What Ofsted found
Good Inspected 21 August 2025
| 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
kGems Day Nursery - Islington 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.
kGems Day Nursery - Islington against Islington
| kGems Day Nursery - Islington | Islington average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 49 | 56 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 86% rated Good or better |
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Questions parents ask about kGems Day Nursery - Islington
- What Ofsted grade does kGems Day Nursery - Islington have?
- kGems Day Nursery - Islington was rated Good at its inspection on 21 August 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can kGems Day Nursery - Islington take?
- Ofsted registers kGems Day Nursery - Islington for 49 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Islington has 56.
- How much does kGems Day Nursery - Islington cost?
- kGems Day Nursery - Islington 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 kGems Day Nursery - Islington 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 kGems Day Nursery - Islington how it offers them.
- When was kGems Day Nursery - Islington last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected kGems Day Nursery - Islington on 21 August 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near kGems Day Nursery - Islington?
- Nearby in N1: Greenwood Nursery School, Kids In Motion, Be Me Day Nursery Angel.
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.