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Open 51 weeks per year
7am – 7pm, Mon – Fri
Standard day: 8am – 6pm
Excluding bank holidays & inset days

Fees

N Hackney Downs
Lee House
6-6a Rectory Road
London N16 7QS

020 3026 0402

Why N Hackney Downs?

We couldn’t be more excited about our Hackney nursery, located in a beautiful listed building with a huge garden, right here in Hackney Downs. A sensitive restoration of a period building, our space is filled with character while equally purpose-built to support every element of our early years curriculum. Large playrooms, and a dedicated art studio/children’s kitchen, are filled with natural light. While outside, the enormous 8,000 sq ft garden is packed full of features including an adventure playground, race track, water play area.

Open Longer

Our standard day is 8am – 6pm, with an option to extend this by an hour to ensure flexibility for our families.

The great outdoors

Discover our huge garden, complete with adventure playground, race track, allotment and teepee camp.

Dedicated art studio

A space for children to unleash their creativity.

Parent breakfast bar

Beat the cafe queues and pick up a coffee as you drop-off.

Beautiful period building

A sensitive restoration filled with character while equally purpose-built to support every element of our early years curriculum.

Get in touch

Rethinking Early Years Education

Here at N, we’re on a mission to Rethink Early Years, offering a fresh educational outlook to prepare children for life in the modern world. Working with leading early years experts, we’ve blended our own unique curriculum, taking influence from a variety of learning philosophies including Reggio Emilia, Bruner, Forest School and Montessori. We were recently named the UK’s highest quality nursery group and we believe that our bespoke approach, combined with the learning outlined by the EYFS, supports all of our children to play and explore, be active learners and critical thinkers.

Our bespoke curriculum is split into four key pillars of learning:

Holistic health

Self expression

Global responsibility

Inventive ideas

Learn about our curriculum

The N Day

Drop off

We recognise that mornings can be a challenge, and we’re committed to doing everything we can to ensure a positive and warm start to the day.

Child-led play

Children are able to freely play with our many resources including our art studio, dress-up stations and the
N library.

Mealtimes

All N meals are prepared from scratch by our in-house chefs. We have family mealtimes where the children eat as a group with their key educators.

Educator-led learning

Every day our educators will lead a small group or individual sessions covering a wide range of topics, including yoga and cooking.

Outdoor learning

Our gardens provide the perfect backdrop for physical activities such as climbing, ball games and obstacle courses, as well as Forest School-inspired learning, planting and water play.

Sleep and rest

Our nursery rooms are designed to convert into cosy sleeping spaces, while children who no longer require a sleep can still relax in our designed ‘hygge’ corners.

Pick up

At home time, parents are encouraged to come in and chat with the educators and hear all about their child’s day and accomplishments.

Menu

We’ve worked with the former Head of Nutrition at Jamie Oliver, Laura Matthews, to make sure that we deliver a balanced menu that supports every child’s developmental needs. Our chefs prepare fresh meals in our cafe kitchen, everyday.

This week's menu

N Hackney Downs Management Team

Emma

Deputy Nursery Manager

Emma is a native of London and has been working in the field of childcare for 22 years, specifically with 15 years of experience as a nursery deputy manager. She holds a foundation degree in early years, which she completed in 2014, as well as an NVQ 3 in childcare. She takes pride in her ability to develop nursery nurses and providing children with the best start to their nursery journey.
In her leisure time, she enjoys going to the theatre, indulging in retail therapy, and listening to live music.

Laura

Front of House Manager

Laura, a History of Art graduate from the University of Bristol, enjoys unwinding with art and craft activities in her free time. She recently became a qualified Early Years Teacher, following three years of working with children. Her passion for education was kindled during her university days, as she engaged in outreach programs for schools around Bristol, teaching young minds about the wonders of art.

Taneshia

Nursery Manager

Taneshia has 27 years of experience in early years and is currently studying for a degree in the same field. Originally from Jamaica, she has three sons aged 21, 19, and 10. Taneshia's passion for supporting children's learning and development started when she worked part-time at a nursery after leaving school, and she has since built a reputation for her nurturing approach and commitment to child-centred values.

Viktor

Deputy Nursery Manager

Viktor was born in Hungary, but he has been living in London since he was 11. He has a Level 3 Early Years Educator qualification, he is a qualified Forest School Leader and has a Level 3 degree in Management. His early years journey began over 5 years ago. He loves spending time with his wife and their baby boy, who makes them laugh every day. His talents include skateboarding, and writing music and poetry!

Fees

Under 3 years £114 per standard day

3 years+ £104 per standard day

Fees include all meals, snacks, formula for infants, nappies and trips.

Minimum attendance is 3 full days including a Monday or Friday. All conditions are subject to availability.

Making payments

Fees are due in advance, and we issue invoices mid-month for the following month. Unfortunately there can be no refunds for sickness or holidays. Any fee increases will be communicated 2 months before affecting your invoice and are based on the nursery’s running costs.

Flexibility

You can extend the standard day (8-6pm) by up to an hour each way at the same hourly rate on a pay as you go basis - i.e. £11.40/hr for under 3s or £10.40/hr for 3 years+; equivalent to £2.85/15mins or £2.60/15mins.

Joining fees

To join the waiting list at N, parents are required to pay a waiting list registration fee of £300.

On accepting a place, this fee will become a non-refundable joining fee, and you’ll be asked to pay a £400 place acceptance fee, which will be deducted from your final invoice.

Standard plans

Minimum 3 full days including a Monday or Friday. Multi-day discounts have already been applied (see below for details).

Fees last updated 26/02/2024
Please note, confirmed changes to Fees with funding entitlements will be live from 01/04/2024

Standard fees

3 days

£1,453.50

4 days

£1,841.10*

Full time

£2,240.81*

Standard fees

3 days

£1,453.50

4 days

£1,841.10*

Full time

£2,240.81*

Fees with 15 hours Early Years Funding Entitlement applied (from September 2024)

3 days

£ TBC - awaiting funding rate

4 days

£ TBC - awaiting funding rate

Full time

£ TBC - awaiting funding rate

Fees with 30 hours Early Years Funding Entitlement applied (from September 2025)

3 days

£ TBC - awaiting funding rate

4 days

£ TBC - awaiting funding rate

Full time

£ TBC - awaiting funding rate

Standard fees

3 days

£1,453.50

4 days

£1,841.10*

Full time

£2,240.81*

Fees with 15 hours Early Years Funding Entitlement applied (from April 2024)

3 days

£962.83

4 days

£1,374.96*

Full time

£1,786.94*

Fees with 30 hours Early Years Funding Entitlement applied (from September 2025)

3 days

£ TBC - awaiting funding rate

4 days

£ TBC - awaiting funding rate

Full time

£ TBC - awaiting funding rate

Standard fees

3 days

£1,326.00

4 days

£1,679.60*

Full time

£2,044.25*

Fees with 15 hours Early Years Funding Entitlement applied

3 days

£1,026.18

4 days

£1,394.77*

Full time

£1,766.92*

Fees with 30 hours Early Years Funding Entitlement applied

3 days

£726.63

4 days

£1,110.20*

Full time

£1,489.83*

*Multi-day discount applied

Standard plans

Minimum 3 full days including a Monday or Friday. Multi-day discounts have already been applied (see below for details).

Fees last updated 26/02/2024
Please note, confirmed changes to Fees with funding entitlements will be live from 01/04/2024

3-8 months

Standard fees

3 days

£1,453.50

4 days

£1,841.10*

Full time

£2,240.81*

9-23 months

Standard fees

3 days

£1,453.50

4 days

£1,841.10*

Full time

£2,240.81*

Fees with 15 hours Early Years Funding Entitlement applied (from September 2024)

3 days

£ TBC - awaiting funding rate

4 days

£ TBC - awaiting funding rate

Full time

£ TBC - awaiting funding rate

Fees with 30 hours Early Years Funding Entitlement applied (from September 2025)

3 days

£ TBC - awaiting funding rate

4 days

£ TBC - awaiting funding rate

Full time

£ TBC - awaiting funding rate

2-3 years

Standard fees

3 days

£1,453.50

4 days

£1,841.10*

Full time

£2,240.81*

Fees with 15 hours Early Years Funding Entitlement applied (from April 2024)

3 days

£962.83

4 days

£1,374.96*

Full time

£1,786.94*

Fees with 30 hours Early Years Funding Entitlement applied (from September 2025)

3 days

£ TBC - awaiting funding rate

4 days

£ TBC - awaiting funding rate

Full time

£ TBC - awaiting funding rate

3 years+

Standard fees

3 days

£1,326.00

4 days

£1,679.60*

Full time

£2,044.25*

Fees with 15 hours Early Years Funding Entitlement applied

3 days

£1,026.18

4 days

£1,394.77*

Full time

£1,766.92*

Fees with 30 hours Early Years Funding Entitlement applied

3 days

£726.63

4 days

£1,110.20*

Full time

£1,489.83*

*Multi-day discount applied

Multi-day discount

4 day plans (5% discount) and full time plans (7.5% discount).

Sibling discount

We offer a discount if you have two or more siblings in nursery at the same time (7%). The discount is applied to your eldest child’s plan.

 

Emergency day swaps

In cases of healthcare or childcare emergencies we can offer up to a maximum of 5 emergency day swaps per year, subject to availability. An agreed emergency day swap is to be used in the same calendar month as the absence. Bank holidays and nursery closures are exempt.

Ad hoc days

Subject to availability, you can purchase extra ad hoc days at the standard daily rate. Ad hoc days can be booked a maximum of two weeks before the requested date.