Food
All-inclusive: nutritious meals, snacks, formula for infants
Kinderzimmer South Kensington, located at 114 Gloucester Road in London, provides childcare services for children aged 9 months to 5 years, operating 51 weeks a year with closures only for bank holidays, staff development days, and the Christmas to New Year period. The nursery emphasizes an all-inclusive daily fee structure that covers care, meals, snacks, formula, nappies, wipes, and extracurricular activities.
They require a minimum attendance of two full days per week, with one of those days being either a Monday or a Friday. The nursery offers sibling and full-time attendance discounts.
Payment is due monthly via direct debit. Kinderzimmer South Kensington also accommodates various government funding schemes, including those for 9-23 months, 2-3 years, and 3-5 years, as well as the Tax-Free Childcare scheme.
They offer free settling-in sessions and a structured registration process that includes a non-refundable registration fee and a refundable deposit. The nursery prioritizes place allocation based on childcare need, existing siblings, and application date, and offers tours for prospective families to experience the environment firsthand.
What it's like
Children are happy and quickly engage in activities with their friends on arrival. Their emotional and care needs are met, and they enjoy many opportunities to develop physical skills. Leaders provide an ambitious and varied curriculum, including for children with special education needs and/or disabilities, which results in good progress.
Fees cover care from 7:30 AM to 6:30 PM, including all meals, formula, nappies, and extracurricular activities. Charges are based on a daily rate, reviewed annually in January, and require a minimum booking of two full days. Discounts are available for full-time attendance and siblings.
Funding accepted
Good to know
Food
All-inclusive: nutritious meals, snacks, formula for infants
Opening hours
7:30 AM to 6:30 PM, 51 weeks per year
Age range
9 months to 5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Session types
Full day
Last inspected 8 May 2025 · Jacqueline Halpin
What it's like to attend
Children are happy and quickly engage in activities with their friends on arrival. Their emotional and care needs are met, and they enjoy many opportunities to develop physical skills. Leaders provide an ambitious and varied curriculum, including for children with special education needs and/or disabilities, which results in good progress.
Inspector highlights
Areas to develop
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents share that their children are making good progress.
Inclusion & environment
Leaders ensure that there is an ambitious and varied curriculum for all children, which includes children with special education needs and/or disabilities. A robust settling-in process helps establish children's individual needs.
In the garden, children dig and pour sand into containers. They use spades to dig for treasure and share their experiences with the attentive staff. Staff provide children with activities that support children's gross motor skills.
I did not personally witness the situation I’m referencing, but I was informed by a staff member who was deeply upset by how they were treated and has since chosen not to return. Hearing their account was extremely concerning. While I cannot verify every detail, any situation that leaves an educator feeling unsupported or disrespected should be taken seriously. Schools should foster environments of professionalism, equity, and respect for both staff and students. I sincerely hope school leadership conducts a thoughtful review of workplace culture and ensures that all staff members are treated with dignity. A healthy environment for educators directly impacts the well-being of the children they serve.
Read on GoogleOur 4-month-old baby is looked after by Oznur and Susie, and we couldn’t be happier. They do an amazing job — so caring, patient, and attentive. It’s never easy leaving such a young baby, but they make it so much easier with their warmth and professionalism. We can really see how much they care, and our little one is always happy and relaxed with them. We feel very lucky to have them looking after our baby!
Read on GoogleWe couldn’t be happier with the care and support provided by Kinderzimmer. Our daughter absolutely loves going to nursery each day, which gives us so much reassurance as parents. Since starting, we’ve seen such a huge development in her confidence, learning, and overall happiness. The team are incredibly helpful, attentive, and genuinely caring. We really appreciate the regular updates throughout the day, as well as the weekly reports with photos—it’s so lovely to see what she’s been up to and how she’s progressing. Thank you so much for all your support—you’ve made such a positive difference to our family!
Read on GoogleOur twins have been going to Kinderzimmer since they were 6 months old. We love every single staff member, and the twins absolutely adore their teachers Susie, Öz and Leah. As soon we enter the building in the morning, they’re all smiles! Not only do our girls enjoy their days at nursery, they also learn many new skills (such as sitting up, eating w cutlery, painting) and are taken on great adventures outside. We highly recommend Kinderzimmer South Ken 🥰
Read on GoogleOur Son is fulltime Mon - Fri at Kinderzimmer South Kensington, and we are thrilled with the staff, the environment and how incredibly well he has developed there over the last year. I can’t speak highly enough of the leadership team there (Biljana - Head of Nursery and Lindsay as Deputy Head) - they are always looking for ways to get parents involved, learn and improve the nursery and I truly believe are genuinely invested in creating the best environment possible for all the kids there. There’s also a thoughtful mix of young teachers and older experienced ones in the rooms at all times. The staff all seem to genuinely get on well together and it seems like a family environment at times as staff and parents all get to know and chat with each other. I’m looking forward to watching our boy continue to develop and grow as he moves through pre-school next.
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Most recent inspection
8 May 2025
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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