Full-day nursery in Finsbury Park, Islington
Sam Morris Centre Nursery
Parkside Crescent, Isledon Road, Islington, N7 7JG · 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, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Islington that publish fees charge £77–£180 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
Parkside Crescent, Isledon Road, Islington, N7 7JG · More nurseries in N7
Stations
- Arsenal1 min walk · under 0.1 miles
- Finsbury ParkNo step-free access9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Drayton Park11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Berriman Road, Sobell Centre and Isledon Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Isledon Gardens1 min walk
- Kinloch Gardens4 min walk
- Finsbury Park10 min walk
- Woodfall Park11 min walk
- Biddestone Park12 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 Islington there are about 2.6 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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Sam Morris Centre Nursery is a full-day nursery at Parkside Crescent, Isledon Road, Islington, N7 7JG, in Finsbury Park, Islington. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Morris Centre NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Tiddlers Daycare LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Ambler Children's Centre and Extended SchoolFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Bennett Court Community PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | 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 Finsbury Park11
- All nurseries in Islington79
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Pakeman Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.2 miles
- Ambler Primary School and Children's Centre Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- St John's Highbury Vale CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- Gillespie Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- Pooles Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Grafton Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- North Islington Nursery School Nurseryages 0–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 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 Sam Morris Centre Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sam Morris Centre Nursery Good at its inspection on 29 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sam Morris Centre Nursery take?
Sam Morris Centre Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sam Morris Centre Nursery?
Arsenal is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 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.
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- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 131732 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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