City Child Nursery
Day nursery in London, EC2Y. Part of the City of London council area.
1 Bridgewater Square, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8AH
Run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions What Ofsted found
Good Inspected 6 March 2024
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
City Child Nursery 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.
City Child Nursery against London
| City Child Nursery | London average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 56 | 55 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 77% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
- Newpark Childcare Centre Outstanding, 26 places, EC2Y 8DU
- Hatching Dragons City Good, 60 places, EC2Y 8AA
City Child Nursery is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions, which has 245 nurseries in England and 33 rated Outstanding. See its nurseries in London.
Questions parents ask about City Child Nursery
- What Ofsted grade does City Child Nursery have?
- City Child Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 6 March 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can City Child Nursery take?
- Ofsted registers City Child Nursery for 56 places at any one time. The average day nursery in London has 55.
- How much does City Child Nursery cost?
- City Child Nursery 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 City Child Nursery 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 City Child Nursery how it offers them.
- When was City Child Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected City Child Nursery on 6 March 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Is City Child Nursery part of a nursery group?
- Yes. City Child Nursery is one of 245 day nurseries in England run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions.
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.