Full-day nursery in East Dulwich, Southwark
Gumboots Community Nursery
171-173 Crystal Palace Road, London, SE22 9EP · 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 July 2016Reference EY537143Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places87 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating2 (Improvement necessary)inspected 14 January 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Southwark that publish fees charge £72.50–£110 a day for under-2s (11 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
171-173 Crystal Palace Road, London, SE22 9EP · More nurseries in SE22
Stations
- East Dulwich15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- North Dulwich17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Crystal Palace Road, Underhill Road and Whateley Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Piermont Green9 min walk
- Peckham Rye Common9 min walk
- Peckham Rye Park9 min walk
- Goose Green10 min walk
- Dawson's Hill Park12 min walk
- Playground10 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 Southwark there are about 3.1 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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Gumboots Community Nursery is a full-day nursery at 171-173 Crystal Palace Road, London, SE22 9EP, in East Dulwich, Southwark. It is registered for 87 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by The London Early Years Foundation.
Run by The London Early Years Foundation (charity), which runs 44 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gumboots Community NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| First Steps Montessori Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 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 East Dulwich9
- All nurseries in Southwark105
- All nurseries in SE2212
- Nurseries near East Dulwich station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Harris Primary Academy East Dulwich Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2023 0.2 miles
- Heber Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2021 0.4 miles
- Goodrich Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.4 miles
- Alleyn's School ages 4–18 0.4 miles
- Goose Green Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- St John's and St Clement's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- James Allen's Girls' School ages 4–18 0.6 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 Gumboots Community Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Gumboots Community Nursery Good at its inspection on 12 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Gumboots Community Nursery take?
Gumboots Community Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 87 children at any one time.
Who runs Gumboots Community Nursery?
Gumboots Community Nursery is run by The London Early Years Foundation, which runs 44 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Gumboots Community Nursery?
East Dulwich is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Powered by TfL Open Data
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY537143 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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