Opening hours
8:00am – 6:00pm
Belmont Farm Nursery
Ofsted: Outstanding
(Aug 2022)
Number of places
110 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2022
Local authority
Barnet
About this day nursery
Belmont Farm Nursery School provides a distinctive educational experience for children from three months to five years old, blending farm and forest school approaches within a nurturing and secure environment. Dedicated to fostering individual growth, the nursery cultivates a happy balance between academic learning and holistic development.
Children benefit from extensive outdoor spaces, promoting playful, fun, and caring interactions. The curriculum includes the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and a strong emphasis on outdoor learning through their Forest School programme.
The nursery highly values parent involvement, offering "Play and Stay" sessions, parent classes, and opportunities to join their parent committee. They are open year-round, except for bank holidays, Christmas, and a staff training week, accommodating various session lengths to suit family needs.
Our ethos
Belmont Farm Nursery School integrates farm and forest school approaches, focusing on both academic learning and holistic development within a nurturing environment. They emphasise outdoor learning through their Forest School programme, follow the EYFS curriculum, and highly value parent involvement.
What it's like
Children have an exceptional start to their education at this inspirational nursery. Staff teach children and support learning remarkably well, helping them to flourish and develop skills for life-long learning. The nursery is brilliantly resourced to support children in learning about the world around them, including forest school sessions and an on-site farm.
Farm and Forest SchoolOutdoor LearningNurturing EnvironmentHolistic DevelopmentParent Partnership
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
- Fully funded 15 hour places£0 / session
Key facts
Age range
3 months to 5 years old
Term time / All Year
All Year
Session types
half days, full days
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Belmont Farm Nursery
Last inspected 8 August 2022
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
What it's like to attend
Children have an exceptional start to their education at this inspirational nursery. Staff teach children and support learning remarkably well, helping them to flourish and develop skills for life-long learning. The nursery is brilliantly resourced to support children in learning about the world around them, including forest school sessions and an on-site farm.
Inspector highlights
- The curriculum provided by the manager and staff is inspiring, ensuring all children make excellent progress, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
- The nursery exceptionally develops children's character, fostering high self-esteem and confidence.
- Children are incredibly independent, managing self-care needs and developing mathematical skills through activities like 'paying' for breakfast with 'caterpillar coins'.
- Staff's focus on children's speech and language skills is exceptional, exposing children to an abundant range of new words and encouraging deep thinking.
- Children develop a love of reading, with parents utilising the library for 'reading challenges' and older children developing early reading skills.
Inspection #10215184 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents say they are extremely happy and tell the inspector that they feel incredibly lucky that their child attends this nursery.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The high-quality teaching across the nursery ensures that all children make excellent progress, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff's focus on children's speech and language skills is exceptional. They quickly teach babies the first words they need to express their wants and needs.
Outdoor space
Children enjoy forest school sessions and benefit from the on-site farm, reaping the benefits of being at one with nature. They work cooperatively outdoors to build homes for different people while enjoying the fresh air and space that nursery offers. Staff ask thought-provoking questions that encourage children to think deeply, for example, children develop a can-do attitude as they solve problems to build bridges outdoors.
Inspection history
Most recent inspection
8 August 2022
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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