What Ofsted grade does The Chelsea Nursery have?

The Chelsea Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 7 May 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can The Chelsea Nursery take?

Ofsted registers The Chelsea Nursery for 40 places at any one time. The average day nursery in London has 55.

How much does The Chelsea Nursery cost?

The Chelsea 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 The Chelsea 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 The Chelsea Nursery how it offers them.

When was The Chelsea Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected The Chelsea Nursery on 7 May 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near The Chelsea Nursery?

Nearby in SW10: Chelsea Pre-Prep School & Nursery, Park Walk Seedlings Nursery, Ohana Centre.

The Chelsea Nursery

Day nursery in London, SW10. Part of the Kensington and Chelsea council area.

1a Gertrude Street, Chelsea, London, SW10 0JN

40 places

2025 registered with Ofsted

217 of 1576 in our London ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Expected standard in all 6 Inspected 7 May 2026

Ofsted report card for The Chelsea Nursery
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

The Chelsea 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.

The Chelsea Nursery against London

	The Chelsea Nursery	London average
Places	40	55
Ofsted outcome	Expected standard in all 6	77% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about The Chelsea Nursery

What Ofsted grade does The Chelsea Nursery have?: The Chelsea Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 7 May 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can The Chelsea Nursery take?: Ofsted registers The Chelsea Nursery for 40 places at any one time. The average day nursery in London has 55.
How much does The Chelsea Nursery cost?: The Chelsea 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 The Chelsea 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 The Chelsea Nursery how it offers them.
When was The Chelsea Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected The Chelsea Nursery on 7 May 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near The Chelsea Nursery?: Nearby in SW10: Chelsea Pre-Prep School & Nursery, Park Walk Seedlings Nursery, Ohana Centre.

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.