Kiddies Dream Day Care

A sensory room, a garden and three named rooms give Kiddies Dream Day Care its shape: space for indoor exploration alongside physical play outdoors. At its September 2024 inspection, Ofsted rated the nursery Good and found safeguarding effective. That judgement comes with two practical improvement points: helping younger children develop language and giving children more time to stay absorbed in activities.

Based on Green Lane in Morden, the nursery has 45 places in total and offers care for children from 3 months to 5 years. The Caterpillar is the baby room, Busy Bee serves toddlers and Daffodil is for preschool children. Full-day and half-day bookings provide different attendance options, alongside a late finish.

Rooms and Ages

The Caterpillar, Busy Bee and Daffodil organise provision around babies, toddlers and preschool children respectively. Alongside those rooms, the sensory room adds another space for exploration, while the garden supports movement and physical development. These are useful features for families weighing up the balance between indoor activity and outdoor play.

In September 2024, children of different ages played together, with more able children modelling physical skills for younger children. Younger children practised standing and moving along furniture. This gave physical learning a social dimension, with children learning alongside one another.

Learning and Activities

The early years foundation stage sets the requirements for children's learning, development and care. In parent terms, the nursery day combines play and learning with support for children's everyday needs; the framework is the baseline rather than an extra programme.

Water exploration and seasonal activities supplied concrete examples of that learning in September 2024. Children discussed what they were doing during water play, while leaf printing brought together texture, colour choices and conversation. Adults adjusted questions to children's developmental stages. The activities connected practical exploration with opportunities to speak and make decisions.

There were also limits to the teaching. In September 2024, some adults answered babies' babbling with further babbling rather than introducing words, reducing opportunities to hear new vocabulary. Activities were sometimes changed before children had finished exploring them. For parents, the distinction matters: resources create possibilities, but adult responses and uninterrupted time determine how well children can use them.

Outdoor and Community Life

In September 2024, garden time was planned with children's circumstances in mind, including those with less access to outdoor play elsewhere. Children could choose where to pursue activities. The garden therefore had a practical role in supporting movement and exploration, rather than simply providing a break between indoor sessions.

At the September 2024 inspection, Ofsted found that leaders collaborated with families and external agencies on SEND support, staff agreed individual targets, and children made good progress from their starting points. This describes a process built around the individual child, with shared goals linking support to learning.

Settling began with information from parents in September 2024. Staff used that knowledge to understand children's starting points and build relationships. Behaviour support also involved families: adults exchanged advice with parents so that children encountered a consistent approach between home and nursery.

Pictorial cards helped children understand the sequence of routines in September 2024. Children also expressed preferences about activities. These details show how everyday communication could give children both a clearer sense of what would happen next and a way to contribute to their day.

Sessions and Attendance

The address is 243 Green Lane, Morden, SM4 6SQ. Opening hours run from 7.30am to 6pm. Full-day and half-day bookings are offered, with a late-finish option running from 6pm to 6.30pm. The distinction between the opening window and booked attendance matters when matching care to a family's working day.

Fees are payable in advance each month, with billing based on 51 weeks. A non-refundable registration charge applies if the nursery confirms a place for the child. Current prices come in the nursery's written quotation. Enquiries can be made by telephone.

Funding and Paid Extras

The nursery offers 15-hour funding for children aged two, three and four, plus 30-hour funding for working parents. Private childcare is also offered. Funded entitlement and additional paid attendance are separate considerations when planning a booking, so families should match the proposed arrangement to their circumstances rather than assume every attendance pattern is funded.

• Babies' communication. The September 2024 improvement point concerned adults' responses to early babbling. On a visit, ask how practitioners now turn those exchanges into opportunities for babies to hear words.
• Time to concentrate. Activities sometimes ended too quickly in September 2024. Ask how the day now allows children to continue an absorbing activity before moving on.
• The written booking package. Full-day, half-day and late-finish options sit alongside monthly advance payment and a non-refundable registration charge. Before joining, ask how funded hours, meals and consumables fit into the proposed booking.

Kiddies Dream Day Care suits families considering either full-day or half-day attendance, with a late-finish option for those needing it. The sensory room, garden and named age-stage rooms give the offer a clear practical shape. The September 2024 Good judgement supports consideration, while the language and activity-flow improvement points deserve attention, especially for families choosing baby care.