Full-day nursery in Bloomsbury, Camden
UCL Nursery
UCL Day Nursery, 55-59 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0NU · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- 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 August 2011Reference EY433791Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 December 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours 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
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
UCL Day Nursery, 55-59 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0NU · More nurseries in WC1H
Stations
- Russell Square5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Goodge Street7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Euston SquareStep-free access9 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Bedford Way, .Russell Square and Tavistock Square.
Parks and playgrounds
- Woburn Square1 min walk
- Gordon Square1 min walk
- Tavistock Square2 min walk
- Russell Square4 min walk
- Cartwright Gardens6 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 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.
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UCL Nursery is a full-day nursery at UCL Day Nursery, 55-59 Gordon Square, London, WC1H 0NU, in Bloomsbury, Camden. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by University College London.
Run by University College London (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCL NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| UCL NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:30–17:30 | 4 mo–5 yrs | under 0.1 miles |
| Rainbow Angels Nurseries & Learning CentresFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:00–19:00 | 3 mo–11 yrs | 0.3 miles |
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| Corams Fields Community NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–19:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Great Ormond Street Hospital Staff NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Kiddycare Millman Street NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Bloomsbury7
- All nurseries in Camden71
- All nurseries in WC1H2
- Nurseries near Russell Square station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Jeannine Manuel School ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Thomas Coram Centre Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Argyle Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.4 miles
- Children's Hospital School at Gt Ormond Street and UCH ages 4–18Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.4 miles
- All Souls CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Netley Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Camden Primary Pupil Referral Unit ages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- St George the Martyr Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 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 is UCL Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated UCL Nursery Good at its inspection on 16 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can UCL Nursery take?
UCL Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
Who runs UCL Nursery?
UCL Nursery is run by University College London, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to UCL Nursery?
Russell Square 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 EY433791 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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