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Building Blocks Nursery in London

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2023)
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3.9(18 parent reviews)
·15a Dundonald Road, London, SW19 3QH · Merton
Number of places
80 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2023
Local authority
Merton

About this day nursery

Building Blocks Nursery, situated in London, offers exceptional day care and educational provisions for children from six weeks to five years old. Beyond the core nursery services, they extend their offerings to include a Breakfast and Afterschool Club for primary school-aged children, conveniently located near their day nurseries, complete with school drop-off and pick-up services.

During school holidays, an engaging Holiday Club programme is available, featuring a variety of day trips, sports, and creative pursuits. The nursery is dedicated to fostering a nurturing environment that prioritises each child's growth and well-being through enriching experiences.

They distinguish themselves through personalised care, innovative programmes, and a supportive community, ensuring children thrive in a secure and inspiring setting. This commitment to excellence is reflected in the positive testimonials from parents who highlight the passionate staff, strong bonds formed with children, and exceptional educational and extracurricular activities, including swimming, yoga, Forest School, and various trips.

What it's like

Staff ensure that children are calm and relaxed by talking and playing with them, which motivates them to play. This sensitive and warm approach ensures children feel safe and happy. Staff plan a rich and ambitious curriculum, building on children

Play-based learningHomemade foodHoliday clubBreakfast and Afterschool ClubWimbledon and Teddington locations

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 6.30pm

Age range

6 weeks and 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Food

homemade

Established

2001

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Building Blocks Nursery

Last inspected 30 November 2023

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

Staff ensure that children are calm and relaxed by talking and playing with them, which motivates them to play. This sensitive and warm approach ensures children feel safe and happy. Staff plan a rich and ambitious curriculum, building on children

Inspector highlights

  • The learning environments are effective in ensuring children are calm and relaxed.
  • Staff have high expectations, including for children with emerging additional needs and those who speak English as an additional language.
  • The settling-in arrangements are highly effective, with home visits contributing to accurate assessments of children
  • Communication between parents and staff is successful, with regular feedback provided.
  • Staff support children

Areas to develop

  • 1The provider should build on the good practice of providing staff, particularly new and less-confident staff, with more-targeted support to raise the levels of education to the highest level.
Inspection #10308087 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

They appreciate staff's help, for example when completing specific referral forms for their children so that they receive the support they need.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff have high expectations of children, including those with emerging additional needs. As a result, children make very good progress from their starting points, such as with their listening and language skills.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education during a range of activities, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this has on children

Parent Reviews of Building Blocks Nursery

3.9
(18)
Paula Sayans
9 months ago

It's been 5 months since our baby started in the nursery. Although it feels like it's been a long time, it also flew by. He grew up and learned a lot. We have nothing but thank you words for all the staff of the beautiful babies room. They were always very loving and took very good care of him, leaving us very calm. Special mention for the leader of the room and key person of our son, Rosie. From the first day she inspired us confidence and we could see how loving she is and how much she loves our baby. Always providing security, fluid communication and very high standards of commitment. Thanks to Rosie and all the staff. We are very happy with Building Blocks and we hope that in the new room and under the care of the lovely Chloe our son continues with his development and above all enjoying and having fun. Thank you!

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Lily McWilliams
2 years ago

The most wonderful nursery. Our son has recently started in the Beautiful Babies room. We have nothing but positive things to say about Building Blocks. It is a brilliantly run nursery and the children are at the centre of everything they do. All staff genuinely care. The settling in process is brilliant and so much more comprehensive / thoughtful compared to other nurseries in the area - the home visit was such an amazing feature. Within a few weeks our son goes into nursery happily and absolutely loves it! The activities are varied - the children are regularly taken to the park and there are weekly Monkey Music, Baby Ballet etc sessions. Erin and her team in Beautiful Babies room go above and beyond - they are so caring and work hard to really get to know the children. It feels like such personalised care and we trust them completely. We feel very lucky to have gotten our son a place at BB and would recommend this nursery to all. Thank you to the team!

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Nadia Salih
2 years ago

Building blocks is a very well run nursery. The staff are very nurturing and I have really seen my son grow and develop in the environment. They also go over and above regarding activities and trips to keep the children engaged which is a real bonus. We are very grateful to all the staff for all they do 😊

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E K
2 years ago

My child has attended nursery here and holiday clubs. She has a great time and the holiday clubs have always a schedule with excursions that kids enjoy. The fact that all meals are included and the broad times make it great solution for working parents.

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Jill Stevenson
2 years ago

This is such a lovely nursery and our twins really love their time there. They take real care with the settling-in process and the staff could not be more kind and caring, so the babies have been happy there from the outset. The environment is perfect for little ones, with wooden baby furniture and toys instead of loud electronic plastic toys, and soft beds in low light for nap time. Other things that are particularly great are the food (a shout out to Dottie the incredible cook!), the secure camera that you can log into to see how they’re getting on, the extra curricular activities (heartbeeps, excursions, etc.) and the focus weeks where our children’s development is assessed. They take a sensible approach to illness (not demanding you pick a child up at the first sign of a temperature but instead giving them Calpol - with your permission - and seeing how they are a little while after), but are also very experienced and immediately flag any health concerns or observations. Above all though, it comes down to the people that work here and for us they are the ones that make this a rare, wonderful nursery.

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Inspection history

Date: July 2012

  • November 2023Good
  • March 2018Outstanding
  • August 2015Good
  • July 2012Outstanding

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