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Alba - Early Years Day Nursery

Ofsted: Expected standard·London Playing Fields Foundation Pavillion, Birkbeck Avenue, Greenford, UB6 8LS · Ealing
Number of places
30 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2025
Local authority
Ealing

About this day nursery

Alba - Early Years Day Nursery, located in Greenford, UB6 8LS, is a childcare setting for children aged 1 to 4 years, registered with Ofsted on 12/05/2023. The nursery operates from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday to Friday, and follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum.

The staff are dedicated to providing a nurturing environment, focusing on children's personal, social, and emotional development, and building strong relationships with them. This commitment is evident in the positive interactions between staff and children, ensuring children feel safe and secure.

The setting is inclusive, providing appropriate care and support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) by identifying individual needs and collaborating with external professionals. Children, including those who speak English as an additional language, also receive targeted support to help them make progress in their learning.

The nursery promotes physical activity and fresh air through regular access to an outdoor area. While the latest inspection rated the nursery as 'Requires Improvement,' leaders are committed to continuous improvement, addressing staffing issues, and enhancing the quality of care and teaching.

The nursery is actively working to strengthen its curriculum delivery and ensure staff have a clear understanding of learning objectives to support all children in achieving their next developmental milestones.

Our ethos

Alba Early Years Day Nursery's distinctive approach integrates a strong academic curriculum with holistic wellbeing, prioritising emotional and social development. They foster kindness, curiosity, and mindfulness, aiming to instil a lifelong love of learning through a "Natural Discovery Path" that includes yoga, STEM, storytelling, art, and extensive outdoor and gardening activities, cultivating environmental awareness. They also emphasise a strong partnership with parents.

What it's like

Staff warmly greet children at this nurturing and caring nursery and focus on children's personal, social and emotional development. Staff build close, trusting relationships and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are appropriately supported, with staff identifying individual needs and working with external professionals to help them make progress. Staff know children well and plan for their individual next steps in learning. Children are motivated to learn and do make progress. Staff help children to become confident communicators. They interact with them during their play and ask questions to encourage conversation. Children express their own ideas and feelings.

Nurturing environmentStrong relationshipsSEND supportOutdoor accessCommitted leadershipTargeted support

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
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Key facts

Opening hours

8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, 51 weeks a year

Age range

3 months to 5 years

Session types

Term time, All year around places

Established

2023

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Dec 2025

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
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 routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
1 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Alba - Early Years Day Nursery

Last inspected 10 December 2025 · Anne Maher

Safeguarding effective

Actions the provider must take

  • ensure staff have a clear understanding of the curriculum intent so that their teaching is consistently focused on what they want children to learn
  • strengthen the delivery of the curriculum to ensure all children achieve well in all areas of learning to prepare them sufficiently for their next stage in learning and for their move on to school

What it's like to attend

Staff warmly greet children at this nurturing and caring nursery and focus on children's personal, social and emotional development. Staff build close, trusting relationships and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are appropriately supported, with staff identifying individual needs and working with external professionals to help them make progress. Staff know children well and plan for their individual next steps in learning. Children are motivated to learn and do make progress. Staff help children to become confident communicators. They interact with them during their play and ask questions to encourage conversation. Children express their own ideas and feelings.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff are positive role models and build positive relationships with children.
  • Children settle well and develop secure emotional bonds with key persons.
  • Leaders are committed to improvement and have implemented required changes since the last inspection.
  • Children enjoy regular access to the outdoor area, benefiting from fresh air and physical activity.
  • Staff monitor children's progress carefully and implement targeted support when needed.

Areas to develop

  • 1Strengthen the delivery of the curriculum to ensure all children achieve well in all areas of learning to prepare them sufficiently for their next stage in learning and for their move on to school
  • 2Ensure staff have a clear understanding of the curriculum intent so that their teaching is consistently focused on what they want children to learn
Inspection #10410338 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children who have delays in their development and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive appropriate care and support. Staff identify their individual needs and work with external professionals to help them make progress. Staff undertake SEND training and put targeted plans in place to support children's individual needs.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy regular access to the outdoor area, benefiting from fresh air and physical activity. Staff help children to make good progress in their personal, social and emotional development.

EAL / language support

Children, including those who speak English as an additional language, make progress from their starting points in learning. Staff monitor children's progress carefully, identify areas for additional help, and implement targeted support.

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