What Ofsted grade does Ark Start Globe have?

Ark Start Globe has not had a graded Ofsted inspection yet. New nurseries are usually inspected within 30 months of registering.

How many children can Ark Start Globe take?

Ofsted registers Ark Start Globe for 68 places at any one time. The average day nursery in London has 55.

How much does Ark Start Globe cost?

Ark Start Globe sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in Inner London charges £238 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Ark Start Globe offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Ark Start Globe how it offers them.

Is Ark Start Globe part of a nursery group?

Yes. Ark Start Globe is one of 9 day nurseries in England run by Ark UK Programmes.

Ark Start Globe

Day nursery in London, SE1. Part of the Southwark council area.

Ark Globe Academy, Harper Road, London, SE1 6AG

Run by Ark UK Programmes

68 places

2024 registered with Ofsted

1265 of 1576 in our London ranking

£179 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, Inner London average

What Ofsted found

Not yet graded

Ofsted has registered this nursery but has not yet carried out a graded inspection.

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What a place could cost

Ark Start Globe sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in Inner London, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£185	£586
2 years old	£181	£572
3 to 4 years old	£179	£567

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Ark Start Globe against London

	Ark Start Globe	London average
Places	68	55
Ofsted outcome	Not yet graded	77% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Ark Start Globe is run by Ark UK Programmes, which has 9 nurseries in England and 0 rated Outstanding. See its nurseries in London.

Questions parents ask about Ark Start Globe

What Ofsted grade does Ark Start Globe have?: Ark Start Globe has not had a graded Ofsted inspection yet. New nurseries are usually inspected within 30 months of registering.
How many children can Ark Start Globe take?: Ofsted registers Ark Start Globe for 68 places at any one time. The average day nursery in London has 55.
How much does Ark Start Globe cost?: Ark Start Globe sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in Inner London charges £238 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Ark Start Globe offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Ark Start Globe how it offers them.
Is Ark Start Globe part of a nursery group?: Yes. Ark Start Globe is one of 9 day nurseries in England run by Ark UK Programmes.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.