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Cherish Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2024)
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5.0(5 parent reviews) ·The Grove Centre Church, 2 Jews Walk, LONDON, SE26 6PL · Lewisham
Number of places
30 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2024
Local authority
Lewisham

About this day nursery

Cherish Day Nursery, located in a green residential area of South London, is an Ofsted-registered facility committed to providing high-quality childcare in a nurturing, secure, and stimulating environment. Catering to children from 6 months to 5 years old, the nursery operates across two floors and boasts excellent indoor and outdoor spaces.

The curriculum is based on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, ensuring a comprehensive and developmental approach to learning. The staff are highly experienced and qualified, dedicated to delivering professional care and fostering a positive atmosphere.

Cherish Day Nursery values parental involvement, recognizing its crucial role in preparing children for future opportunities. The nursery provides nutritious meals and focuses on creating an enriching experience for every child, emphasizing their readiness for school and beyond.

Our ethos

Cherish Day Nursery's curriculum is based on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, ensuring a comprehensive and developmental approach to learning. They value parental involvement and focus on creating an enriching experience for every child, emphasizing their readiness for school and beyond.

What it's like

Children happily arrive at the nursery, keen to start their day, confidently separating from their parents. Caring and nurturing staff build close bonds with key children, making them feel emotionally safe and eager to learn. The curriculum supports children's interests and builds on their existing knowledge.

Ofsted registeredLarge outdoor spacesExperienced and qualified staff

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 8am until 6pm all year round

Age range

6 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Cherish Day Nursery

Last inspected 7 February 2024

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

Children happily arrive at the nursery, keen to start their day, confidently separating from their parents. Caring and nurturing staff build close bonds with key children, making them feel emotionally safe and eager to learn. The curriculum supports children's interests and builds on their existing knowledge.

Inspector highlights

  • Children confidently separate from their parents, demonstrating they feel safe and secure.
  • The curriculum supports children's interests and builds on what they know and can do.
  • Children with SEND have individualised learning plans and strong links with external professionals.
  • Staff support children to develop their mathematics skills.
  • The manager is enthusiastic and dedicated, providing effective coaching, supervision and support to staff.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to strengthen their teaching strategies to consistently challenge and extend children's learning
  • 2strengthen teaching further to ensure that children of all ages receive consistent, high-quality interactions to support their developing communication and language skills
  • 3improve staff deployment to help staff make the most of all opportunities to build on children's learning.
Inspection #10305446 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

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Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress. Children with SEND have good support from staff and individualised learning plans, which help to close gaps in children's learning. Staff build strong links with external professionals involved in children's care, supporting high levels of continuity for children's care and learning.

Outdoor space

Staff focus on what they know about children to create a variety of activities and experiences, both inside and outside. For example, during a forest school session children are using sticks to build as they follow their interest in construction. Children confidently use sand timers to share favourite resources, such as bikes in the garden.

Parent Reviews of Cherish Day Nursery

5.0
(5)
Ruth Radford
2 years ago

Our children have both had an absolutely wonderful experience at Cherish - we've had one or both of them there for the last 7+ years, and our youngest has just finished to go to reception. The staff are dedicated and caring - we've had brilliant support throughout our time there, they genuinely love the children (which is totally reciprocated) and this is evident both at nursery, at events and when we bump into them on the street. Turnover is also low - many of the staff who were there when we started are still there now. The nursery is very diverse, and a highlight has been the annual culture day when staff, children and parents are encouraged to dress up bring in food to share and celebrate the different cultures at the nursery. There are also plenty of other events and opportunities for parents to come in and socialise, which has built a great community - the children (and parents) have friends for life. The nursery has great outdoor space, particularly the grassy 'big garden' and our two also loved forest school at a local green space (and a local allotment visit recently!) Cherish has ensured our children were confident, independent and totally ready for starting school. We are sad to be leaving them behind, and look forward to keeping in touch with the staff and the many friends we and the children have made there.

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Tom Shotton
4 years ago

An excellent organisation dedicated entirely to caring for children and ensuring they spend their pre-school years in a wonderful place. The staff ensure the children spend their days in a very caring, safe, inspiring, fun, inclusive and exciting place. This is the third time I have sent one of my children to a day nursery for a long period and I can safely say this is the best I have ever experienced. Top marks.

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Chloe Knows better
4 years ago

Cherish Nursey is an absolutely wonderful place. The owner and staff are genuinely lovely people who are very passionate, warm and loving. I would highly recommend this Nursery to any parent. Keep up the good work.

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Laurence Aronberg
4 years ago

Great nursery and great staff. Both my kids have loved their time here and it’s great to see the nursery thriving.

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Inspection history

Date: July 2014

  • February 2024Good
  • February 2018Good
  • December 2014Good
  • July 2014Inadequate

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