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Toad Hall Nursery School

Ofsted report card Nov 2025★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades

A day nursery in London for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 16:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in November 2025. Open since 1992, with 20 places.

Call 020 7735 5087Their website

Cost

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 Lambeth

£10.00an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£10.00an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lambeth from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 8+Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
08:30 to 16:30, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
Google rating
4.8 out of 5From 16 Google reviews. NurseryWise has none of its own.
How many children
20 placesMedium for England
How long open
34 yearsOpen for decades
Address
37 St. Marys Gardens, Kennington, London, SE11 4UF

Where it is

SE11 4UF
Ofsted URN 144720On the register since 27 October 1992
Inspected 21 November 2025

What Ofsted found, area by area

Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.

Keeping children safe
Met
Including every child
Strong standard
What and how they teach
Strong standard
How children get on
Strong standard
Behaviour and routines
Strong standard
Welfare and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership
Strong standard
Ofsted

What 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.

  • 21 November 2025Report card seven areas graded separately Safeguarding: Met
  • 4 February 2020Outstanding
  • 26 January 2016Outstanding
  • 13 June 2011Good

Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.

Still missing for Toad Hall Nursery School

  • 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.

Before you ring

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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.

The Pelican Nursery at ABS

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0.1 mi
2 min walk
07583270467

Hurley Pre-School

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GoodTakes funded hours£325.00 a weekBirth to 5From 1 year 9 months08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 636 placesOpen for decades

Purple Jay Nursery Lambeth

Day nursery · Lambeth Walk Day Nursery, Longton House, London, SE11 6LU

GoodBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm80 placesLong established
0.3 mi
5 min walk
020 7091 0993

The Pelican Nursery

Day nursery · 173-175 Kennington Lane, London, SE11 4HG

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 4.6 Google, 1121 placesLong established

The Pelican Nursery

Day nursery · 286a Kennington Road, London, SE11 5DU

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 4.6 Google, 1140 placesLong established

Pick two or three to compare.

Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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