Full-day nursery in Kentish Town, Camden
The Kentish Town Day Nursery & Pre-School
37 Ryland Road, London, NW5 3EH · 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 July 2003Reference EY232072Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places78 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 December 2022Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Camden that publish fees charge £76.80–£108 a day for under-2s (4 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
37 Ryland Road, London, NW5 3EH · More nurseries in NW5
Stations
- Kentish Town West2 min walk · under 0.1 miles
- Kentish Town8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Chalk Farm10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Kentish Town West Station, Kentish Town Road and Prince of Wales Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Talacre Gardens2 min walk
- Inkerman Garden4 min walk
- Castlehaven Community Park6 min walk
- Castlehaven Open Space8 min walk
- Rochester Terrace Gardens8 min walk
- Talacre Town Green Play Area 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 Camden there are about 3.2 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 Kentish Town Day Nursery & Pre-School is a full-day nursery at 37 Ryland Road, London, NW5 3EH, in Kentish Town, Camden. It is registered for 78 children. It opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 11 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Little Garden Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Little Garden Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 17 nurseries.
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| The Kentish Town Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| CavershamFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Woodentots Montessori SchoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | 09:00–15:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
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- All nurseries in Camden71
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- Nurseries near Kentish Town West station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- College Francais Bilingue De Londres ages 3–16has a nursery class 0.1 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- Rhyl Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Holy Trinity and Saint Silas CofE Primary School, NW1 Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.2 miles
- Hawley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Kentish Town Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- La Petite Ecole Bilingue ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- The Cavendish School ages 3–11has a nursery class 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 are The Kentish Town Day Nursery & Pre-School's opening hours?
The Kentish Town Day Nursery & Pre-School opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is The Kentish Town Day Nursery & Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Kentish Town Day Nursery & Pre-School Good at its inspection on 26 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Kentish Town Day Nursery & Pre-School take?
The Kentish Town Day Nursery & Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 78 children at any one time.
Who runs The Kentish Town Day Nursery & Pre-School?
The Kentish Town Day Nursery & Pre-School is run by Little Garden Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 17 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Kentish Town Day Nursery & Pre-School?
Kentish Town West is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Kentish Town Day Nursery & Pre-School?
You can call 0330 333 1080 and visit lgnurseries.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 12 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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- 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.
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Last checked 12 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY232072 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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