Full-day nursery in Holborn, City of London
The Children's Centre Goldman Sachs
1 Plumtree Court, 25 Shoe Lane, London, EC4A 4AU · 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 April 2019Reference 2531041Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places72 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 January 2025Food 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 Plumtree Court, 25 Shoe Lane, London, EC4A 4AU · More nurseries in EC4A
Stations
- City Thameslink5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Chancery Lane7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Farringdon8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
27 bus stops within 400 m, including Fleet Street / City Thameslink, Holborn Circus and City Thameslink Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- St Andrew's Church2 min walk
- Smithfield Rotunda Garden6 min walk
- Princess Alice Garden7 min walk
- Churchyard of St. Ann Blackfriars7 min walk
- St Johns Garden8 min walk
- Bourne Estate Playground9 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 City of London there are about 0.6 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.
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The Children's Centre Goldman Sachs is a full-day nursery at 1 Plumtree Court, 25 Shoe Lane, London, EC4A 4AU, in Holborn, City of London. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited.
Run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited (company), which runs 245 nurseries.
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- All nurseries in City of London7
- All nurseries in EC4A1
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Alban's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- Charterhouse Square School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- St Paul's Cathedral School ages 4–13 0.4 miles
- Christopher Hatton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- St Clement Danes CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Dallington School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is The Children's Centre Goldman Sachs's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Children's Centre Goldman Sachs Good at its inspection on 21 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Children's Centre Goldman Sachs take?
The Children's Centre Goldman Sachs is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
Who runs The Children's Centre Goldman Sachs?
The Children's Centre Goldman Sachs is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Children's Centre Goldman Sachs?
City Thameslink 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 2531041 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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