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Abacus Nursery in London

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2025)
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4.9(58 parent reviews) ·3 Palace Road, London, SW2 3DY · Lambeth
Number of places
48 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2025
Local authority
Lambeth

About this day nursery

Abacus Nursery is dedicated to fostering the inherent potential within every child, guiding them to become independent thinkers and problem-solvers. The nursery's educational approach extends beyond the classroom, embracing the natural world through outdoor explorations and vibrant trips.

For the youngest attendees, compassionate and consistent care is provided within a calm yet stimulating atmosphere. The overarching goal is to ensure children depart Abacus Nursery with cherished memories and a strong foundation for their future endeavours.

Emphasising a holistic development, the curriculum incorporates diverse weekly activities such as yoga, jazz workshops, engaging forest school sessions, musical fun, Spanish language lessons, tennis, football, science club, and baking club, ensuring a rich and varied learning experience.

Our ethos

Abacus Nursery is dedicated to fostering the inherent potential within every child, guiding them to become independent thinkers and problem-solvers. They emphasise a holistic development through a diverse curriculum including yoga, jazz, forest school sessions, Spanish lessons, and more, ensuring a rich and varied learning experience. The nursery also embraces the natural world through outdoor explorations and provides compassionate care for the youngest attendees.

What it's like

Children are happy, settled and feel safe in the care of attentive and nurturing staff who organise learning environments by age to provide targeted support. Staff place a strong emphasis on developing communication and language and plan a curriculum that builds on children's next steps through child-led play.

Forest SchoolYogaSpanish LessonsBaking Club

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

Open all year round, Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2017

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Abacus Nursery

Last inspected 26 June 2025 · Honufa Begum

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

Children are happy, settled and feel safe in the care of attentive and nurturing staff who organise learning environments by age to provide targeted support. Staff place a strong emphasis on developing communication and language and plan a curriculum that builds on children's next steps through child-led play.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy, settled and feel safe.
  • Staff provide targeted, sequential curriculum and effective observations and assessments.
  • Strong emphasis on developing communication and language skills.
  • Outdoor garden and local outings enrich children's physical development and learning.
  • Strong partnerships with parents and external professionals support continuity of learning.

Areas to develop

  • 1monitor the curriculum for babies' outdoor play more closely to provide a richer range of play experiences to further support babies' learning and development
  • 2provide opportunities to further promote children's independence at mealtimes.
Inspection #10398272 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff provide individualised plans to ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive tailored support, and leaders and staff work effectively with external professionals to help children achieve their full potential.

Outdoor space

Children of all ages access the garden to support physical development; older children take part in football, climbing, balancing and running games, while babies also use the outdoor area but have less physically engaging and purposeful experiences compared to older children. Leaders and staff plan local outings to places such as forest school, the library and the farm to enrich children's learning and develop their physical skills.

Parent Reviews of Abacus Nursery

4.9
(58)
Marie Sheridan
3 months ago

My daughter attends Abacus Nursery and is thriving there! She loves going and has developed so much since starting 6 months ago. I am very grateful to her key worker Jaimee-Leigh and also Vanda. It is a very hard transition to send your baby to nursery but it didn’t take long for me to be totally at ease. They are so caring and their communication is excellent. The nursery is very well run by Lisandra. I highly recommend this nursery!

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Ashleigh Manthey
4 months ago

Sending my child to Abacus Nursery School on Palace Road was one of the best decisions I have ever made. My child is genuinely happy and excited to go to nursery every day, which says everything. All of the staff are incredibly friendly and take the time to warmly greet both children and parents every morning. They are always happy to answer questions and provide thoughtful updates about my child’s day. The communication is fantastic. Parents are kept informed with photos and daily schedules, which is so reassuring. The care and dedication shown by the key workers and the entire team truly go above and beyond. A huge shout out to the amazing staff at Abacus Nursery. You are absolute superheroes!

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Genevieve Hall
4 months ago

We couldn’t be happier with Palace Road Abacus. The staff are amazing and it’s clear that they care deeply about each and every child. My 3 year old trundles in every day in the morning without looking back and always has lots of fun things to report on when he comes home. What with yoga, mediation, Spanish lessons, tennis, skooter lessons, craft activities, outdoor play, and trips out, the children definitely are getting a great range of experiences. The management are extremely responsive whenever you have any queries, always getting back to you even if out or hours. I have recommended abacus to other friends with young children and will continue to do so :)

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Zeinu Jemal
4 months ago

This is a beautiful nursery for all nursery age children. The staff are wonderful, their instinct to understand and help the kids is incredible . We are so happy and grateful that we have this nursery for our daughter close to us. Our daughter loves it so much, every time we drop her and pick her up, she is happy and beaming with infectious smile, for us that says it all about the nursery. You deserve more than five star, thank you to all the staff for your hard work 😊

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Sarah
4 months ago

Fabulous nursery, my daughter has been there 4 months now. Staff incredibly proficient and caring, I wouldn't want my daughter to be anywhere else. All the staff regardless of what room they are in seem to know her name and key workers will always give you time to talk through their day when you collect them. Communication is fantastic too, always get a response on the famly app within 5 mins. Special shout out to lisandra, Vanda and Jamie leigh! ❤️

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Inspection history

Date: October 2019

  • June 2025Good
  • October 2019Good

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