstanding
- 10 June 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Lloyd Park Centre
- 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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