Clever Cloggs Day Nursery

Cundy Community Centre, Hartington, Custom House, London E16 3NP
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  • Clever Cloggs Day Nursery, London
Clever Cloggs Day Nursery opened in January 2005 and is registered to care for children between the ages of six months to five years old.
They offer a range of childcare options which include full time care, part time care and care for 15 and 30 hours for children through the Government Funded Early Education scheme (term time only).

You may place your child on the Nursery’s waiting list by leaving your name, your child’s name and age, your home address, email address and a daytime telephone number, so that the team can contact you when a place becomes available. Children who have siblings at the Nursery will be offered places first. Places will be offered in relation to availability for a particular age group, but the order that names appear on the waiting list will be used to determine the order in which places are offered.

Parents may visit the Nursery if they are considering placing their child at the Nursery. Visits are by appointment only as identification will be required to gain access to the premises. You must bring your child with you during your Nursery visit. Health and safety restrictions may impact the way that visits are conducted.
Once you have confirmed your acceptance of placing your child at the Nursery, you will be given details of the Nursery’s Terms and Conditions. Please note that the Nursery fees are confirmed to you when you accept your offer of a place but that the fees charged may change between the time that you accept a place and the date that your child starts. All children are required to complete a period of Settling In and this may vary based on a number of factors. Your child’s settling in period will be set by the Nursery Manager. This period of settling in is very important, it also gives parents the opportunity to meet members of the staff team and observe the Nursery’s routines, where possible.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Owner

  • Jennifer Lewis
  • Privately Owned

Person in Charge

  • Jennifer Lewis (Director)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 9

Total Places for Children

  • 47

Age Range

  • from 0 years 6 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • from £84 per week

  • Gradual introduction to the nursery for families that are entitled to the 30 Hours funded (9 months old)
    Funded Only and funded Plus with the minimum of three full days

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Parking

  • Street parking-Public transport links available- closest underground station is Custom House (Elizabeth Line and Docklands Light railway)

Clever Cloggs Day Nursery Reviews (9)

8.3

Clever Cloggs Day Nursery has a Review Score of 8.3 (8.338) out of 10, based on 2 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Clever Cloggs Day Nursery has 9 reviews.

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Review from Stacey S (Mother of Child) published on 14 August 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter went to the nursery from the age of 2, for 2 years and she loved every minute. Her speech progressed hugely, along with her confidence in being away from home. I wanted her to join a nursery with a smaller amount of children so she could find her own voice and she definitely did that here.
The staff are really caring, they encouraged her to try new foods and improved her diet. They also build strong connections with the children- highly recommend!
Reply from Jennifer Lewis, Director at Clever Cloggs Day Nursery
Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful review. It truly means a lot to us that you took the time to share your experience.We are so happy to hear that your daughter enjoyed her time with us…read more
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Review from Emilia S (Mother of Child) published on 15 July 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son is thriving in this lovely nursery since he was 1.5 years old
He is now 3.5 and still loves going there. Never had any major issues. The nursery staff are great and always share positive feedback, what they did each day and what food he ate. They take the children regularly on trips to the library
and the local park. They organise other outings such as cable cars or to see santa! This is such a family orientated nursery and parents get invited to various events such as mothers or fathers day. Thank you for taking such a great care of my little boy!
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Review from P P (Mother of Child) published on 11 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I would highly recommend Clever Cloggs. My child attended on a full time basis. They offer a safe and calmed environment. Expectations and boundaries are clear and consistent for children. Staff are professional and they provide daily feedback to parents. We also enjoyed a few celebrations where family
members are invited to join for a 'stay and play' with the children. For the first time since my child was born, it was a relief going to work knowing my child would be happy and rested.
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Review from Tiffiny L (Mother of Child) published on 4 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started attending Clever Cloggs back in April 2022 and he really had a tough time adjusting to this change and the routine to come with it, especially after being in lockdown for so long. Despite his struggle with accepting the change, all the staff at Clever Cloggs were so supportive of not
only my son, but myself too. They made me feel like I wasn’t going crazy with the worries I had for my son, they all made me feel validated and ‘normal’ for having these worries. Once my son had become used to the nursery/routine that followed, he absolutely loved attending and, even more so, loved the staff here. He has come on leaps and bounds since coming here and I was devastated when it came to an end for my son starting nursery within a school. He had learned so much and was so happy to show/tell me what he’d done. Without the help and support from your staff, he never would have been as comfortable as he is now to attend. I owe everything to Clever Cloggs and their amazing staff.
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Review from Ilze Z (Mother of Child) published on 2 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Clever Cloggs Nursery has been absolutely amazing! They have settled in my baby so well. He is very happy there and it’s very evident how much staff care about him. All the staff are very caring and loving towards my son. Every time I have had to request them to do certain things for my son, they take
it on board so well and always deliver, i.e administer medication when he’s been unwell etc. Overall, I am very satisfied with the quality of my son's care.
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Review from Jay D (Mother of Child) published on 29 August 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I would highly recommend Clever Cloggs to any parent. My son has been in clever Cloggs for over 2 years now and I haven’t had one issue. He has come on leaps and bounds since being in nursery. The staff are always friendly and loving towards my son which was always so reassuring when I left him in their
care. He was well fed and always happy to go in and when he came out of nursery too. I was gutted for him when he finished in July to go up to reception as I know he had enjoyed his time there with the staff and children. I will be recommending this to friends with young children.
Thank you Clever Cloggs.
Reply from Jennifer Lewis, Director at Clever Cloggs Day Nursery
Thank you so much for your kind words about Clever Cloggs and you recommending us to your friends. We are always proud of the opportunity that parents give us to contribute to their children's early…read more
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Review from Taz B (Mother of Child) published on 26 July 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 1.0 out of 5
The worst nursery, do not send your child to this nursery! They run this nursery like a back street business, very unprofessional. when you sign your original contract with them it states that they are open until 6 pm only to be called from work that they are only open until 5 pm or 5:30 pm. My child
recently attended this nursery and one day he was turned away, up until this day no one has contacted me about what happened or measures moving forward which includes my son's belongings to be returned including deposits and any outstanding fees. I have emailed them yet no one replies or tries to reach out, which shows how unbothered they are and confident in their unprofessional behaviour and attitude towards the children and parents at the nursery. My child no longer attends this nursery, I would not recommend this nursery to anyone, they are the worst I have ever seen. The manager makes up her own rules as she goes along, which are all illegal. This nursery traumatised my whole family.
Reply from Jennifer Lewis, Director at Clever Cloggs Day Nursery
I am disappointed to see the review that you have left in relation to the nursery.
You were provided with information in relation to the payment of fees when your son started. We had several…read more
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Review from Andy W (Father of Child) published on 16 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The real deal - oodles of kindness and happiness here. Our son started in the baby class just before nine months and has flourished physically, emotionally, socially and mentally over the last six months.
Primary 'Graduation day' parties, children's Christmas carols, best pumpkin competition, giant
snail and fish pets, little vegetable garden.
It's 'off the beaten path', at least until Custom House Crossrail arrives in 2021. However, upon touring the inside of the nursery I was delighted by the sense of authenticity and expertise and struck by the warm and caring atmosphere. We love the no-nonsense culture imbued by senior management (30+ years experience and passionate about childcare).
NB; So much better than the corporate brands.
Trialled two big, expensive and well-known chains. We found them to be pretentious and obsequious to parents, obsessed with constant online updates that force the staff to often ignore the children and sets a bad example for screentime.
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Review from Shantelle H (Mother of Child) published on 23 November 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5
I would not recommend this nursery to working parents. It is extremely inflexible with regards to their policies and I feel it is run as a formal business rather than a care provider for under 5s.


Most of the staff are very negative and every afternoon when they answer the door they look fed up

and give you a list of negative behaviours about your child.


After half a term I have removed my child from this nursery for a variety of reasons:
-punishing my child with food (not allowing her to have a Birthday cake because she was struggling with dinner)
-short notice (one night before) to remind parents about nappies/wipes. And then happy to turn you away the next morning if you forget- surely there should be some reserves in place?


After my son being in a loving full-time nursery for 5 years, it was clear how different this nursery was and I had to remove my child to give her the opportunity to get the same care he had.

Reply from Jennifer Lewis, Director at Clever Cloggs Day Nursery
At Clever Cloggs Day Nursery we offer full time and part time places to meet the varied needs of parents. We also offer term time only childcare to meet the needs of teachers and teaching assistants.…read more
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Current Review Score: 8.3 (8.338)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.3 (8.338) out of 10 for Clever Cloggs Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 2 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.3 out of 5 from 2 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 5.000 for Clever Cloggs Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (24 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 24 Ratings = 5
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 3.338 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Clever Cloggs Day Nursery is based on 2 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 = 3.125
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 47 number of registered child places is 9.4. 2 Positive Reviews ÷ 9.4 = 0.213
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Clever Cloggs Day Nursery

What is the Age Range of Children that Clever Cloggs Day Nursery accepts?

Clever Cloggs Day Nursery accepts Children aged from 0 years 6 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Clever Cloggs Day Nursery Open?

Clever Cloggs Day Nursery is open: Monday 08:00-18:00, Tuesday 08:00-18:00, Wednesday 08:00-18:00, Thursday 08:00-18:00, Friday 08:00-18:00.

How many Children does Clever Cloggs Day Nursery have capacity for?

Clever Cloggs Day Nursery has capacity for a total of 47 Children.

How far is Clever Cloggs Day Nursery to the centre of London?

7.6 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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