TLC
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for babies from 8 months up to school age, open 08:15 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 2023. Open since 2018, with 81 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Free Early Years, Working parents funding for 9 month + children; Free Early Education for 3 and 4 year olds – FEE3/4 Funding; 15 hours funding; 30 hours.
Worth knowing. Funded hours are ‘stretched’ across the year; additional hours are chargeable; fees available on request.
What childcare usually costs in Barnet
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Barnet 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
NW4 2HYWhat 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, 19 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive at this warm and welcoming nursery. They confidently greet staff as they arrive and quickly settle down to play. Children show that they feel safe and demonstrate affectionate bonds with staff. For instance, babies and toddlers seek reassuring cuddles and snuggle up with staff for a story. Children enjoy their time together and develop good friendships. They are helpful and willingly assist with tasks, such as sweeping up the sand after play.
Children learn to enjoy healthy and active lifestyles. For example, the nursery routine includes daily exercise indoors and outdoors. Children have fun exploring the climbing apparatus and enjoy activities such as yoga and football.
Consequently, they learn that there are many enjoyable and exciting ways to keep their bodies fit and strong.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to know when to offer children encouragement rather than help, to further support children's perseverance and problem-solving skills - support staff to provide clear explanations and consistent guidance for behaviour during group activities, to help children understand what is expected of them.
- 19 January 2023Good
- 10 March 2022Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for TLC
- 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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