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Clowns Nursery Care

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2022)
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4.9(28 parent reviews)
·Cinderella Path, 153 North End Road, LONDON, NW11 7HZ · Barnet
Number of places
140 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2022
Local authority
Barnet

About this day nursery

Clowns Nursery and Manor House Pre-School, led by Head and Proprietor Tracy Landy, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for young children between Golders Green and Hampstead. The nursery prides itself on fostering a sense of security and belonging while providing diverse, well-planned activities aligned with the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum.

The dedicated team at Clowns is committed to delivering exceptional early years education, evidenced by their continuous integration of new initiatives and focus on professional development. They offer a unique journey of continuity and choice throughout a child's early years, preparing them for future schooling by nurturing their individual personalities and providing a strong foundation in academic and social skills.

The institution is highly regarded by parents for its detailed organisation, balanced meal menus, and provision of specialist teachers for subjects like Music, Drama, and PE, alongside extracurricular clubs such as cookery and yoga, and a Forest School programme.

Our ethos

Clowns Nursery and Manor House Pre-School follows the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum, aiming to provide a nurturing and stimulating environment. They focus on fostering a secure sense of belonging, offering a unique journey through early years with continuity and choice, and preparing children for future schooling by nurturing individual personalities and building strong academic and social skills. The nursery also highlights its Forest School programme, specialist teachers, and extracurricular activities.

What it's like

Children are warmly greeted by staff at this large, well-resourced nursery. Staff teach children important personal values, such as kindness and respect. Key persons get to know their individual children well and are sensitive towards their needs.

Forest SchoolSpecialist TeachersHolistic DevelopmentEYFS CurriculumIndividualised Care

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

1994

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Clowns Nursery Care

Last inspected 23 September 2022

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 are warmly greeted by staff at this large, well-resourced nursery. Staff teach children important personal values, such as kindness and respect. Key persons get to know their individual children well and are sensitive towards their needs.

Inspector highlights

  • Children learn to treat each other and adults respectfully, reinforcing rules like "sharing is caring."
  • Staff effectively support children's language and speaking skills, including those with English as an additional language.
  • Children engage in planting winter vegetables and enjoy various messy and sensory play activities.
  • The nursery celebrates festivals and traditions from around the world, enhancing children's understanding of modern Britain.
  • Parents report positive relationships with the nursery and feel well-informed about their children's learning.

Areas to develop

  • 1review adult-led activities for the youngest children so they are flexible enough to respond to individual children's needs.
Inspection #10137736 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents feel that their children's speaking skills develop quickly.

They feel that this is because staff share detailed information about what their children are learning at nursery. This enables parents to use the same vocabulary and revisit learning with children at home.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities is strong. The special educational needs coordinator and staff ensure effective relationships with external professionals, such as occupational therapists and speech therapists, support the early identification of children's needs. Individual support plans provide clear targets that identify the small steps of learning for each child.

Outdoor space

Children happily change into their outdoor clothing to play in all weathers. Older children enjoy being active during additional outdoor physical activities, drama and yoga sessions, run by specialist coaches. Children join in with music and movement games outdoors, using a variety of movements, like bending, stretching, jumping and spinning.

EAL / language support

Staff support children who speak English as an additional language well. They learn key words children use at home and repeat them during their interactions with children at nursery.

Parent Reviews of Clowns Nursery Care

4.9
(28)
Carly Newton
3 years ago

My eldest daughter attended Clowns nursery from September 2018-August 2021, my son started in September 2020 and he is in his final year at present. They both absolutely thrived at Clowns and I have always been exceptionally happy with the level of care provided. Tracy and her staff are wonderful and Clowns has been a safe, nurturing, enriching environment for both my children. It is very clear how much thought and organisation goes into every aspect of care from detailed weekly timetables to well balanced meal menus. It provides fantastic learning opportunities including specialist teachers (PE, music, drama), forest school and extra curricular clubs. I couldn’t have been happier with my choice to send my children to Clowns and we will all be extremely emotional saying goodbye in the summer when my son leaves to start school. It is a very special place, I would highly recommend!

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Melanie Glickman
3 years ago

Both our children attend Clowns nursery. After seeing how happy and eager to get to school my son was, I just couldn’t wait for my daughter to join. It is the most wonderful and nurturing environment with the most dedicated teachers and staff. The facilities are always in pristine condition and the communication with parents is very transparent and individualized. There are numerous opportunities for parents to get involved in learning and interactions with the school. We feel very lucky to be part of the Clowns family.

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Steph Myers
3 years ago

My son has been at Clowns since he was 18 months old (he started in September 2021), and we couldn’t be happier. From all the staff members, to the activities, resources and facilities it is a superb nursery, whilst also being very nurturing and supportive at the same time. My husband and I have noticed amazing developmental changes in our son and attribute much of this to his daycare environment. We would highly recommend Clowns Nursery and are looking forward to sending our newest addition to the family later on in 2023!

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Anouska Mond
3 years ago

As any parent or guardian will know, choosing a nursery for your child is a daunting experience, especially when it’s your first and you have no idea what to expect and you are filled with parent guilt for even looking at childcare options. After extensive research, we decided to send our daughter to Clowns Nursery and it was the best decision for our family. The team are so warm and welcoming, it feels like home from home, a safe environment for your baby/toddler to go to because the team are so attentive and nurturing. My daughter is so happy and is thriving because of the efforts made by everyone. You can tell that Clowns nursery is passionate about the level of care they provide whilst also ensuring that parents are put at ease. This really is the best nursery in London and I would highly recommend it.

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Neil Sampat
3 years ago

Clowns is a wonderful nursery. Both my children have gone there and I could not have asked for a better experience. Tracy and her team have done an incredible job creating a really nurturing and happy environment and really instilled in my children a love of learning that will hopefully stay with them. The education is fantastic and left my eldest (who is now at a selective school) very well prepared for Reception and beyond. I really appreciate how Tracy and the team go above and beyond for the children, a great example being the teaching of “the growth mindset”. An outstanding nursery, really no complaints and could not ask for more.

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Inspection history

Date: April 2011

  • September 2022Good
  • June 2016Outstanding
  • August 2015Good
  • April 2011Outstanding

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