Full-day nursery in Shacklewell, Hackney
Mother Bear Nursery
Unit 10 Parkhaus, 1A Downs Road, Hackney, E5 8QJ · Getting there
- Not yet inspected by Ofsted
- About 350 m (4 min walk) from Rectory Road station
Is it good?
Ofsted
Not yet inspected
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since February 2025Reference 2817338Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on recordNone yetOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
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
Unit 10 Parkhaus, 1A Downs Road, Hackney, E5 8QJ · More nurseries in E5
Stations
- Rectory Road7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Hackney Downs12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Clapton15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Downs Road / Rectory Road, Shacklewell Lane and Rectory Road / Downs Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hackney Downs1 min walk
- Shacklewell Green5 min walk
- West Hackney Recreation Ground6 min walk
- Stoke Newington Common9 min walk
- Clapton Pond11 min walk
- Playground2 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.
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Mother Bear Nursery is a full-day nursery at Unit 10 Parkhaus, 1A Downs Road, Hackney, E5 8QJ, in Shacklewell, Hackney. It is registered for 32 children.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother Bear NurseryThis nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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- All nurseries in Shacklewell10
- All nurseries in Hackney111
- All nurseries in E522
- Nurseries near Rectory Road station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Benthal Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- Nightingale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 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
- Shacklewell Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- Al-Falah Primary School ages 5–11 0.4 miles
- Halley House School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.4 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 0.5 miles
- Mossbourne Parkside Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 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 many children can Mother Bear Nursery take?
Mother Bear Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Mother Bear Nursery?
Rectory Road is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 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
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- 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 2817338 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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