Full-day nursery in Upper Clapton, Hackney
The Ark Day Care Nursery
Lea View House, Springfield, London, E5 9DX · 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 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
- Monday to Sunday
- 08:00–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Lea View House, Springfield, London, E5 9DX · More nurseries in E5
Stations
- Clapton11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Stoke Newington18 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Rectory Road20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Mount Pleasant Lane, Warwick Grove / Wigan Estate and Upper Clapton Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Springfield Park1 min walk
- Clapton Common6 min walk
- Leyton Marsh11 min walk
- Millfields Park12 min walk
- Coppermill Fields12 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 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.
What parents say
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The Ark Day Care Nursery is a full-day nursery at Lea View House, Springfield, London, E5 9DX, in Upper Clapton, Hackney. It is registered for 21 children. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Sun. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.9 from 7 reviews (November 2026). It is run by THE ARK DAYCARE NURSERIES LIMITED.
Run by THE ARK DAYCARE NURSERIES LIMITED (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ark Day Care NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Beis Trana DaycareFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Talmud Torah LondonFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
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| Little Gems Nursery (Upper Clapton Road)Sessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–15:00 | 6 mo–5 yrs | 0.2 miles |
| Grasshoppers NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 2–5 yrs | 0.2 miles |
| Oldhill School and Children's Centre Nursery and Out of School ClubFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | 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 Upper Clapton14
- All nurseries in Hackney111
- All nurseries in E522
- Nurseries near Clapton station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Beis Trana Girls' School ages 3–16has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Tayyibah Girls' School ages 4–18 0.2 miles
- Harrington Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.2 miles
- Ohr Emes ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Talmud Torah Yetev Lev ages 2–12has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Jubilee Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.4 miles
- Southwold Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass School ages 3–11has a nursery class 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 are The Ark Day Care Nursery's opening hours?
The Ark Day Care Nursery opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Sun.
What is The Ark Day Care Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Ark Day Care Nursery Good at its inspection on 31 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Ark Day Care Nursery take?
The Ark Day Care Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 21 children at any one time.
Who runs The Ark Day Care Nursery?
The Ark Day Care Nursery is run by THE ARK DAYCARE NURSERIES LIMITED, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Ark Day Care Nursery?
Clapton is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Ark Day Care Nursery?
You can call 020 8815 8421.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 11 November 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.
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Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY437216 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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