Full-day nursery in Upper Clapton, Hackney
Fernbank Childrens Centre
Fernbank Day Nursery, 1a Fountayne Road, LONDON, N16 7EA · 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 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
- Monday to Friday
- 07:45–17:45
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Fernbank Day Nursery, 1a Fountayne Road, LONDON, N16 7EA · More nurseries in N16
Stations
- Clapton9 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Stoke Newington10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Rectory Road11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Geldeston Road, Fountayne Road and Cazenove Road / Geldeston Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Stoke Newington Common6 min walk
- Springfield Park8 min walk
- Clapton Common9 min walk
- Kynaston Gardens12 min walk
- Playground2 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 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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Fernbank Childrens Centre is a full-day nursery at Fernbank Day Nursery, 1a Fountayne Road, LONDON, N16 7EA, in Upper Clapton, Hackney. It is registered for 68 children. It opens 07:45–17:45, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 17 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernbank Childrens CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:45–17:45 | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Beis Rochel D'Satmar DaycareFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Ihsan NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Little Londoners Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 2–5 yrs | 0.2 miles |
| Beis MalkaFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Little Gems NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–15:30 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Beis Trana DaycareFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Upper Clapton14
- All nurseries in Hackney111
- All nurseries in N1648
- Nurseries near Stoke Newington station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Talmud Torah Yetev Lev ages 2–12has a nursery class under 0.1 miles
- Jubilee Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Simon Marks Jewish Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Northwold Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 0.2 miles
- Tayyibah Girls' School ages 4–18 0.2 miles
- Ohr Emes ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Beis Trana Girls' School ages 3–16has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Talmud Torah Chaim Meirim Wiznitz School ages 5–13 0.3 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 Fernbank Childrens Centre's opening hours?
Fernbank Childrens Centre opens 07:45–17:45, Mon–Fri.
What is Fernbank Childrens Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Fernbank Childrens Centre Good at its inspection on 11 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Fernbank Childrens Centre take?
Fernbank Childrens Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 68 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Fernbank Childrens Centre?
Stoke Newington is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Fernbank Childrens Centre?
You can call 020 8806 6622.
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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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- 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 EY432745 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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