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Abacus Nursery Parkside

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2024)
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4.8(16 parent reviews) ·255 Sternhold Avenue, London, SW2 4PG · Lambeth
Number of places
80 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2024
Local authority
Lambeth

About this day nursery

Abacus Nursery offers a nurturing environment focused on uncovering each child's unique potential. The curriculum emphasises active outdoor exploration, including Forest School sessions, to encourage critical thinking, problem-solving, and independence.

For the youngest attendees, consistent, warm care is provided within a stimulating and calm setting. Beyond fostering academic growth, Abacus aims to create lasting positive memories for children, preparing them comprehensively for their journey beyond nursery years.

The nursery integrates a diverse range of regular activities such as Yoga, Jazz workshops, sessions with a music specialist, Spanish lessons, Tennis, Football, Science Club, and Baking Club, ensuring a rich and varied learning experience tailored to develop both cognitive and physical skills.

Our ethos

Abacus Nursery Parkside's philosophy centres on uncovering each child's unique potential through active outdoor exploration, including Forest School sessions, to foster critical thinking, problem-solving, and independence. They provide a rich and varied learning experience blending academic growth with physical development, aiming to create lasting positive memories and prepare children for future learning.

What it's like

Staff provide an extremely welcoming and nurturing environment; children settle well, find labelled coat pegs, and show a strong sense of belonging and emotional security. Staff implement an ambitious, individualised curriculum and plan daily outings to local parks so children benefit from fresh air, physical exercise and a strong sense of community.

Forest SchoolOutdoor LearningVaried Activities

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 8am until 6pm, throughout the year.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2022

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Abacus Nursery Parkside

Last inspected 30 September 2024 · Jane Morgan

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff provide an extremely welcoming and nurturing environment; children settle well, find labelled coat pegs, and show a strong sense of belonging and emotional security. Staff implement an ambitious, individualised curriculum and plan daily outings to local parks so children benefit from fresh air, physical exercise and a strong sense of community.

Inspector highlights

  • Extremely welcoming and nurturing environment where children feel safe and secure
  • Ambitious, inclusive curriculum with extra-curricular opportunities (tennis, Spanish, dance, music)
  • Daily outings to local parks that provide fresh air, physical exercise and community connection
  • Strong emphasis on books and communication, supporting early literacy and language development
  • Well-sequenced support for physical development, including tennis sessions and activities to strengthen fine and gross motor skills

Areas to develop

  • 1review the organisation of mealtime routines to help older children to understand what is expected of them and engage well with the experience
  • 2support staff who work with younger children to provide more detailed information to parents, particularly when completing the progress check for children aged between two and three years old.
Inspection #10360166 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders know to seek specialist and targeted support for children who have gaps in their learning.

Outdoor space

Staff plan daily outings to local parks to promote children's sense of self within the local community; children benefit from lots of fresh air and physical exercise. Staff are deployed effectively so that children are kept safe during outings.

Parent Reviews of Abacus Nursery Parkside

4.8
(16)
DIONISIA VERRA
10 months ago

We highly recommend Abacus Parkside! The team are amazing with a genuine interest in children and their parents! Also, there is a wonderful variety of different activities daily such as crafts, music classes, tennis etc! Another plus is the park exactly next to the nursery! Lots of outdoor activities and exploring! We are lucky we have such a lovely nursery in the area!! My son is very happy there!

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Sarah Crabtree
a year ago

The team at Parkside are wonderful. Our son started in the baby room in the Summer of 2024 with the amazing Mary, Lala and Miriam among others and is now in the toddler room with the brilliant Itana and Kayleigh. We can’t recommend this nursery enough. Our little boy runs into nursery every day and doesn’t want to leave on an evening. Such a great community of parents too. Thank you Abacus!

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Z T
5 months ago

Trustworthy, kind, understanding, and passionate about the children's welbeing. I'm seeing my daughter's development daily and she LOVES going. Kudos to the staff..keep it up!

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Dr lorna phelan
a year ago

This nursery, agreed on purchase of their property, to adhere to property covenants set by Lambeth Council regarding the storage of their waste. They agreed that their bins would be stored in a bin shed. Unfortunately, the nursery has decided not to comply with what they agreed and their bins are now fully exposed on the front patio of the nursery. The bins are overfilled on a weekly basis, resulting in spillage, surrounding litter, attacks from local vermin (foxes and rats) and excrement from vermin around the bin area. This is not only unsightly for nursery users, passers buy and neighbours but also a significant health risk as fox excrement harbours toxoplasmosis and rat excrement harbours Salmonella. It is disappointing that this nursery has decided to flout the agreed covenant rules set by the council to protect local residents and the pubic. More importantly, the nursery should be prioritising the health of the very vulnerable children who are under their care and as such need to urgently address the state of their bins as an immediate health risk to all children who attend.

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Helena Wilton
a year ago

My son started at Abacus Parkside 1.5 years ago and we can't speak highly enough of our experience. The staff are wonderful and they do such a beautiful array of activities with the children. Lots of arts and crafts, time outdoors, learning Spanish and singing and dancing each day. It is also great value for money and there is a lovely community of parents.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

30 September 2024

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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