Full-day nursery in Bloomsbury, Camden
1a Nursery
1a Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4SR · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Camden that publish fees charge £76.80–£108 a day for under-2s (4 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 09:00–17:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
1a Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4SR · More nurseries in EC1R
Stations
- Chancery Lane7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Farringdon8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Holborn12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
24 bus stops within 400 m, including Rosebery Avenue, Clerkenwell Road and Clerkenwell Road / Rosebery Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Spa Fields6 min walk
- St. Andrew's Gardens7 min walk
- Wilmington Square7 min walk
- Coram's Fields8 min walk
- Lincoln's Inn9 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026 · Powered by TfL Open Data, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Camden there are about 3.2 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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1a Nursery is a full-day nursery at 1a Rosebery Avenue, London, EC1R 4SR, in Bloomsbury, Camden. It is registered for 42 children. It opens 09:00–17:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026). It is run by London Borough of Camden.
Run by London Borough of Camden (local council), which runs 6 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–17:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Great Ormond Street Hospital Staff NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Corams Fields Community NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–19:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Clerkenwell Mount Day Nursery and Pre SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Collingham Gardens NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–17:00 | 20 mo–5 yrs | 0.5 miles |
| The Children's Centre Goldman SachsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Bloomsbury7
- All nurseries in Camden71
- All nurseries in EC1R2
- Nurseries near Chancery Lane station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Christopher Hatton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 under 0.1 miles
- St Alban's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.2 miles
- Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH ages 4–18Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- Thomas Coram Centre Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Hugh Myddelton Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.4 miles
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Dallington School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What are 1a Nursery's opening hours?
1a Nursery opens 09:00–17:00, Mon–Fri.
What is 1a Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated 1a Nursery Good at its inspection on 7 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can 1a Nursery take?
1a Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
Who runs 1a Nursery?
1a Nursery is run by London Borough of Camden, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to 1a Nursery?
Chancery Lane is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact 1a Nursery?
You can call 020 7974 7024.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 12 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
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- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 12 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY351434 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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