Be Me Day Nursery Melody Lane
Day nursery in London, N5. Part of the Islington council area.
7&9 Melody Lane, London, N5 2BQWhat Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 12 June 2024
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Be Me Day Nursery Melody Lane 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.
Be Me Day Nursery Melody Lane against London
| Be Me Day Nursery Melody Lane | London average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 120 | 55 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 77% rated Good or better |
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Questions parents ask about Be Me Day Nursery Melody Lane
- What Ofsted grade does Be Me Day Nursery Melody Lane have?
- Be Me Day Nursery Melody Lane was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 12 June 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Be Me Day Nursery Melody Lane take?
- Ofsted registers Be Me Day Nursery Melody Lane for 120 places at any one time. The average day nursery in London has 55.
- How much does Be Me Day Nursery Melody Lane cost?
- Be Me Day Nursery Melody Lane 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 Be Me Day Nursery Melody Lane 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 Be Me Day Nursery Melody Lane how it offers them.
- When was Be Me Day Nursery Melody Lane last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Be Me Day Nursery Melody Lane on 12 June 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Be Me Day Nursery Melody Lane?
- Nearby in N5: Little Angels Day Nursery & Pre-School, Aberdeen Park Nursery, Be Me Day Nursery Highbury.
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.