Thomas Calton Creche
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Peckham for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 1995, with 26 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 Southwark
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Southwark 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
SE15 4NXWhat 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, 27 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle quickly into the nursery and form meaningful bonds with their key person and the wider staff team. They happily turn to staff for comfort and support, and staff respond warmly. The staff know the children they care for well and communicate about each child's needs with one another successfully. This helps all staff to support children effectively.
Staff promote positive behaviour, and children are aware of what staff expect of them. Staff act as strong role models and encourage children to participate in activities together. Children learn to follow positive hygiene routines and complete these independently. Staff remind them of why it is important that they follow this routine, and this helps children to understand why the rules are in place.
Staff promote children's physical development through the activities offered indoors and outdoors. They encourage children to explore activities and make choices independently. Children use scissors to cut pieces of paper to decorate their
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop their knowledge and ability to refine targets that build on the areas that children need to develop the most n improve the organisation of some routines and activities to help support children's understanding and engagement more consistently.
- 27 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 14 February 2019Good
- 28 April 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Thomas Calton Creche
- 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.
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