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Hampden Nursery

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Dec 2018)
·80 Polygon Road, London, NW1 1HQ · Camden
Number of places
40 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2018
Local authority
Camden

About this day nursery

Hampden Nursery is an all-year setting in Camden, London, for children aged from two to four years old. In its inspection on 10 December 2018, Ofsted rated the day nursery Outstanding. The report noted that managers track all children's progress each term and address any concerns by providing training and seeking funding for interventions. Ofsted found that all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make superb progress in their learning and development from their starting points. Parent partnerships were described as exemplary.

The inspector observed staff planning a rich and varied curriculum, with children enjoying a planting and growing area and using a mud kitchen. Children were seen developing physical skills by balancing along planks. The report also highlighted that staff teach children self-care skills, such as nose-wiping and teeth brushing. Parents told the inspector they felt very well supported by the day nursery. For its next steps, the nursery was asked to continue to monitor and evaluate plans to further improve children's progress in mathematics.

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Key facts

Age range

2, 3 and 4 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

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Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Hampden Nursery

Last inspected 10 December 2018

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

Inspector highlights

  • The management team is extremely ambitious, with a clear vision for improvement.
  • Managers monitor staff practice and children's progress exceptionally well, ensuring highly effective interventions.
  • Parent partnerships are exemplary, with home visits and support for families.
  • Staff create a highly stimulating environment with rich, varied and imaginative learning experiences.
  • Staff teach children self-care skills exceptionally well, including nose-wiping and teeth brushing.

Areas to develop

  • 1continue to implement, monitor and evaluate plans to further improve children's progress in mathematics.
Inspection #10072231 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents say that they feel very well supported.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Managers track all children each term and promptly address any areas of concern by providing training, supporting staff and seeking funding to help to provide highly effective interventions. Outcomes for children are excellent. All children make rapid and consistent progress from their starting points. Staff identify children and families who need support swiftly. They liaise with appropriate professionals and put interventions in place for when children begin at nursery. All children, including those in receipt of additional funding, make superb progress in their learning and development.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of staff interactions with children during activities indoors and outdoors. Staff provide a rich and varied curriculum. They plan meticulously and adapt learning opportunities to reflect the children's current learning needs and interests. For instance, children enjoy using their new planting and growing area. Staff teach them where fruit and vegetables come from and help them learn what plants need to grow. Staff demonstrate to children how to chop and peel vegetables to make their own soup in the mud kitchen. Children smile as they smell citrus fruits and feel the texture of vegetables in their hands. Children develop their physical skills as they balance along planks and jump to the floor.

Inspection history

Date: April 2004

  • January 2019Outstanding
  • December 2018Outstanding
  • April 2016Good
  • March 2016Good
  • July 2012Good
  • June 2012Good
  • September 2007Good
  • July 2004Good
  • April 2004Good

Frequently asked about Hampden Nursery

About the setting

Hampden Nursery registered in 1994. The nursery employs 17 members of childcare staff, all holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday for 48 weeks of the year, with sessions from 8am until 6pm. It provides funded early education for children aged two, three and four years. All of these hold appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above, including one with qualified teacher status and one with an early years degree.

URN
100570
Registered person
London Borough of Camden
Day care type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Good

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