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Funky Owls Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2022)
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4.8(26 parent reviews)
·111-115 High Street Colliers Wood, London, SW19 2HR · Merton
Number of places
65 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2022
Local authority
Merton

About this day nursery

Funky Owls Nursery, located in the heart of Colliers Wood, is an independent, award-winning private day nursery committed to fostering each child's individual learning journey. The nursery prides itself on its sustainable and natural environment, where children are encouraged to learn and explore.

Recognised by Ofsted for its eco-friendly practices and the engaging community involvement of its children, Funky Owls goes beyond the typical nursery setting. Nestled near Wandle Park, Colliers Wood Recreation Ground, and Merton Abbey Mills, the nursery provides abundant opportunities for daily excursions, allowing children to connect with their local surroundings and community.

This approach ensures a nurturing and adventurous setting, where children thrive and develop confidence, supported by dedicated and caring staff who work to create a family-like atmosphere.

Our ethos

Funky Owls Nursery is committed to fostering each child's individual learning journey within a sustainable and natural environment that encourages learning and exploration. They prioritise connecting children with their local surroundings and community through daily excursions, aiming to create a nurturing, adventurous, and family-like atmosphere.

What it's like

The children arrive at the setting happy and settle quickly, engaging in self-chosen activities and learning to take turns and share. Staff encourage children to select resources independently and children thoroughly enjoy singing and moving to rhymes with joy. Children also participate in daily outings, demonstrating a good understanding of routines and rules.

Award-winningEco-friendlyCommunity-focusedDaily outings

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

7:30 – 18:00, Monday-Friday

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2019

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Funky Owls Nursery

Last inspected 9 August 2022 · Katalin Simmonds

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

The children arrive at the setting happy and settle quickly, engaging in self-chosen activities and learning to take turns and share. Staff encourage children to select resources independently and children thoroughly enjoy singing and moving to rhymes with joy. Children also participate in daily outings, demonstrating a good understanding of routines and rules.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are confident and independent and learn about personal health care.
  • All children make good progress, with activities planned to reflect their interests and individual needs.
  • Children develop early mathematics skills by exploring shapes and creating patterns.
  • Children have good opportunities to learn about the world around them, including eco-friendly practices and the community.
  • Staff are positive role models, interact positively with children, and make them feel safe and secure.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to identify when to take the lead during activities to ensure that they build on children's existing skills and reinforce their learning.
Inspection #10221645 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

"Parents say they are kept well informed about their children's development and what is happening in the setting through the setting's app and daily chats."

"They speak highly about children's engagement within the community."

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff plan a good range of activities that reflect the children's interests as well as individual needs. This helps develop children's self-esteem and the confidence required to progress well in the next stage of learning, including school.

Outdoor space

Staff discuss risks with children before going outside to play. Leaders ensure that outings are effectively risk assessed and help children to understand how to keep safe.

Parent Reviews of Funky Owls Nursery

4.8
(26)
Jodie Hay
11 months ago

Our team at Adventure Box Kids have been coming to teach music and dance classes at Funky Owls Nursery for the last 4 years. We love that Funky Owls has always been a warm and welcoming nursery and all the staff are really friendly and support us in the sessions when we come to teach there. We love seeing the children interact and thrive in the sessions and it feels very special that we get to watch their music/dance journey and growth in the sessions through from baby room to graduating as pre-schoolers. We couldn't recommend Funky Owls enough, we feel lucky that we get to see an insight into the nursery and are always amazed by how fantastic and nurturing the managers and staff are. Lots of the staff have been there since we started our classes and it's lovely to be surrounded by familiar faces. There is always something exciting happening within the nursery like sensory play areas, EYFS based activities and themed weeks, extra curricular classes (like ours!), trips out and about and they always do such beautiful themed/seasonal displays in the main hallway to greet you as you walk in. They also go out of their way to make sure everyone feels valued, including the parents and families as well, I've noticed they put thoughtful touches like a snack/fruit bowl or coffee machine as a little something as you enter/exit the nursery. We really enjoy our time spent teaching at Funky Owls and love that some of the songs we've brought into the nursery are still strong favourites that are being sung years later by the children and staff (and older siblings too!). Thank you for all being so supportive and wonderful and always being ready to go when we arrive, it's so lovely to see the excitement that greets us as we go in to teach with you every week :)

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Chima Kalagbor
2 years ago

Our eldest child was enrolled at this nursery for 2 years. The dedicated staff consistently provided exceptional care, ensuring our little one always emerged with a beaming smile from the day's enjoyable activities. Despite lacking a private outdoor space, the absence allowed for more exciting adventures exploring local parks, farms, and playgrounds on a daily basis. The regular updates, complete with photos and videos, kept us involved in their daily experiences. I wholeheartedly recommend Funky Owls to any parents contemplating it for their children!

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Stephanie Wong
2 years ago

LOVE this nursery; the values, the staff, the management are all top quality. We have complete confidence in them and haven't had a single complaint to make. More importantly though, my daughter loves going and has been there since she was 8 months old. We would 100% recommend - thank you Funky Owl team!

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Ola W-L
6 years ago

Funky Owls is such a lovely nursery with fantastic staff. After our previous experiences at a larger 'chain' nursery, it's been so wonderful to send our daughters to a setting with a great emphasis on community and where all the staff know all the children. An added bonus are the great extra curricular activities, such as tennis and music. Our shy 3 yo old now loves going to nursery and our cheeky 20 month old has been supported so well since she joined as a baby. We cannot fault our experience with Funky Owls and we are excited to see the new venue once it's finished!

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Amanda O'Sullivan
3 years ago

Our son attended funky owls from when he was 7 months old, during the pandemic. We were so anxious dropping him at a new place with new people, but the staff were so friendly and very quickly reassuring and he really thrived during his time there. He was always happy to be dropped off in the morning, and we loved receiving the daily pictures and updates to see what he was getting up to. We had a great experience with funky owls and would definitely recommend.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

9 August 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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