Full-day nursery in New Cross, Lewisham
Playhouse Community Nursery
The Moonshot Centre, Angus Street, London, SE14 6LU · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since March 2015Reference EY487422Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places51 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Lewisham that publish fees charge £76–£106 a day for under-2s (7 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Moonshot Centre, Angus Street, London, SE14 6LU · More nurseries in SE14
Stations
- New Cross ELL5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- New Cross5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- New Cross Gate7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Fordham Park, Edward Street and Ludwick Mews.
Parks and playgrounds
- Fordham Park1 min walk
- Charlottenburg Park4 min walk
- Douglas Way Garden6 min walk
- Evelyn Green7 min walk
- Margaret McMillan Park8 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 Lewisham 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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Playhouse Community Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Moonshot Centre, Angus Street, London, SE14 6LU, in New Cross, Lewisham. It is registered for 51 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by The London Early Years Foundation.
Run by The London Early Years Foundation (charity), which runs 44 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playhouse Community NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Kings Kids Christian SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| New Cross & Deptford Families First LtdSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 08:45–17:00 | 9 mo–4 yrs | 0.3 miles |
| Goldsmiths SU NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | £85 | 08:30–17:30 | 6 mo–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
| New Cross Community NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Bunny Hop Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–16:30 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Indo-Chinese Little Rainbow Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in New Cross15
- All nurseries in Lewisham134
- All nurseries in SE1412
- Nurseries near New Cross station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Childeric Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St James's Hatcham Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- Grinling Gibbons Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.4 miles
- Haberdashers' Hatcham Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Clyde Nursery School. Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Tidemill Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Oak Gardens Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 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 is Playhouse Community Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Playhouse Community Nursery Good at its inspection on 31 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Playhouse Community Nursery take?
Playhouse Community Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 51 children at any one time.
Who runs Playhouse Community Nursery?
Playhouse Community Nursery is run by The London Early Years Foundation, which runs 44 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Playhouse Community Nursery?
New Cross 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
- Powered by TfL Open Data
- 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 EY487422 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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