Full-day nursery in Shacklewell, Hackney
Linden Children and Family Hub Nursery
86-92 Rectory Road, LONDON, N16 7SH · 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
86-92 Rectory Road, LONDON, N16 7SH · More nurseries in N16
Stations
- Rectory Road2 min walk · under 0.1 miles
- Stoke Newington12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Clapton14 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Rectory Road / Brooke Road, Manse Road and Stoke Newington Common.
Parks and playgrounds
- Stoke Newington Common2 min walk
- West Hackney Recreation Ground4 min walk
- Kynaston Gardens6 min walk
- Hackney Downs8 min walk
- Shacklewell Green10 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 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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Linden Children and Family Hub Nursery is a full-day nursery at 86-92 Rectory Road, LONDON, N16 7SH, in Shacklewell, Hackney. It is registered for 83 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 23 reviews (November 2026). It is run by London Borough of Hackney.
Run by London Borough of Hackney (local council), which runs 7 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linden Children and Family Hub NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Hackney Care For KidsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 6 mo–5 yrs | under 0.1 miles |
| Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Stoke NewingtonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Hackney Holiday SchemeFull-day nursery | Met | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| N16 Tots And PlaygroupFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Hill Top Daycare Nursery Ltd (Roof Top Nursery)Full-day nursery | Good | 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 | 0.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Shacklewell10
- All nurseries in Hackney111
- All nurseries in N1648
- Nurseries near Rectory Road station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Benthal Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- William Patten Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.3 miles
- St Scholastica's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.3 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 0.3 miles
- Shacklewell Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- Simon Marks Jewish Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- Al-Falah Primary School ages 5–11 0.5 miles
- Nightingale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 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 Linden Children and Family Hub Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Linden Children and Family Hub Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 29 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Linden Children and Family Hub Nursery take?
Linden Children and Family Hub Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 83 children at any one time.
Who runs Linden Children and Family Hub Nursery?
Linden Children and Family Hub Nursery is run by London Borough of Hackney, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Linden Children and Family Hub Nursery?
Rectory Road is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Linden Children and Family Hub Nursery?
You can call 020 7254 9939.
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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 EY450405 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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