Ofsted report card

Barkantine Community Nursery

Isle of Dogs, London · E14 8PR

Inspected by Ofsted on 26 February 2026 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN
EY288508
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since
27 August 2004
Local authority
Tower Hamlets

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Where it is

Isle of Dogs, London · E14 8PR. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

  1. 6 January 2023 inspection Good
  2. 7 August 2018 inspection Good
  3. 3 October 2012 inspection Good
  4. 22 May 2012 inspection Outstanding
  5. 12 September 2007 inspection Requires Improvement
  6. 22 April 2005 inspection Requires Improvement

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Barkantine Community Nursery in Isle of Dogs, London was last inspected on 26 February 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

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Barkantine Community Nursery has been registered with Ofsted since 27 August 2004. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY288508.

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