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Foundation Nurseries (Farnham Green)

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2025)
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5.0(8 parent reviews) ·Farnham Green Primary School, Royal Close, Ilford, IG3 8UY · Redbridge
Number of places
50 places
Age range
3–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2025
Local authority
Redbridge

About this day nursery

Foundation Nurseries aims to foster independence and a love for learning in children through engaging activities. They believe in play-based exploration within a safe and happy environment, catering to children aged two to five years old.

The nursery tailors its nurturing approach to individual needs and interests, integrating the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework to create an exciting curriculum. Activities are designed around children's preferred play styles while also introducing new experiences.

The nursery prioritises children's well-being through regular exercise, healthy meals and snacks, the EYFS learning areas, and a warm, friendly staff approach. The nursery emphasises strong parent partnerships built on trust to ensure a good understanding of each child's needs, facilitating appropriate care and supporting home learning.

Happiness, a healthy culture, and a caring atmosphere are central to their ethos, helping children feel secure and thrive in their development. They cultivate a family-like environment, encouraging children to form positive relationships with both adults and peers, promoting empathy, respect, confidence, and a positive attitude towards learning.

The dedicated and enthusiastic team strives to create a stimulating environment with an innovative curriculum that fosters creativity, imagination, and critical thinking.

Our ethos

At Foundation Nurseries we aim to provide outstanding education and care inclusively for all children and their families. We believe in building good relationships with our parents based on trust. Our strong parent partnership therefore enables us to work together to ensure a good understanding of the child's needs, leading to appropriate care within our setting and possibilities of supporting learning at home. Happiness is at the heart of our nursery along with a healthy culture and the caring atmosphere where children feel safe, allowing them to thrive in their development and learning. Our family feel is embedded throughout the nursery, encouraging children to build strong positive relationships with both adults and their peers. Children learn to care and respect themselves as well as others, with a high standard of empathy and behaviour to help understand each other's feelings. Children develop confidence independence and a positive attitude to learning. We pride ourselves on our warm welcoming nature and team togetherness. Therefore, creating a strong unit of kind, approachable, genuine and enthusiastic staff. This foundation leads to a stimulating environment creating opportunities around the innovative and exciting curriculum promoting creativity, imagination and critical thinking to fulfil a meaningful journey that we are proud to be a part of.

What it's like

Managers and staff create an inclusive, warm, welcoming and safe environment for children and their parents. Children love attending, they feel at home and flourish at this delightful setting. Children are excited to meet their friends and play in the well-planned and resourced indoor and outdoor spaces, where they learn skills to prepare them for later life.

Affordable & Flexible ChildcareEYFS CurriculumNutritionally Balanced MealsStrong Parent Partnerships

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Food

Meals and snacks provided, catering for dietary needs and allergies

Opening hours

8am to 6pm

Age range

2 to 5 years old

Term time / All Year

All Year

Waitlist

Unknown

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Foundation Nurseries (Farnham Green)

Last inspected 30 April 2025 · Claire Nunn

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

Managers and staff create an inclusive, warm, welcoming and safe environment for children and their parents. Children love attending, they feel at home and flourish at this delightful setting. Children are excited to meet their friends and play in the well-planned and resourced indoor and outdoor spaces, where they learn skills to prepare them for later life.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are excited to meet their friends and play in the well-planned and resourced indoor and outdoor spaces.
  • Parents are extremely happy with the care their children receive.
  • Books are a strong feature of the nursery, and staff promote reading well.
  • Large group times are planned well; children listen intently to familiar stories.
  • Care practices effectively support children's autonomy.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to understand how to embed even more effective strategies, enabling all children to reach their full potential in their communication and language skills
  • 2support the professional development of all staff to continually raise the quality of education for children across the nursery and extend learning experiences further.
Inspection #10380346 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

"parents say that their children have gained confidence since joining the nursery."

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well. Staff with responsibility for supporting children with SEND are committed to collaborating with parents and other professionals to ensure that children receive targeted support and gaps in their progress start to close.

Outdoor space

Staff plan activities so that children benefit from being outdoors in the extensive garden. Children climb, slide and pretend to make drinks at the lemonade stand. Staff support children to grow their own fruit, vegetables and herbs.

Parent Reviews of Foundation Nurseries (Farnham Green)

5.0
(8)
Rizwana M
4 months ago

I cannot recommend this nursery highly enough. From day one, we felt extremely welcomed, and it was clear that the staff genuinely care about the children and families. All the staff are incredibly friendly, and a special mention goes to the manager, Marukh, who is absolutely wonderful and leads the team with such warmth and professionalism. The settling process for my 2 year old twins was handled exceptionally well. I was quite anxious initially, but the team managed them so thoughtfully that they both settled in less than a week. The nursery truly provides a home-from-home environment, which made a huge difference for my children. The level of observation and care for my twins is outstanding. The staff keep me updated about even the smallest concerns and take immediate action when needed, which gives me complete peace of mind. When my twins are unwell or don’t eat their lunch, the staff go above and beyond to ensure they are encouraged to eat, stay hydrated, and feel comfortable and cared for. Communication through the app is excellent, and they always adhere to any requests or instructions I share. This nursery genuinely feels like a second home for my children. I never worry when I drop them off because I know they are in safe, caring, and capable hands. I have visited many nurseries, and by far, this is the best one. I am so grateful to have found such an amazing place for my twins. Thank you team x

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Glettring Eyes
8 months ago

My son attended the Nursery for one year. He has been able to learn new things and we always found him motivated. staff were supportive and especially the manager was very proactive. They kept us informed regarding the progress and concerned of ơur child. This Nursery is a great place for all children and we recommend this place to others.

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Shanzeh
8 months ago

Hands on the best nursery around seven kings, fabulous care and attention for the children, always working around the parents and carers flexibility, ensuring the level of care is amazing, love the catch up feedback session at the end of the day. Ensuring the children are interacting positively. The staff are honestly very friendly and understanding, and have the best interactions with the children, whenever you come to collect the children are always busy having fun, which is lovely to see!

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Alina Cerneavschi
8 months ago

My son went to this nursery last year, now he is also my youngest child, this nursery is very good, it took care of my children very well and the teachers and the manager are very good with me when I ask them something about the children, they always help me understand what are they doing at the nursery. Thank you very much for taking care of the child with care and attention.

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Lore Mandache
8 months ago

My daughter Jaslyn was last year at this nursery, she learned a lot of things there ,to communicate and be confident in what she does,teachers and manager is always respectful and tells you about the child and what is doing at the nursery. Thank you for this beautiful experience.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

30 April 2025

Good

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

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