Full-day nursery in Millwall, Tower Hamlets
Barkantine Community Nursery
105a Mellish Street, Isle of Dogs, London, E14 8PR · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since August 2004Reference EY288508Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
105a Mellish Street, Isle of Dogs, London, E14 8PR · More nurseries in E14
Stations
- CrossharbourNo step-free access8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- South QuayNo step-free access10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- MudchuteNo step-free access12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Sir John Mcdougall Gardens, Arnhem Wharf Primary School and Barkantine Clinic / Hutchings Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Canary Central3 min walk
- Sir John McDougall Gardens4 min walk
- Indescon Square4 min walk
- Erebus Gardens9 min walk
- Mudchute Park & Farm11 min walk
- Playground3 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 Tower Hamlets there are about 4.5 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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Barkantine Community Nursery is a full-day nursery at 105a Mellish Street, Isle of Dogs, London, E14 8PR, in Millwall, Tower Hamlets. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Barkantine Community Nursery.
Run by Barkantine Community Nursery (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Barkantine Community NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Seven Mills Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.1 miles
- Arnhem Wharf Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- St Edmund's Catholic School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.4 miles
- Harbinger Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Cubitt Town Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Canary Wharf Primary, East Ferry Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.7 miles
- Redriff Primary, City of London Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- Mulberry Wood Wharf Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.7 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 is Barkantine Community Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Barkantine Community Nursery Good at its inspection on 6 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Barkantine Community Nursery take?
Barkantine Community Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
Who runs Barkantine Community Nursery?
Barkantine Community Nursery is run by Barkantine Community Nursery, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Barkantine Community Nursery?
Canary Wharf is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Barkantine Community Nursery?
You can visit margateyogastudio.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 11 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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- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY288508 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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