Zebedee Nursery School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in London for from 2 years up to school age, open 09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2022. Open since 2005, with 36 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours per week Early Years Grant in the term after your child turns three.
What childcare usually costs in Hammersmith and Fulham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hammersmith and Fulham 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
SW6 4TNWhat 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, 20 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and engaged in this caring and nurturing environment. They feel valued and celebrated and gain a good understanding of what makes them unique through activities. For example, children create 'I'm special' posters at home with their families and bring them to nursery to share with their peers. Children belong to a community where parents and carers are encouraged to be fully involved in the life of the nursery. The manager hosts regular talks to support parents on topics such as screen time, setting boundaries and building self-esteem.
Children's personal, social and emotional development is central to the ethos of this nursery school, ensuring they feel safe and secure during their time there. Through storytelling, role play and celebrating each other's achievements, children learn to respect one another, be kind and make the right choices. Children behave well.
They listen attentively and respond promptly to staff.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - consistently include demonstrations when teaching adult-led activities, so that children fully understand what is expected of them
- allow time for checking and consolidating the learning that has taken place before moving on to the next activity.
- 20 June 2022Good
- 21 October 2015Outstanding
- 24 January 2011Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Zebedee Nursery School
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.