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Archway Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2023)
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4.9(13 parent reviews)
·7 Elthorne Road, London, N19 4AB · Islington
Number of places
80 places
Age range
0–3 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2023
Local authority
Islington

About this day nursery

Archway Day Nursery, located conveniently near Archway Station, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged three months to four years. The nursery operates Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 6 pm, for fifty weeks a year, closing only on bank holidays.

Committed to excellence and innovation, the nursery prioritizes each child's welfare and development, aiming to exceed expected developmental milestones. The setting is thoughtfully designed with separate, age-appropriate spaces for babies, toddlers, and pre-school children, each equipped with low-level, colourful, and easily accessible resources to encourage exploration through play.

Highly qualified staff, including primary school teachers, plan daily activities tailored to each age group, using observations to celebrate successes and address challenges. The nursery's philosophy emphasizes the benefits of full-day attendance to maximize curriculum engagement.

A typical day includes structured learning activities, outdoor excursions to local parks, nutritious meals, and opportunities for free play. Archway Day Nursery serves the local communities of Archway, Highgate, Tufnell Park, Crouch End, Upper Holloway, and Dartmouth Park, striving to provide outstanding provision throughout a child's early years.

Our ethos

We believe that children should be with us all day to benefit most from the delivery of the curriculum.

What it's like

Leaders and staff have created a harmonious and welcoming environment where children feel happy and secure. Children are well settled, develop positive bonds with caring staff, and show confidence in trying new activities. Staff design the curriculum based on children's interests and needs, helping all children, including those who speak English as an additional language, to become confident talkers and make good progress.

Age-appropriate learning spacesExperienced staffFull-day attendance encouraged

Pricing & funding

  • Daily£53 / day

Key facts

Opening hours

8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, fifty weeks a year (closed on bank holidays)

Food

Breakfast, mid-morning snack, lunch, mid-afternoon snack, light dinner

Age range

3 months to 4 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Archway Day Nursery

Last inspected 28 April 2023 · Agnes Wink

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

Leaders and staff have created a harmonious and welcoming environment where children feel happy and secure. Children are well settled, develop positive bonds with caring staff, and show confidence in trying new activities. Staff design the curriculum based on children's interests and needs, helping all children, including those who speak English as an additional language, to become confident talkers and make good progress.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are enthusiastic learners and explore a wide range of high-quality resources, supporting independence.
  • Leaders are dedicated to providing good quality care and education, continuously reflecting and providing staff with training and coaching.
  • Staff support children's language and communication skills well, giving clear instructions, asking questions, and fostering interest in books.
  • Staff encourage a love of singing, engaging babies and toddlers in experiences that develop awareness of rhythm and rhyme.
  • Diversity is openly celebrated, and children learn about respect and acceptance of others, fostering a culture of valuing one another.

Areas to develop

  • 1review the planning and organisation of group activities to ensure that the learning of all children taking part is maximised
  • 2build on the good partnership with parents further, to ensure that all parents are informed about their children's current learning needs so that they fully support children's learning at home.
Inspection #10251858 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents praise the welcoming and caring staff, who help children to settle well and quickly.

They report that they receive daily feedback about their children's day.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Children's good health is a priority. Staff use the nearby outdoor area well to support children's physical development. They run, jump and practise throwing and catching skills.

Parent Reviews of Archway Day Nursery

4.9
(13)
Yuliya Gorb
6 months ago

We are very happy with the care and attention the staff at Archway Day Nursery provide. Our son, Leo, truly enjoys attending and looks forward to his days there. The team is incredibly supportive — from helping with potty training and speech development to guiding children through their age milestones, they do it all with patience and warmth. The nursery itself is always very clean, and the meals are healthy and well-balanced. The management team is also very cooperative and easy to communicate with. Overall, we couldn’t be happier with our experience and would highly recommend Archway Day Nursery to other parents.

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Kristiina V
7 months ago

I’m really glad we chose this nursery for our son. One of the key factors for me was nutrition- it has a kitchen on site and ensures a balanced homemade menu. It doesn’t rely on the agency workers which means that the children are familiar with the staff and when they move up the rooms the transition is much more smooth. The staff seem really nice. There’s plenty of indoor play space which can be rare for the nursery/ childminding services especially in London. It’s also clean. In summary, the nursery maintains high standards throughout, it’s managed well but at the same time staff is very approachable.

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Anthony P
8 months ago

We are so happy with our decision to send our son to Archway Day Nursery. Our son was very sad to leave after three years. A real plus is the continuity of staff - many have been there throughout his time at the nursery. The nursery is also well set up for parents (sensible illness policy, short holidays etc) and the staff are very helpful. The periodic scrapbooks with photos of the children and their work are a nice touch. We also liked the fact that children go out twice a day for a walk and outdoor activities. They also get in outside teachers for foreign languages and yoga, which our son loved.

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Joanna Gutowska
8 months ago

Our son has been at Archway Day Nursery from the age of 1 until 4, and we could not be happier with the experience. From day one, the staff made him feel safe, loved, and supported — which was so important for us as first-time parents leaving him in someone else’s care. The nursery provides a warm, nurturing environment where children are encouraged to explore, play, and learn at their own pace. The carers are attentive and genuinely care about each child’s well-being and development. We were always impressed by how they took the time to share updates, milestones, and little anecdotes from his day, which made us feel connected and reassured. The range of activities is fantastic — from creative play to outdoor adventures — and we’ve seen our son grow in confidence, social skills, and curiosity about the world. By the time he left for school, he was well-prepared academically and emotionally, and we credit Archway for playing such a big part in that journey. We’re so happy with the care he received that we’ve already signed up our second son, who will be starting there in a couple of months — we wouldn’t want him anywhere else! Archway truly feels like a second home, and we couldn’t recommend it more highly to any parents looking for a safe, happy, and stimulating place for their children.

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Zoe Yeo
9 months ago

Our son attended Archway Day Nursery from age 7 months until he was starting school (just as he turned 4 as he is late August born), full time, 2021-2025. He made lots of friends there and we had a happy experience, we always felt he was well taken care of, the children were exposed to a wide range of experiences and activities and the staff were very professional and also seem to really care for each child and the work they do. They place importance on routines especially sleeping which was important to us especially when he was younger and really needed good naps in a quiet setting. They don’t have their own garden which was a downside as he got older but we still stayed as everything else was great and they do take the children out to the park regularly. I felt they were good at teaching children manners and how to behave properly. He had the usual colds etc early on and that is to be expected when a child enters nursery but after the first year there was not much of that at all and we never heard of things like stomach bugs or anything going around, I think they have a strong focus on hygiene as well which I am sure helps. I felt the team showed the values I thought were important for raising our child and we were happy with our time there. Our son told us he felt sad to leave!

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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2023

Date: July 2022

  • April 2023Good
  • July 2022Inadequate

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