Sessional pre-school in De Beauvoir Town, Hackney
Beavers Playgroup
Rose Lipman Community Centre, De Beavior Road, Hackney, N1 5SE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Hackney that publish fees charge £52–£100 a day for under-2s (4 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Rose Lipman Community Centre, De Beavior Road, Hackney, N1 5SE · More nurseries in N1
Stations
- HaggerstonStep-free access8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- HoxtonStep-free access12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Essex Road17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Canal Walk, Downham Road and Laburnum Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ufton Gardens4 min walk
- Rosemary Gardens5 min walk
- Nuttal Street Gardens Play Area5 min walk
- Shoreditch Park6 min walk
- Whitmore Estate Gardens Play Area6 min walk
- Playground2 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 Hackney there are about 2.8 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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Beavers Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Rose Lipman Community Centre, De Beavior Road, Hackney, N1 5SE, in De Beauvoir Town, Hackney. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beavers PlaygroupThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Rosemary Works EYC LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | from 3 yrs | under 0.1 miles |
| Rosemary Gardens PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Little Lily PreschoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 08:30–15:00 | 30 mo–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
| Greenwood Nursery HackneyFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Kindred IslingtonFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | £140 | 08:00–18:30 | 0 mo–5 yrs | 0.4 miles |
| Halo NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in De Beauvoir Town4
- All nurseries in Hackney111
- All nurseries in N130
- Nurseries near Haggerston station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hackney New Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.1 miles
- Comet Nursery School and Children's Centre Nurseryages 2–5Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.1 miles
- Rosemary Works School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Shoreditch Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Hoxton Garden Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected July 2025 0.3 miles
- Rotherfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.4 miles
- Queensbridge Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.5 miles
- St John the Baptist Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2023 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 is Beavers Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Beavers Playgroup Outstanding at its inspection on 10 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Beavers Playgroup take?
Beavers Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Beavers Playgroup?
Haggerston is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 144549 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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