The New Spring Nursery School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in London for from 1 year 8 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £3000.00 a term, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 1992, with 36 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
5 MORNING SESSIONS - £3000 PER TERM
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
15 & 30 HOURS FUNDING; fully funded 15 hour & 30 hour places available for 2 and 3 year old children.
Worth knowing. 30 HOURS FUNDED / NO ADDITIONAL FEE FOR 2 YEAR OLDS; 3 & 4 YEARS - ADDITIONAL FEE FOR CONSUMABLES AND ADDITIONAL HOURS.
What childcare usually costs in Richmond upon Thames
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Richmond upon Thames 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
SW14 8AUWhat 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, 12 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff enthusiastically and cheerfully spend time welcoming all children on arrival.
Children happily wave goodbye to their parents as they confidently enter the setting. They show that they are happy and content as they play together in small groups. Children spend extended periods of time exploring the broad selection of engaging activities that have been attractively arranged for them. For example, they enjoy using different resources to fill and empty containers. Children also participate in imaginary play with staff. They use the pretend telephones and enjoy spending time playing with the dolls. Staff speak to children about different aspects of their home lives. During imaginary play, they speak to children about their siblings as they play. This supports children to enhance their communication skills and to develop an understanding of similarities and differences between themselves and others.
Children get on well and offer support to each other. For example, they independently help each other to spoon sand into colanders. Staff support children with understanding boundaries. They explain about sharing and turn taking. This supports children to understand what is expected of them. Children behave well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to consistently enhance children's early literacy skills so that children develop a greater love of books and stories n allow children enough time to independently complete tasks and follow instructions that have been given to them.
- 12 September 2024Good
- 19 September 2018Good
- 10 December 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The New Spring Nursery School
- 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 £3000.00 a term 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.