The Orchard Day Nursery
Good★ 3.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 5, open 07:00 to 19:00, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2018, with 90 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 Merton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Merton 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
SW19 1NLWhat 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, 24 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children quickly settle on arrival and are happy and eager to engage in activities.
They are greeted by caring, attentive and nurturing staff. Children are enthusiastic and leave their parents with ease. They are aware of the high expectations of the staff, who are good role models and speak to the children with respect and kindness. Children show they feel safe and secure, and they comfortably approach staff when needed. Staff praise children as they learn new knowledge and skills.
Staff know the children well. This helps them to plan a curriculum that is themebased and linked to children's interests. Staff understand the importance of focusing on children's personal, social and emotional development. Children's emotional well-being is a focus throughout the nursery. In addition, staff work to ensure that children access a variety of activities and tasks that will help them to acquire a range of skills in preparation for going to school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop the curriculum further to include opportunities to support children's specific learning needs n support parents to be consistently aware of their children's targeted learning and how this can be promoted at home.
- 24 January 2024Good
- 13 April 2023Needs improvement
- 6 March 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Orchard Day Nursery
- 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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