Opening hours
Open 44 weeks a year. Term dates for 2025-2026: Autumn Term (Sept 1 - Dec 19), Spring Term (Jan 5 - Mar 27), Summer Term (Apr 13 - July 31). Closures for staff meetings and bank holidays apply.
Goldsmiths SU Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2023)
Number of places
33 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2023
Local authority
Lewisham
About this day nursery
Goldsmiths SU Nursery, located in London, SE14 6NW, provides an enchanting and nurturing environment for children aged six months to five years. The day nursery is committed to offering excellent care and learning provisions, adhering to the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework (EYFS).
This framework emphasises the importance of unique child development, positive relationships, and enabling environments where children can learn and grow at their own pace. The highly qualified and experienced staff ensure that each child's individual needs, interests, and abilities are valued.
Children at Goldsmiths SU Nursery engage in daily indoor and outdoor play, fostering holistic development. The day nursery operates for 44 weeks a year, with specific term dates outlined for Autumn, Spring, and Summer terms, accommodating academic schedules while also observing bank holidays.
Parents are encouraged to download a prospectus or apply directly to learn more about the nursery's approach to early years education. The nursery prides itself on transparent policies and procedures, ensuring the safety and well-being of all children, and encourages parental involvement and feedback on these crucial guidelines.
The nursery is managed by Karen Roe, who can be contacted for any inquiries or policy discussions.
Our ethos
Goldsmiths SU Nursery is committed to offering excellent care and learning provisions, adhering to the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework (EYFS). This framework emphasises the importance of unique child development, positive relationships, and enabling environments where children can learn and grow at their own pace. The nursery values each child's individual needs, interests, and abilities, fostering holistic development through daily indoor and outdoor play.
What it's like
Children are confident and motivated to learn in this warm and happy nursery. Staff value each child and have high expectations of them. All children develop valuable skills in preparation for school.
University NurseryEYFS CurriculumIndoor and Outdoor PlayExperienced Staff
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.
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Age range
six months to five years old
Waitlist
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Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Goldsmiths SU Nursery
Last inspected 21 June 2023 · Tracey Murphy
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Children are confident and motivated to learn in this warm and happy nursery. Staff value each child and have high expectations of them. All children develop valuable skills in preparation for school.
Inspector highlights
- Children are confident and motivated to learn.
- The curriculum is varied and interesting.
- Children gain a good understanding of the world.
- The provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is a strength of the nursery.
- Opportunities for physical play are good across the nursery.
Areas to develop
- 1strengthen the coaching of support staff to understand their role when joining children's self-chosen play to enhance teaching even further.
Inspection #10295266 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
their children are happy and are greeted by friendly staff
parents whose home language is not English praise the effort staff go to in learning other languages to greet children in their home language. This builds a sense of belonging for the whole family
their children's learning is 'evident' through the well-planned curriculum that the nursery offers
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is a strength of the nursery. The special educational needs coordinator and staff team have good knowledge of how to support children's individual needs. She works closely with practitioners and other professionals to swiftly close any gaps in children's development. Parents are supported in a sensitive manner. They are involved in creating individual support plans for their children. Parents are kept up to date about their children's ongoing development. Any additional funding is spent to ensure that children make the best possible progress.
Outdoor space
Opportunities for physical play are good across the nursery. Children are keen and confident as they run, climb, crawl, balance and take risks. The nursery is secure, and staff ensure that both the inside and outdoor areas are risk assessed so that children can play safely. This includes detailed risk assessments of the 'secret forest' area and pond.
EAL / language support
Staff learn other languages spoken by the children and encourage them to write letters from their home language's alphabet. This supports those children who speak English as an additional language to settle and feel part of the nursery.
Google Reviews of Goldsmiths SU Nursery
4.8
(5 Google reviews)
Ricky Murray
6 years ago
The staff become an extension of family through the eyes of our three year old daughter, I cannot recommend this place enough! My daughter's mother and I feel very lucky to have chosen this nursery!
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Dave Watson
8 years ago
Amazing staff and lovely nature garden.
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Konstantin Leonenko
8 years ago
best nursery in Londom
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Angela Douglas
5 years ago
Athicha Tunvirachaisakul
8 years ago
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Inspection history
Date: December 2004
- August 2023Good
- June 2023Good
- December 2017Good
- December 2017Good
- June 2015Good
- June 2015Good
- June 2011Good
- February 2011Good
- October 2007Good
- December 2004Good
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