Westminster

Bilingual early years education in the heart of Pimlico.

Set on the grounds of St James the Less — a beautiful Victorian church with private outdoor space — our Westminster nursery is minutes from the river, Buckingham Palace, and some of London's most culturally relevant addresses. It's an extraordinary place to grow.

Our nursery

Our Westminster setting is our largest — a six-figure refurbishment completed in 2026 that has created something genuinely exceptional within the grounds of St James the Less, one of London's most beautiful Victorian Gothic listed buildings. Three dedicated rooms for each age group, 82 places, and a large outdoor playground sit alongside all the accessibility of Pimlico underground — and together they signal clearly where Hatching Dragons is headed.

At a glance

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Space

Church grounds with private outdoor gardens — a rare luxury in central London. The setting was redesigned by Dodman Associates, the same architects behind Canada Water. Light, calm, purposeful.

Education philosophy

We follow the EYFS framework and Birth to Five Matters guidance, drawing on Montessori, Reggio Emilia, High Scope, Steiner and Te Whariki. No single tradition has all the answers — we take the best from each. Our curriculum is anchored to UK developmental milestones and brought to life through the 3Cs — Culture, Character and Cognition. Everything else we do, from multilingual education and World Food Day to outdoor learning and specialist enrichment, flows from that foundation.

Activities

Mandarin circle time, songs and storytelling daily. Arts and phonics programmes. Monthly cultural festivals for families. World Food Day weekly. Character development through our global curriculum.

Outings

Westminster Abbey. Houses of Parliament. St James's Park. Buckingham Palace. London Eye and Southbank. London Aquarium. Tate Britain. Pimlico Children's Library. The river. All of it, regularly, purposefully.

St James the Less Church School, Moreton St, London, SW1V 2QF

In the heart of Pimlico, Westminster

Stats

St James the Less, Moreton Street, London SW1V 2QF | Open 8:00am - 6:00pm | Ages 6 months – 5 years | Ofsted: Good

Languages

Mandarin — daily immersive sessions across all age groups.

Teachers

Trained, qualified and continuously developed to operate at specialist level. All our teachers have Paediatric First Aid and hold some of the highest qualifications in early years teaching from some of the best educational institutes in the world Our apprentices are working towards that standard. Our Level 2 practitioners are junior specialists, developing their expertise and their practice every day. Our Level 3 practitioners are qualified early years development specialists — the backbone of our developmental work, the key workers who know every child in their care and carry the developmental framework forward in every interaction. We invest in continuous training not because regulation requires it, but because our children deserve the best-qualified, most developmentally attuned practitioners in the sector. That standard is non-negotiable.

Our pricing

Flexible sessions to fit your family. All packages include full curriculum, meals, and language learning.

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0-2 years old

Enrollment
Price with funding
Full-time
(Mon – Fri)
£1,672
Part-time
(4 full days)
£1,116
Part-time
(3 full days)
£559
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2 years old

Enrollment
Price with funding
Full-time
(Mon – Fri)
£1,672
Part-time
(4 full days)
£1,116
Part-time
(3 full days)
£559
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3-5 years old

Enrollment
Price with funding
Full-time
(Mon – Fri)
£1,461
Part-time
(4 full days)
£981
Part-time
(3 full days)
£500

Extra services

Weekend School

New weekend clubs coming soon

Holiday Club

Half-term, Easter, summer and Christmas. Ages 6 months–7 years.

After Nursery Club

Coming soon.

Childcare discounts

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Sibling Discount

Sibling discount

Sibling discount — 5% off per additional child enrolled simultaneously.

Advanced Payment

Advanced payment

Advance payment — 2.5% for 3 months upfront, 5% for 6, 7.5% for 9, 10% for a full year.

Referral Discount

Referral discount

Referral discount — 5% off for every family you recommend who joins. Uncapped. Runs for 6 months per referral.

Public Sector

Public sector

Public sector — up to 50% off for NHS workers and local authority staff. A small acknowledgement of what you do.

We would love to meet you

Come and see us for yourself. A visit takes 30 minutes and answers most questions better than a website can.