Sessional pre-school in Union Mews, Lambeth
Thessaly Road Nursery
Yvonne Carr Centre, 2 Thessaly Road, London, SW8 4HT · 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, hours 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
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Yvonne Carr Centre, 2 Thessaly Road, London, SW8 4HT · More nurseries in SW8
Stations
- Wandsworth Road8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Nine Elms12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- StockwellNo step-free access13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Blore Close, Larkhall Park and Condell Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Larkhall Park3 min walk
- Thorparch Road Pocket Park4 min walk
- Larkhall Park Community Garden4 min walk
- Heathbrook Park8 min walk
- Lansdowne Gardens9 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 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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Thessaly Road Nursery is a sessional pre-school at Yvonne Carr Centre, 2 Thessaly Road, London, SW8 4HT, in Union Mews, Lambeth. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by The Play People Limited.
Run by The Play People Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thessaly Road NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Nest Embassy GardensFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Imagination Preschool: Battersea ParkFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | from 1 yrs | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Union Mews9
- All nurseries in Lambeth112
- All nurseries in SW88
- Nurseries near Wandsworth Road station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Griffin Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2023 0.2 miles
- St George's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Larkhall Primary Campus Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Allen Edwards Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Herbert Morrison Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Heathbrook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Newton Preparatory School ages 3–13has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 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 Thessaly Road Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Thessaly Road Nursery Good at its inspection on 10 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Thessaly Road Nursery take?
Thessaly Road Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs Thessaly Road Nursery?
Thessaly Road Nursery is run by The Play People Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Thessaly Road Nursery?
Wandsworth Road is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 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.
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- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2554167 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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