Eveline Durnsford Avenue

Babies from three months through to children aged five are the starting point at Eveline Durnsford Avenue, at 49 Durnsford Avenue in London. Its opening week runs Monday to Friday, with care extending into the early evening. No Ofsted inspection has been published for this setting yet.

Funded childcare and privately paid hours sit alongside each other here. For families planning their week, the important distinction is between the nursery’s opening hours and the specific sessions in which funding is delivered.

EYFS provides the educational basis for funded hours: it covers children’s learning and development through learning through play and everyday experiences. It is the common early years framework, rather than an additional programme unique to this nursery.

Activities beyond that framework can change between terms. During funded hours, these additions are voluntary and supplied only when parents request them, so families can distinguish the educational entitlement from the extra activities they choose.

Food, snacks and care consumables are separate from the funded educational hours. Nappies, wipes and protective creams are among the items excluded from the entitlement; these extras are voluntary and supplied at parents’ request. That makes the care package a separate decision from the hours of education.

For a baby starting at three months, the practical discussion should centre on how the daily care arrangements fit the family’s routine. A visit offers the opportunity to work through that detail before choosing an attendance pattern.

Sessions and Attendance

The nursery opens from 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks each year. Its address is 49 Durnsford Avenue, London SW19 8BH, and the branch telephone number is 020 8947 7058.

Funding is delivered in two daily sessions, 11.12am to 2.52pm and 2.52pm to 6.30pm. These specific windows matter if a family needs care earlier in the morning: hours beyond the funded entitlement are paid separately.

Funding and Paid Extras

Funding includes up to 30 hours for eligible working families with children aged nine months and over, universal 15 hours for three- and four-year-olds, and support for some eligible two-year-olds. Funding is stretched across the year rather than confined to term-time attendance.

During funded hours, meals and snacks are charged separately when requested, as are non-food consumables and additional activities. Privately paid childcare is billed in equal monthly instalments. Current prices come in the nursery’s written quotation.

• Funding calendar. The funding terms describe stretching over 52 weeks, but the session arrangement uses 51 weeks. Ask which schedule and weekly allocation would apply to your booking.
• Morning care. The first funded session starts at 11.12am, although opening begins at 7.30am. An early start therefore needs a plan for the additional paid hours.
• Baby routines. Children can join from three months. Use the branch enquiry form to arrange a visit and discuss how settling, sleep and feeding would work for your child.

Eveline Durnsford Avenue suits families comparing all-day care with shorter funded sessions extending through the afternoon. The long opening window gives those patterns practical scope, while the separation of funded education and requested extras makes the written booking terms important to the decision.