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Fountain Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2022)
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4.9(39 parent reviews) ·10 Burlington Road, New Malden, KT3 4NY · Kingston upon Thames
Number of places
40 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2022
Local authority
Kingston upon Thames

About this day nursery

Fountain Nursery, situated near the prominent Fountain Roundabout in New Malden, offers a nurturing and engaging setting for children aged 5 months to 5 years. The nursery focuses on providing an environment where children can confidently explore, learn through play, and develop their social skills.

They offer a comprehensive early learning experience, incorporating both adult-led activities and child-initiated play. The curriculum is thoughtfully designed by the senior leadership team to include local events, reflect community values, and embrace diversity, alongside teaching British values such as respect.

The nursery emphasizes physical development through weekly sports sessions delivered by "Love the Ball" coaches and fosters musical appreciation with "Monkey Music" sessions, an award-winning program. Fountain Nursery is committed to ease for parents and ensures all-inclusive childcare by providing nappies, baby wipes, meals, and refreshments.

The facility boasts a purpose-built space designed for young children, accommodating up to 40 children, and includes a dedicated sensory garden area. The staff-to-child ratios are carefully maintained to ensure quality care and individual attention.

Continuous professional development for practitioners is a priority, ensuring that staff remain updated with the latest educational practices and can cater to the diverse needs of the children.

Our ethos

Fountain Nursery believes in providing a nurturing and engaging setting where children can confidently explore, learn through play, and develop social skills. Their approach incorporates both adult-led activities and child-initiated play within a curriculum designed to reflect community values and British values such as respect. They also prioritize physical development and musical appreciation through external programs.

What it's like

Children who attend Fountain Nursery come from diverse backgrounds and some speak or understand other languages. They receive a warm welcome from staff and settle quickly, moving confidently around the learning environments. Close relationships between children and staff help children behave well.

All-inclusive childcare (nappies, wipes, meals, refreshments included)Weekly sports sessions with "Love the Ball"Weekly "Monkey Music" sessionsFocus on learning through playCurriculum embracing diversity and British values

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 8am-6pm, 50 weeks a year (closed last week of August and from December 23rd until New Year)

Age range

5 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Food

All meals and refreshments provided

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Fountain Nursery

Last inspected 23 June 2022 · Marisol Hernandez-Garn

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 who attend Fountain Nursery come from diverse backgrounds and some speak or understand other languages. They receive a warm welcome from staff and settle quickly, moving confidently around the learning environments. Close relationships between children and staff help children behave well.

Inspector highlights

  • The provider and manager are ambitious and committed to improving all aspects of the nursery.
  • Staff are happy with the support they receive from the manager.
  • Staff organise a range of cultural and religious events to teach children about similarities and differences.
  • Staff promote children's communication and language skills well.
  • Children, including those who speak English as an additional language, make rapid progress in their learning.

Areas to develop

  • 1build on staff's knowledge of how to use questioning to extend children's ideas and thinking skills, particularly the older ones
  • 2help staff to monitor and manage the noise levels indoors to help children to concentrate on their learning.
Inspection #10221483 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Children gain strong levels of physical skills, which they demonstrate while catching and kicking balls outdoors.

EAL / language support

Children who attend Fountain Nursery come from diverse backgrounds and some speak or understand other languages. Children, including those who speak English as an additional language, make rapid progress in their learning.

Parent Reviews of Fountain Nursery

4.9
(39)
Joudy Bourghli
9 months ago

Fountain Nursery is truly special! The staff are warm, caring, and make it feel like family. We love the daily updates on the Blossom app and the insightful reports that even give us ideas for activities at home. Extra weekly sessions like music and football are always exciting, and safety is excellent. Our daughter has thrived here — we’ll really miss it

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James Mcwilliams
9 months ago

We moved here after 2 years in another nursery…so maybe have a point of reference others don’t. Warmth and nurture are kind of expected, but its more than that here. Feels more vocational than business. A very different experience to the last place. We have 2 boys, and I am pretty sure our eldest got the short straw in his short stay. The staff, the engagement, communication, the care… fantastic! Jimmy

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Queenie Lam
a year ago

My son had been at the Fountain nursery since he was 10 months old and now he is 3. He absolutely loves the nursery and so do we. The facilities are very well kept and tailor well for children. They have good size rooms for most classes with plenty of toys and books. The staff is incredible and always show tremendous care of my son and the other children. They, especially the room leaders, put a lot of support providing changing weekly activities and providing detailed quarterly reports on the children’s developmental progress. The management team and admin staff is always present and very good with paperwork and sending out notices. The Blossom app they use is fab - a great way to know in full detail what my son had been doing throughout the day! We highly recommend this nursery!

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Gemma Kimber
a year ago

My daughter has been at Fountain for a year now and I couldn’t recommend them highly enough. The team are kind and incredibly in tune with her needs. A couple of things which stand out are the communication from the Nursery Director and Manager. Also the effort they put in to making their staff feel valued has led to many long-standing team members. A really lovely, small, family-feel place where my daughter is thriving in her development. Thanks so much for all you do!

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Sejna Sudra
a year ago

Having had experience with another nursery prior to moving to the area a year and a half ago, we can honestly say The Fountain is run with transparency, integrity, and our children's well being at heart of what they do. Staff are friendly, informative and honest. Our two boys joined at 1 and 3 years old and they have loved it, from the staff and friends they've made, to the array of daily activities, as well as events that parents/caretakers can join. They have both thrived in this environment and we would highly recommend.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

23 June 2022

Good

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

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