The Wandsworth Day Nursery

An arts studio, a mud kitchen and outings to Wandsworth Library give The Wandsworth Day Nursery a recognisable mix of creative play and community life. At 2 Knightley Walk, London, SW18 1GZ, it accepts children from three months to five years and has capacity for 96 children.

No Ofsted inspection has been published for this setting yet.

Four rooms divide the nursery into a baby room, younger toddler room, older toddler room and preschool room. Resources are selected for each age group, giving children spaces organised around their stage of development.

The Early Years Foundation Stage shapes learning through a combination of adult-organised activities and play children choose themselves. Cooking with the nursery chef, science experiments and language activities add concrete experiences to that framework. Music, yoga and gardening also feature in the day.

Creative activities have their own arts studio. Outside, a garden with play equipment and a mud kitchen provides space for movement and imaginative play, while children tend plants in the growing garden. Regular outings take children to Wandsworth Library for books and Wandsworth Park for nature walks and sport: learning extends beyond the nursery's rooms.

A sensory room provides opportunities to explore light, sound and textures in a calmer space; the library offers another setting for books and storytelling. A SENCo role supports arrangements for children with additional needs.

Families receive updates about progress and care routines through the Famly app, and social evenings provide opportunities to take part in nursery life. Settling sessions and a settling pack form part of the administration arrangements, giving the start at nursery its own preparation.

An on-site chef prepares fresh meals, with breakfast, cooked lunch, tea and snacks covered by the catering package; vegetarian and vegan choices are included.

Sessions and Attendance

Opening hours are 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday. Full-day bookings have a minimum of two days each week. The nursery operates for 51 weeks, closing on bank holidays and for a week over Christmas; Christmas Eve closing is 4.30pm.

The branch enquiry form accepts questions and requests for a personal tour. Families can also telephone 020 3319 7330.

Funding and Paid Extras

Funded childcare covers the 15-hour entitlements for eligible two-year-olds and all three- and four-year-olds, plus the 30-hour entitlement for eligible working families with children from nine months to four years, starting in the term after their child turns nine months and requiring a valid code before that term begins. Funding is stretched across 51 weeks: the respective weekly allocations are 11.17 and 22.34 hours.

Total childcare fees include Everyday Essentials, the package covering catering, care products and enrichment. Nappies, wipes, hand sanitiser and suncream are included in that package. During funded hours, catering, consumables and enrichment are charged separately from education and care; fully funded sessions can also be taken with no additional charges.

A non-refundable administration charge applies, except for children taking funded hours only: they instead pay a deposit credited back within a month of starting. Current prices come in the nursery's written quotation.

• Two-day minimum. Full-day bookings require two days each week. This suits a recurring weekly routine; weigh that commitment against the childcare you need.
• Funding and extras. Everyday Essentials sits outside funded education and care. Request a written quotation distinguishing private hours, catering, care products and enrichment, including the arrangement for taking funded hours only.
• Settling into the rooms. The youngest children have a baby room, alongside separate toddler stages. During a tour, ask how settling sessions, sleep routines and the move between rooms would work for your child.

This suits families seeking a regular two-day routine or attendance across the working week, with creative spaces and community outings alongside nursery play. The practical decision is whether the full-day minimum and the chosen funding-and-extras arrangement fit your household.