Opening hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday : 07:30 - 18:00
Abcfabulous Nursery
Ofsted: Needs attention·12 Arnott Close, London, SE28 8BG · Greenwich
Number of places
32 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2026
Local authority
Greenwich
About this day nursery
Abcfabulous Nursery, located at 12 Arnott Close, London, SE28 8BG, is a childcare on non-domestic premises setting that was registered with Ofsted on 6th December 2023. The nursery caters to children aged 2 to 4 years and has a total capacity of 32 children.
While the safeguarding standards at Abcfabulous Nursery are met, ensuring children are safe and feel safe, the inspection highlighted several areas needing attention, particularly in achievement, behaviour, attitudes, routines, children's welfare, wellbeing, and curriculum. The new leadership team is actively working on improvements, focusing on supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities.
Parents consistently praise the warm, welcoming environment and describe the nursery as "just like home," appreciating the staff's efforts in encouraging independence and acknowledging children's interests. The nursery operates Monday to Friday, from 07:30 to 18:00, and despite ongoing improvements, parents express confidence in the leadership's commitment to addressing concerns and continuous development.
Our ethos
Abcfabulous Nursery's approach is centred on play-based learning, with a focus on project work that allows children to explore topics in depth over extended periods. Their child-centred model aims to build confidence, problem-solving skills, and resilience by leveraging each child's unique strengths and fostering a love for learning through exploration, investigation, and experimentation.
What it's like
The new leadership team is motivated and eager to build a solid foundation so that children can learn and thrive, prioritising the needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Children are happy to play and explore, with staff supervising them in chosen activities and giving them time and space to express themselves. Key persons are beginning to understand the needs of their key children and are keen to explore ways to help them progress in their learning, working closely with parents and external specialists. Leaders encourage a secure and calm environment, with staff providing comfort and reassurance, helping children develop social skills and encouraging listening and attention skills.
A warm, welcoming settingFocus on independenceDeveloping social skillsSupport for SEND
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request
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Session types
Full day care, Breakfast club, After school club, Holiday club
Age range
3 months to 30 months
Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2023
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Needs attention
Last inspected Mar 2026
Grade summary
Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
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Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.
Category grades
AchievementNeeds attention
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesNeeds attention
Children's welfare and wellbeingNeeds attention
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
InclusionNeeds attention
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
Age range
2 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Abcfabulous Nursery
Last inspected 11 March 2026
Actions the provider must take
- Improve the effectiveness of systems to identify, assess and meet the needs of children, particularly those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities or those who face barriers in their learning by 22/04/2026.
- Arrange training, coaching and professional development opportunities to ensure that the quality of staff interactions with children improve by 22/04/2026.
- Plan and implement an ambitious and varied curriculum indoors and outdoors for all children by 22/04/2026.
- Undertake training to equip leaders with the relevant support and coaching skills to drive continuous improvement forward in the interests of children by 22/04/2026.
- Implement effective procedures to support staff to understand and manage children's behaviour in appropriate ways by 22/04/2026.
- Ensure that children have sufficient time to engage in learning and practise important skills during activities and routines by 22/04/2026.
What it's like to attend
The new leadership team is motivated and eager to build a solid foundation so that children can learn and thrive, prioritising the needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Children are happy to play and explore, with staff supervising them in chosen activities and giving them time and space to express themselves. Key persons are beginning to understand the needs of their key children and are keen to explore ways to help them progress in their learning, working closely with parents and external specialists. Leaders encourage a secure and calm environment, with staff providing comfort and reassurance, helping children develop social skills and encouraging listening and attention skills.
Inspector highlights
- The safeguarding standards are met, with leaders fulfilling their responsibilities and establishing an open culture of safeguarding.
- Parents speak positively about the relationship between staff and their children, valuing staff's efforts to encourage independence and acknowledge interests.
- Leaders understand the importance of monitoring attendance and implement clear procedures for follow-up.
- The setting has accessed special educational needs inclusion funding and used it to purchase specialist resources and create a sensory area.
- Parents speak positively about the leadership team, feeling valued and respected, and confidently approach them with concerns.
- Staff are safely recruited and vetted, and a key-person system is established.
- The new leadership team is motivated and eager to build a solid foundation for children to learn and thrive.
- Leaders encourage the staff team to build strong attachments with children, providing a secure base where children feel safe and secure.
Areas to develop
- 1Achievement: Children are not suitably prepared for the next stage in their learning, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
- 2Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines: Children are not fully supported to regulate their emotions and behaviour. Staff do not always have clear expectations about behaviour or fully explain what is happening, which unsettles some children.
- 3Children's welfare and wellbeing: Staff do not help children to understand the feelings of others.
- 4Curriculum and teaching: The curriculum is at an early stage of development, and the staff team does not fully understand what they want children to learn in depth. Opportunities for children to develop mathematical skills and knowledge are poorly planned, and staff do not extend children's interest in books or encourage other reading behaviours.
- 5Inclusion: Weaknesses in staff practice mean that children who face barriers to their learning do not make sufficient progress. Staff do not know how to extend children's learning in different ways or maximise it using specialist resources.
- 6Leadership and governance: Improvements are not happening swiftly enough to benefit the children currently attending the setting.
Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The setting has accessed special educational needs inclusion funding and used it to purchase specialist resources and create a sensory area. Leaders have prioritised meeting the needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Inspection history
Most recent inspection
11 March 2026
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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