Full-day nursery in Pimlico, Westminster
Hatching Dragons Westminster
St James the Less Church School, 4 Moreton St, London, SW1V 2QF · 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
- Charge on funded hours
- £0.70 per hour
- Meals
- £0.90
Funded hours: From 9 months, 2-year-olds, 30 hours
Fees: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–18:00
- Ages
- 6 months to 5 years
- Weeks open
- 51 a year
Getting there
St James the Less Church School, 4 Moreton St, London, SW1V 2QF · More nurseries in SW1V
Stations
- Pimlico2 min walk · under 0.1 miles
- Vauxhall13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- London Victoria15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Pimlico Station, St George's Square / Pimlico Station and St James the Less Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Causton Street Playground4 min walk
- St. George's Square4 min walk
- Bessborough Gardens5 min walk
- Millbank Gardens6 min walk
- Riverside Walk Gardens8 min walk
- Playground4 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 Westminster there are about 2.6 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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Hatching Dragons Westminster is a full-day nursery at St James the Less Church School, 4 Moreton St, London, SW1V 2QF, in Pimlico, Westminster. It is registered for 71 children and takes children aged 6 months to 5 years. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri, 51 weeks a year. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It offers funded hours from 9 months, funded places for 2-year-olds and the 30 funded hours for 3 and 4-year-olds, and accepts Tax-Free Childcare. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 32 reviews (November 2026).
A day here
Our summary of the nursery's website and Ofsted reports. Each feature links to where it came from.
Learning
Its website says the nursery's approach is bilingual and early phonics, and lists children's yoga, language classes, dance and movement, drama, cooking activities, library visits and STEM activities. Ofsted's 2021 inspection rated overall effectiveness Good and quality of education Good.
- BilingualSource: nursery website
- Early phonicsSource: nursery website
Food
Its website says breakfast and healthy snacks are provided. The meal charge is £0.90 per hour.
- Breakfast providedSource: nursery website
- Healthy snacks providedSource: nursery website
Outdoors
Its website says the nursery has its own garden, makes regular park trips, and runs local outings and trips.
- Own gardenSource: nursery website
- Regular park tripsSource: nursery website
- Local outings and tripsSource: nursery website
Settling in
Its website says the nursery uses a key person system.
- Key person systemSource: nursery website
- Flexible sessionsSource: nursery website
- Open all yearSource: nursery website
- Sibling discountSource: nursery website
- Holiday clubSource: nursery website
Safety
Ofsted's 2021 inspection rated safeguarding effective.
Extras and activities
- Children's yogaSource: nursery website
- Language classesSource: nursery website
- Dance and movementSource: nursery website
- DramaSource: nursery website
- Cooking activitiesSource: nursery website
- Library visitsSource: nursery website
- STEM activitiesSource: nursery website
Getting a place
The nursery accepts government-funded hours for working parents of children from 9 months, funded hours for 2-year-olds, the universal 15 funded hours for 3-4 year olds, 30 funded hours for eligible 3-4 year olds, and Tax-Free Childcare.
Compare nurseries nearby
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatching Dragons WestminsterThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 6 mo–5 yrs | This nursery |
| Bessborough Community NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 0 mo–5 yrs | 0.1 miles |
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| Young England KindergartenSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:45–15:30 | 2–5 yrs | 0.2 miles |
| Pimlico NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Marsham Street Community NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 0 mo–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
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- All nurseries in Westminster61
- All nurseries in SW1V6
- Nurseries near Pimlico station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Westminster Under School ages 4–14 0.1 miles
- Fairley House School ages 5–16 0.1 miles
- Pimlico Primary Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.2 miles
- Millbank Gardens Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Tachbrook Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.3 miles
- Burdett-Coutts and Townshend Foundation CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.3 miles
- Eaton Square Prep School ages 2–13has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- St Vincent De Paul Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.4 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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Does Hatching Dragons Westminster offer 30 funded hours?
Yes. Hatching Dragons Westminster offers the 30 funded hours for eligible 3 and 4-year-olds. It charges £0.70 per hour on funded hours for extras such as meals and activities.
Does Hatching Dragons Westminster take funded 2-year-olds?
Yes. Hatching Dragons Westminster offers funded places for eligible 2-year-olds.
Does Hatching Dragons Westminster offer funded hours from 9 months?
Yes. Hatching Dragons Westminster offers funded hours for eligible children from 9 months.
What are Hatching Dragons Westminster's opening hours?
Hatching Dragons Westminster opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
Is Hatching Dragons Westminster open all year?
Yes, Hatching Dragons Westminster is open 51 weeks a year, closing only for short breaks.
What ages does Hatching Dragons Westminster take?
Hatching Dragons Westminster takes children aged 6 months to 5 years.
What is Hatching Dragons Westminster's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hatching Dragons Westminster Good at its inspection on 24 August 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hatching Dragons Westminster take?
Hatching Dragons Westminster is registered with Ofsted for up to 71 children at any one time.
Does Hatching Dragons Westminster accept Tax-Free Childcare?
Yes. Hatching Dragons Westminster accepts Tax-Free Childcare payments.
What approach does Hatching Dragons Westminster follow?
Hatching Dragons Westminster's website describes its approach as: Bilingual and Early phonics.
Does Hatching Dragons Westminster have outdoor space?
Hatching Dragons Westminster lists: Own garden, Regular park trips and Local outings and trips.
What is the nearest station to Hatching Dragons Westminster?
Pimlico is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Hatching Dragons Westminster?
You can call 0330 818 0066 and visit www.hatching-dragons.com.
Tools for parents in Westminster
- Childcare cost calculatorMonthly cost with funded hours
- Funded hours checkerWhich schemes you qualify for
- Funded hours start dateWhen your child's hours begin
- Tax-Free Childcare calculatorThe 20% top-up on your bill
- Visit checklist for this nurseryPrintable questions, pre-filled
- Cost of nursery in WestminsterFees by age in Westminster
About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Fees, hours and features: the nursery's website (www.hatching-dragons.com) · 11 November 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 2588366 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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