Full-day nursery in Collier's Wood, Merton
Lavender Nursery
Lavender Children's Centre, Lavender Park Pavilion, Lavender Avenue, Mitcham, CR4 3HL · 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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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:45–17:45
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Lavender Children's Centre, Lavender Park Pavilion, Lavender Avenue, Mitcham, CR4 3HL · More nurseries in CR4
Stations
- Mitcham Eastfields15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Colliers Wood16 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Tooting17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Lewis Road and Lavender Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Lavender Park1 min walk
- Figges Marsh7 min walk
- Mitcham Fair Green10 min walk
- Miles Road Recreation Ground11 min walk
- Colliers Wood Recreation Ground11 min walk
- Playground1 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 Merton there are about 3.5 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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Lavender Nursery is a full-day nursery at Lavender Children's Centre, Lavender Park Pavilion, Lavender Avenue, Mitcham, CR4 3HL, in Collier's Wood, Merton. It is registered for 72 children. It opens 07:45–17:45, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 9 reviews (November 2026). It is run by London Borough of Merton.
Run by London Borough of Merton (local council), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavender NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:45–17:45 | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Little Raye's DaycareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | 0 mo–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
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| Collierswood Preschool WillowsFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Collier's Wood8
- All nurseries in Merton80
- All nurseries in CR417
- Nurseries near Colliers Wood station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Liberty Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- Bond Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Lavender Lodge School ages 5–12 0.3 miles
- St Mark's Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 0.4 miles
- Gorringe Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- Singlegate Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Haslemere Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.6 miles
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 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 are Lavender Nursery's opening hours?
Lavender Nursery opens 07:45–17:45, Mon–Fri.
What is Lavender Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Lavender Nursery Good at its inspection on 22 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Lavender Nursery take?
Lavender Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
Who runs Lavender Nursery?
Lavender Nursery is run by London Borough of Merton, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Lavender Nursery?
Colliers Wood is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Lavender Nursery?
You can call 020 8274 5133.
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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 2684046 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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