Tiny Thinkers Tudor Drive
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Kingston upon Thames for babies from 9 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 2016, with 35 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
FEE funded hours for eligible children from 9 months to 4 years of age; 15 hours per week term time and 30 hours per week term time.
Worth knowing. Minimum attendance of 15 hours per week to access the full 15 hours funding per week term time; minimum attendance of 30 hours per week to access the full 30 hours funding per week term time; normal rates apply during non-term times for the same booking pattern; voluntary supplement of up to £10 per 5 hour funded session for food provision, outings and additional services, with alternatives available for parents who do not wish to participate.
What childcare usually costs in Kingston upon Thames
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Kingston 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
KT2 5QHWhat 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, 31 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children eagerly wait at the door, looking through the glass panel, and excitedly respond when they see their familiar adults. They separate easily from their carers and enter the nursery. The staff team greets them, smiling and reconnecting, ready to start the day together.
Supporting children's emotional well-being is a strength of the nursery. Staff skilfully recognise children's cues and respond with calmness and empathy. The children are encouraged to care for themselves and others and delight in looking after the nursery pets. The impact of this approach is clear. Children are learning how to acknowledge and manage their own feelings and understand their impact on others. They show high levels of confidence within the setting and are chatty, competent and engaged learners.
Leaders and staff implement a curriculum that is based on children's individual learning needs and interests. They know where each child is in their learning and plan a range of activities that help children to build on what they already know and can do. Staff make learning fun, and children thoroughly enjoy participating in the activities on offer. For example, older children explore different textures and smells, such as oats, cinnamon and honey as they make 'Gruffalo crumble'. Younger children take part in singing sessions and enjoy the repetition of the familiar wellloved songs. Music is an integral part of the curriculum and can be heard all around the building.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to improve strategies used to further support and extend children's learning n strengthen communication between staff, to support a smooth transition for children, particularly as they move from play to mealtimes.
- 31 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 13 March 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Tiny Thinkers Tudor Drive
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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