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CCN Acol Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2025)
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5.0(3 Google reviews)
·16 Acol Road, London, NW6 3AG · Camden
Number of places
50 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2025
Local authority
Camden

About this day nursery

CCN Acol Nursery, registered with Ofsted in 2012, operates as a childcare setting on non-domestic premises in London, NW6 3AG. Open from 8am to 6pm for 50 weeks of the year, this all-year nursery provides care for children aged 0-4 years.

The day nursery focuses on building strong relationships with families and children, fostering emotional security through well-planned settling-in sessions and a robust key-person system. This approach supports children's emotional well-being and allows for individualised learning plans.

Staff prioritise language development, ensuring children feel valued, safe, and supported as they grow. The curriculum is ambitious and well-planned, providing children with numerous opportunities to develop their creativity and learn new skills, with individualised learning plans tailored to each child's interests and needs.

All children have ample opportunities for outdoor play and physical activity. Babies develop physical skills by climbing soft blocks, while older children ride bicycles in the garden and participate in outdoor music and movement sessions.

Partnerships with parents are good, with staff working closely with families and providing regular newsletters and reports to keep them informed and involved in their child's learning.

What it's like

Staff at this nursery focus on building strong relationships with families and children, ensuring emotional security through well-planned settling-in sessions and a strong key-person system. This approach fosters children's emotional well-being and allows for individualised learning plans. Staff also prioritise language development, making children feel valued, safe, and supported as they grow and learn.

Strong RelationshipsIndividualised LearningOutdoor PlayLanguage DevelopmentGood Parental Partnerships

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

8am to 6pm, for 50 weeks of the year

Term time / All Year

All Year

Registered with Ofsted

2012

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for CCN Acol Nursery

Last inspected 29 January 2025 · Tracey Murphy

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 at this nursery focus on building strong relationships with families and children, ensuring emotional security through well-planned settling-in sessions and a strong key-person system. This approach fosters children's emotional well-being and allows for individualised learning plans. Staff also prioritise language development, making children feel valued, safe, and supported as they grow and learn.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders are enthusiastic and clear about the curriculum's intent and evaluation.
  • Staff create individualised learning plans based on children's interests and needs.
  • Children of all ages enjoy participating in song, rhyme, and story sessions.
  • Staff support children to develop mathematical concepts effectively.
  • Partnerships with parents are good, keeping them well-informed and involved in their child's learning.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to enhance the curriculum for communication and language even further, such as by giving children more time to form their thoughts and ideas when asking questions
  • 2review staffing arrangements to ensure that children always benefit from consistently high-quality practice.
Inspection #10367539 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents are happy with the consistent staff team, commenting this helps children with settling and transitioning between rooms around the nursery.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Staff ensure that all children have ample opportunities to play outdoors and to be physically active. Babies learn to develop their physical skills through activities like climbing soft blocks, while older children ride bicycles around the garden area and join in music and movement sessions outdoors.

Google Reviews of CCN Acol Nursery

5.0
(3 Google reviews)
Yasmine Al-Hamdani
a year ago

The staff are amazing, they work together as a team and provide great care and affection for the kids. Our children love going to nursery each day and express a lot of adoration for the teachers which makes us confident they are happy and well looked after. The nursery offers interesting spaces for the kids like a well equipped garden and a sensory room. It's also great that the nursery is open 50 weeks per year.

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Fronk Funk
a year ago

Our two children have been attending Acol, and we are thoroughly impressed. The staff’s kindness is undoubtedly the reason our children have always looked forward to going to the nursery every day. They have engaged in abundant play, learned extensively, and have consistently been joyful. The clearest indication of their happiness is their eagerness to go to the nursery each morning without any hesitation, which is perhaps the most telling sign of their positive experience. The exceptional staff, who not only care for our children but also handle all administrative matters with excellence, are truly the cornerstone of Acol. We extend our heartfelt thanks to Acol!

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Inspection history

Date: February 2013

  • January 2025Good
  • February 2019Good
  • May 2016Good
  • February 2013Requires improvement

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