William Patten Daycare
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in London for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £10.00 an hour for 9 months– 2 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2025. Open since 2016, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
50 weeks a year.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 months– 2 years9m to 2y | £10.00Fees | |
| 2-5 years old2y to 5y | £9.75Fees |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £100.00 A non-refundable depositthis amount will be taken off your first fee, not refundable
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours and 30 hours of funding. Funded hours for 2 years and 3-4 years will be stretched over 50 weeks.
Worth knowing. You will receive 11 hours per week if you are elibile for 15 hours and 22 hours per week if you are eligible for 30 hours.
What childcare usually costs in Hackney
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hackney 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
N16 0NXWhat 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, 13 May 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish in this nurturing setting. Children arrive happily in the morning alongside their older siblings, who attend the breakfast club. The nursery shares the grounds with the school. Strong partnerships ensure children receive continuity in their care and education. The nursery shares information effectively to ensure a smooth transition when children are ready for school. Babies explore treasure baskets with great attention, using their senses to investigate different textures and objects. Practitioners respond enthusiastically to children's play ideas and skilfully extend their learning. For example, when children show an interest in construction, staff provide a variety of materials that enable them to develop and refine their ideas. Older children become absorbed in constructing models by combining nursery toys with natural and household resources. These activities nurture children's natural curiosity and helps them fully engage in their learning. Children are highly motivated and curious learners.
Babies benefit from strong routines. For example, babies move to the sink to wash their hands in preparation for snack when they are told its time to tidy up because they know what is coming next. These routines support the development of a positive attitude, independence and healthy self-esteem. Older children demonstrate an understanding of healthy lifestyles. For example, they comment that 'the caterpillar ate too much food' and 'it is good to eat all your fruit'. Staff are positive role models and share their expectations for children's behaviour in an ageappropriate way. Children learn to share, take turns and use their good manners throughout the day.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the arrangements for communication between key persons and parents, particularly during handover times, to enhance the partnership work further n review and strengthen the accessibility of appropriate resources to fully extend older children's curiosity to explore early writing skills.
- 13 May 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 6 June 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for William Patten Daycare
- 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.
- Is £10.00 an hour still the rate? 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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