Sessional pre-school in Globe Town, Tower Hamlets
Tate House Playgroup @ Meath Gardens
1 Smart Street, LONDON, E2 0SN · 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 October 2011Reference EY436158Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places28 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 April 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
1 Smart Street, LONDON, E2 0SN · More nurseries in E2
Stations
- Stepney Green11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Mile EndNo step-free access12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Bethnal Green13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Smart Street, Bonner Street and Morpeth Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Meath Gardens1 min walk
- Mile End Park4 min walk
- Wennington Green4 min walk
- Victoria Park6 min walk
- Carlton Square Gardens8 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 Tower Hamlets there are about 4.5 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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Tate House Playgroup @ Meath Gardens is a sessional pre-school at 1 Smart Street, LONDON, E2 0SN, in Globe Town, Tower Hamlets. It is registered for 28 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Tate House Playgroup Committee.
Run by Tate House Playgroup Committee (charity), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tate House Playgroup @ Meath GardensThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Tate House PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Rangers Kindergarten Natural Play And LearningFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Global Kids Day Care - Mile End BranchFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Scallywags Parent Partnership NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Wetherell NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Vernon Pre-School PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Globe Town2
- All nurseries in Tower Hamlets81
- All nurseries in E213
- Nurseries near Stepney Green station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bonner Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.2 miles
- Gatehouse School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Globe Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- London East Alternative Provision ages 5–19Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- Chisenhale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- Olga Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.4 miles
- Bangabandhu Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- St Elizabeth Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.4 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 Tate House Playgroup @ Meath Gardens's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tate House Playgroup @ Meath Gardens Good at its inspection on 25 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tate House Playgroup @ Meath Gardens take?
Tate House Playgroup @ Meath Gardens is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
Who runs Tate House Playgroup @ Meath Gardens?
Tate House Playgroup @ Meath Gardens is run by Tate House Playgroup Committee, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Tate House Playgroup @ Meath Gardens?
Stepney Green is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 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 EY436158 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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