Full-day nursery in Balham, Wandsworth
Little Starlings
Endlesham Hall, Endlesham Church Hall, 48 Endlesham Road, London, SW12 8JL · 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
| Age | Full day | Half day |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £90£14.40 an hour | £44 |
From nursery website, November 2026 · see the fees page. Price per hour is the day rate over a 6.25-hour day, from the nursery's opening hours.
- Charge on funded hours
- £18 full day
- Charge on funded hours
- £1.50 full day
- Registration fee
- £50
- Deposit
- £200
Funded hours: From 9 months, 30 hours
Hours and ages
- Mon09:15–15:30
- Tue09:15–15:30
- Wed09:15–15:30
- Thu09:15–13:00
- Fri09:15–13:00
- Ages
- from 16 months
- Weeks open
- Term time only
- Sessions
- Full day and half day
Getting there
Endlesham Hall, Endlesham Church Hall, 48 Endlesham Road, London, SW12 8JL · More nurseries in SW12
Stations
- Balham7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Wandsworth Common9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Clapham South13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Hildreth Street Market, Balham New Road and Balham Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Nightingale Square2 min walk
- Wandsworth Common8 min walk
- Clapham Common11 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 Wandsworth there are about 2.4 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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Little Starlings is a full-day nursery at Endlesham Hall, Endlesham Church Hall, 48 Endlesham Road, London, SW12 8JL, in Balham, Wandsworth. It is registered for 30 children and takes children aged from 16 months. It opens 09:15–15:30, Mon–Wed; 09:15–13:00, Thu–Fri, term time only. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. Its published full-day fee is £90 (nursery website, November 2026). It offers funded hours from 9 months and the 30 funded hours for 3 and 4-year-olds. It has a Google rating of 5.0 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
Ofsted's 2025 inspection rated the nursery's overall effectiveness as Good and its quality of education as Good. Its website names music classes, drama, cooking activities and library visits.
Settling in
Its website says settling in follows the Calm Start programme, where the first session is around one hour with a parent staying for part of it. Sessions gradually lengthen as the child grows in confidence, and most children are settled within one to two weeks. Its website also lists a key person system and settling-in sessions.
- Key person systemSource: nursery website
- Term-time onlySource: nursery website
- Half-day sessionsSource: nursery website
- Nappies and wipes providedSource: nursery website
- Settling-in sessionsSource: nursery website
Safety
Ofsted's 2025 inspection found safeguarding effective.
- Online learning journalSource: nursery website
Extras and activities
- Music classesSource: nursery website
- DramaSource: nursery website
- Cooking activitiesSource: nursery website
- Library visitsSource: nursery website
Getting a place
Its website says families complete a short application form, and after a visit and a decision to go ahead, a place confirmation and fee agreement are sent within 48 hours; a deposit secures the start date. The registration fee is £50 and the deposit fee is £200. The nursery accepts government-funded hours for working parents of children from 9 months, the universal 15 funded hours for 3-4 year olds, and 30 funded hours for eligible 3-4 year olds.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little StarlingsThis nursery | Good | £90 | 09:15–15:30 | from 16 mo | This nursery |
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| 345 Nursery School BalhamSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 08:30–15:00 | 2–5 yrs | 0.2 miles |
| Apples And Honey NightingaleFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.2 miles |
| Balham Rainbow NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | up to 5 yrs | 0.2 miles |
| Link Chinese Limited AlderbrookFull-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 Balham10
- All nurseries in Wandsworth145
- All nurseries in SW1221
- Nurseries near Balham station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Balham Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Hornsby House School ages 4–11 0.2 miles
- Alderbrook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.2 miles
- Broomwood Pre-Prep & Broomwood Prep-Girls ages 3–13has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Trinity St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- Ravenstone Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- Eveline Day School ages 2–11has a nursery class 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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How much does Little Starlings cost?
Little Starlings publishes these fees: full day £90 for all ages, half day £44 for all ages and half day £36 for all ages (nursery website, November 2026). Funded hours and Tax-Free Childcare can reduce what you pay.
Does Little Starlings offer 30 funded hours?
Yes. Little Starlings offers the 30 funded hours for eligible 3 and 4-year-olds. It charges £18 full day on funded hours for extras such as meals and activities.
Does Little Starlings offer funded hours from 9 months?
Yes. Little Starlings offers funded hours for eligible children from 9 months.
What are Little Starlings's opening hours?
Little Starlings opens 09:15–15:30, Mon–Wed; 09:15–13:00, Thu–Fri.
Is Little Starlings open all year?
No. Little Starlings is open term time only.
What ages does Little Starlings take?
Little Starlings takes children aged from 16 months.
What is Little Starlings's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Starlings Good at its inspection on 16 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Starlings take?
Little Starlings is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Is there a registration fee or deposit at Little Starlings?
Yes. Little Starlings lists a registration fee of £50 and a deposit of £200.
Does Little Starlings have outdoor space?
Little Starlings lists: Own garden.
What is the nearest station to Little Starlings?
Balham is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Starlings?
You can call 07803 324821 and visit little-starlings.com.
Tools for parents in Wandsworth
- 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 WandsworthFees by age in Wandsworth
About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Fees, hours and features: the nursery's website (little-starlings.com) · 11 November 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 11 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
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- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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- From the nursery's website, with the page link and date checked
Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2724385 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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