Full-day nursery in Streatham Vale, Lambeth
The Learning Cottage
St Bartholomew's Church Hall, 159 Ellison Road, London, SW16 5DE · 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 Lambeth that publish fees charge £85–£130 a day for under-2s (8 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St Bartholomew's Church Hall, 159 Ellison Road, London, SW16 5DE · More nurseries in SW16
Stations
- Norbury6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Streatham Common14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Streatham22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Hermitage Lane and Norbury Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Sherwood Avenue Gardens4 min walk
- Norbury Park5 min walk
- Streatham Common11 min walk
- Norbury Hall Park12 min walk
- Stanford Road Play Area playground10 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 Lambeth 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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The Learning Cottage is a full-day nursery at St Bartholomew's Church Hall, 159 Ellison Road, London, SW16 5DE, in Streatham Vale, Lambeth. It is registered for 49 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 22 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Loving Hands International Nursery School Limited.
Run by Loving Hands International Nursery School Limited (school), which runs 6 nurseries.
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| The Learning CottageThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Streatham Vale12
- All nurseries in Lambeth112
- All nurseries in SW1641
- Nurseries near Norbury station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Norbury Manor Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.3 miles
- Woodmansterne School All-throughages 3–18has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.4 miles
- Immanuel and St Andrew Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.4 miles
- Granton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- Kensington Avenue Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2023 0.7 miles
- St Andrew's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- William Morris Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.8 miles
- Harris Primary Academy Merton Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.9 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 Learning Cottage's opening hours?
The Learning Cottage opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is The Learning Cottage's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Learning Cottage Good at its inspection on 5 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Learning Cottage take?
The Learning Cottage is registered with Ofsted for up to 49 children at any one time.
Who runs The Learning Cottage?
The Learning Cottage is run by Loving Hands International Nursery School Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Learning Cottage?
Norbury is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Learning Cottage?
You can call 020 8689 8440 and visit www.learningcottagenursery.co.uk.
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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 2561576 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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