Toddlers At St Barnabas
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Enfield for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2016, with 36 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 Enfield
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Enfield 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
EN3 5LEWhat 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, 6 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are warmly greeted at the nursery door and settle quickly in the care of staff. The arrival routine changed because of the pandemic. Staff decided to keep this practice as it had a positive impact, encouraging children's self-care skills.
The curriculum is focused and ambitious and children make good progress from starting points. Children benefit from learning about their emotions. When reading stories, they are able to match emotions to the facial expressions of images in the book. They can then relate to their own feelings. For example, they say, 'I felt sad when I lost my sticker.' Children have many opportunities to develop their physical skills as they use tools and participate in outdoor activities. For example, they play football and ride tricycles.
Children are enthusiastic and active learners. Most activities are tailored to their interests and needs. Staff support children's understanding of mathematical concepts effectively. They teach them how to count objects, recognise numbers, and they introduce words like 'empty' and 'full' to help children compare capacity as they play with the water. Children talk about the height of vegetables in the garden and compare them to their own height, using language like 'taller' and 'higher'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure that staff have an overview of children as they play, in order to intervene in a timely manner and help all children focus on activities and maximise learning opportunities.
- 6 June 2024Good
- 2 July 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Toddlers At St Barnabas
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.