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Crafty Wizards Henwick

Ofsted: Expected standard·
4.6(11 parent reviews) ·Henwick Primary School, Henwick Road, LONDON, SE9 6NZ · Greenwich
Number of places
41 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2026
Local authority
Greenwich

About this day nursery

Crafty Wizards Henwick, located at Henwick Primary School in London, SE9 6NZ, is a highly inclusive nursery that was registered with Ofsted on 23/09/2024. The setting provides a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged 1 to 4 years, focusing on their holistic development.

Leaders and staff are committed to high standards of education and care, creating an open culture where safeguarding is a shared responsibility. The nursery prides itself on supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, utilising Makaton signing and visual cues to reduce barriers to learning and enhance communication.

Effective routines and strong partnerships with parents ensure children feel secure, confident, and well-prepared for school, with transitions seamlessly managed. The nursery also places a strong emphasis on outdoor play, providing ample opportunities for children to explore and engage with the natural world, fostering physical skills and curiosity.

What it's like

Children arriving at Crafty Wizards Henwick are met with a calm and welcoming atmosphere. Staff know families well, ensuring children feel well-cared for, and parents appreciate the daily updates about their child's learning and quick settlement. Children engage in a variety of activities, from painting and role-play to singing songs and using musical instruments, all while developing important communication skills. Outdoor play is a particular highlight, with children exploring the natural world, using climbing equipment, and discovering insects with magnifying glasses, fostering their physical skills and curiosity.

Highly inclusiveStrong safeguardingPositive behaviourPersonalised careOutdoor playFamily-orientated

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 08:00 - 18:00

Session types

all year round

Established

2024

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Mar 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
1 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Crafty Wizards Henwick

Last inspected 18 March 2026

What it's like to attend

Children arriving at Crafty Wizards Henwick are met with a calm and welcoming atmosphere. Staff know families well, ensuring children feel well-cared for, and parents appreciate the daily updates about their child's learning and quick settlement. Children engage in a variety of activities, from painting and role-play to singing songs and using musical instruments, all while developing important communication skills. Outdoor play is a particular highlight, with children exploring the natural world, using climbing equipment, and discovering insects with magnifying glasses, fostering their physical skills and curiosity.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders and staff have created an environment that supports children's learning, development and care in an extremely positive way.
  • Staff work closely with parents and carers to ensure that all children, including those who are vulnerable, attend regularly.
  • Relationships between children and adults are warm, respectful and purposeful, creating a secure base for learning.
  • Routines are well established, purposeful and embedded, enabling children to feel secure and confident and to become increasingly independent.
  • Children's welfare and wellbeing is a priority, with robust systems for supporting practice and procedures.
  • All children are given plentiful and varied opportunities to develop their physical and emotional health.
  • Well-established and carefully structured routines support children to develop healthy lifestyles, with a varied and balanced diet.
  • This is a highly inclusive nursery, where staff have high standards and are ambitious for all children, swiftly identifying and supporting any additional needs.
  • Children develop and achieve well, building age-appropriate foundations in all areas of learning and development.
  • Children are supported in their personal, social and emotional development and staff ensure they are safe, secure, stimulated and happy.
  • Language and communication is at the heart of children's learning and development, with excellent support for children with SEND and EAL.
  • Leaders are ambitious for all children and committed to maintaining high standards of education and care.
  • Leaders provide regular and relevant professional development opportunities for all staff, fostering a positive working environment and high staff morale.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should ensure even more timely implementation of curriculum improvement with a focus on listening and attention skills for older children, to promote their learning to an even higher level in readiness for their move on to school.
  • 2Leaders should ensure all activities are sharply matched to children's developmental stages, so that all children, including those who are most able in their learning, make even more rapid progress.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

This is a highly inclusive nursery, where staff swiftly identify any additional needs that children may have and support them well to close gaps in learning quickly. This includes for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Makaton signing and visual cues are used widely and consistently to support children, reduce barriers to learning and help them communicate their needs. Staff adjust care routines carefully for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, enabling highly personalised care and support. Early intervention is a key strength, ensuring children receive the support they need at the right time. Staff work very closely with other professionals, such as speech and language therapists, to support children's individual needs.

Outdoor space

Children access outdoor play, which gives them plenty of opportunities to explore the world around them. Children use climbing equipment and tricycles to develop their physical skills. They explore the natural world, such as hunting for and finding out more about insects. Children squeal with joy when looking at insects under a magnifying glass. Staff support this learning by asking the children to find other living insects in the outdoor area. Both indoors and outdoors are used for learning.

EAL / language support

Staff adjust care routines carefully for children who speak English as an additional language, enabling highly personalised care and support. Language and communication are at the heart of children's learning and development, and those with English as an additional language are supported very well to make rapid and sustained progress.

Parent Reviews of Crafty Wizards Henwick

4.6
(11)
Ji Kim
8 months ago

Amazing nursery! My two kids are always happy and excited to go each day. Annie and her wonderful team —including Mia, Yasmine, Bonnie, Bree, Brandon, and Bella — are all incredibly friendly, caring, and welcoming. The nursery has a cosy, well-organised atmosphere that instantly makes you feel your children are in safe hands. I also love that they share regular updates and photos through the app, which is so reassuring. Thanks to the warm and supportive environment, my kids settled in easily and truly enjoy their time there. I’m so grateful to the whole team for creating such a lovely space for the children. Highly recommended!

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Palak Singh
a year ago

Amazing Nursery! My daughter loves her time here. The staff is absolutely brilliant, they are so helpful and caring. It wasn’t emotionally easy for me to start with daycare for my daughter, but they made the transition very smooth. There are various innovative activities planned throughout the week and our daughter absolutely loves it. They send photos and updates throughout the day which is fantastic :)

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Luke Gamble
6 months ago

Great nursery, very well-run. My daughter loves going here. Mia, Yasmine, Bree, Summer and Brandon do an incredible job.

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Ada Simonaityte
a year ago

We have been absolutely delighted with Crafty Wizards Henwick and couldn't be happier with the care our daughter receives there. Bonny, her caregiver, is exceptional! Our daughter absolutely adores her, and we can always tell she's in the best of hands. Every time, she’s excited to go, and we can see how happy and engaged she is when we pick her up. Bonny creates such a warm and nurturing environment, and it's clear she truly cares about the children. We also want to give a special mention to Anne, the manager, who has always been incredibly helpful and supportive. Whether we have questions or need guidance, Anne is always there with a smile, making sure everything runs smoothly and that we feel confident in the care our daughter is receiving. We truly feel that our daughter is getting the best care at Crafty Wizards Henwick, and we couldn't recommend it highly enough. It's such a wonderful place where both children and parents feel valued and supported. Thank you, Bonny and Anne, for making this experience so special for our family.

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reema mawrie
a year ago

Crafty Wizard Henwick - They really do go above and beyond whilst caring for my son. My son is always happy and smiling going in every morning, I get updates of his activity at nursery during the day via the app. Annie & Matt have been so understanding, caring and accommodating of my son's health care needs. Making sure he has equal opportunity. And they always check inn if he has any hospital appointments to see how he got on. They really are the best nursery in the area. If you are thinking of sending your child here I would 100% recommend.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

18 March 2026

Expected standard

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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