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Fledglings on the Common

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2024)
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4.7(18 parent reviews) ·Bolingbroke One Oclock Centre, Chivalry Road, London, SW11 1HT · Wandsworth
Number of places
28 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2024
Local authority
Wandsworth

About this day nursery

Fledglings on the Common, established in 2013, is a childcare setting located in London, SW11 1HT, offering early years education for children aged 0 to 4 years. Open Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, the nursery provides a welcoming environment where children are excited to attend.

Staff prioritise gathering detailed information about each child's interests and routines, fostering a strong sense of belonging within the local community. The setting, which received a 'Good' rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 1st November 2024, focuses on developing a well-sequenced curriculum.

Staff act as positive role models, treating children with kindness and encouraging them to understand their emotions, leading to observed kindness and empathy among the children. The curriculum is generally implemented effectively, with staff extending activities like scissor development to cover broader areas such as size and measure.

Children benefit from extensive outdoor learning opportunities daily, including planned activities in a forest area, which encourages engagement and purposeful play. Strong parent partnerships are a key feature, with parents appreciating the team's personable nature and increased communication through a parent app and regular evenings.

Furthermore, Fledglings on the Common collaborates with local teachers to ensure children are well-prepared for school, focusing on social skills and listening abilities.

What it's like

Children are excited to attend and staff gather detailed information about their interests and routines. Staff are positive role models, treat children with kindness, and have high expectations. The curriculum is well sequenced, and staff generally implement learning effectively.

Plenty of outdoor learningEffective recall to cement learningChildren's choices for purposeful playStrong parent partnershipsPrepares children for school

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm

Established

2013

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Fledglings on the Common

Last inspected 1 November 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 are excited to attend and staff gather detailed information about their interests and routines. Staff are positive role models, treat children with kindness, and have high expectations. The curriculum is well sequenced, and staff generally implement learning effectively.

Inspector highlights

  • Children get to spend plenty of time outdoors every day, with regular planned learning opportunities in the outdoor space.
  • Staff plan and provide broad learning experiences for different ages based on children's interests, allowing for choices and purposeful play.
  • Staff use recall effectively to cement learning and discuss past events, applying learning to new contexts.
  • Parent partnerships are strong, with parents appreciating the personable nature of the team and increased information sharing through a parent app and parent evenings.
  • Leaders and staff work with local teachers to identify necessary skills for school, building social skills and listening abilities, preparing children for transition.

Areas to develop

  • 1place greater focus on the skills children need to learn to promote their learning further
  • 2ensure that all children receive the support they require, particularly when routines change throughout the day.
Inspection #10355216 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Children get to spend plenty of time outdoors every day, and there are regular opportunities for all children to use planned learning opportunities in the outdoor space, such as sharing a story in the forest area.

Parent Reviews of Fledglings on the Common

4.7
(18)
Leo Hugo
5 months ago

Our girls have been at Fledglings since before turning one year old, and are very happy there. They run in enthusiastically every morning and look forward to seeing their carers and friends and doing lots of interesting new things. Kat and her team have been great, very caring and fun but also professionally focused on nurturing and developing the children. The outside space is a huge bonus. The children play outside whenever weather allows and enjoy forest-school activities within the grounds. As far as I know this is the best/largest outside space of any local nursery. There's also lots of indoor space, with high ceilings and plenty of natural light. Some parts of the facilities (eg the front gate) look well-used, but don't let that put you off, everything works and is safe. Chivalry Rd playground and Wandsworth Common are on the doorstep and the children love playing there with their friends after pick-up on summer evenings. The community of parents is lovely and there's lots of birthdays and get-togethers outside of nursery time (via the WhatsApp group). Prices are very reasonable, even more so with funding, and the hours are fully covered 8AM-6PM (half days are possible), either term-time only or year-round. The management are also as flexible as possible and happy to accommodate any changes if they can.

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Aleksandra Vicentijevic
5 months ago

What a lovely nursery right in the heart of Wandsworth common. Our son started at Fledglings a few months ago after we specifically looked for a setting with more outdoor space and we could not be happier with our choice! The outdoor environment is a real highlight. Having daily access to fresh air and nature has made a big impact to our son’s enjoyment of nursery life! The staff are warm, attentive and take great care of all the children. Communication with parents is very good, with regular updates and a friendly team. We can see our son’s confidence build even from just a few months of being there!Thank you to the team for making this transition so smooth for us! Alek

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Sarah Morton
5 months ago

Hands down the best nursery in South West London. My daughter has been going to Fledglings for almost three years now and every day I am thankful that we chose this wonderful space for her. The teachers are brilliant, the forest school aspect is a real draw and there is a wonderful community amongst the parents. The highest praise I can give is that my little one comes home smiling every day. Highly recommended.

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Antonia Guerra
5 months ago

Great facility, brilliantly managed by kind and professional people. The indoor space is nicely set up and the outdoor space is generous and designed to keep the kids active but also relax and read under the trees if they prefer. The staff is lovely, keeping the kids busy with meaningful activities for learning through play. My 2.5yo is excited to go there every day! I would totally recommend it

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Kelly Duggan
5 months ago

Both do my children have absolutely thrived at this nursery. The team are so kind, patient, and genuinely caring and you can feel how much they love what they do. The outdoor ‘forest school’ style setup is great too, my little ones come home full happy and tired after fun days. We’re so grateful to have found such a nurturing, inspiring place and fully recommend

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Inspection history

Date: March 2014

  • November 2024Good
  • November 2018Good
  • January 2018Good
  • March 2014Good

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