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Kindergarten Forest Hill in London (SE6)

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2022)
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5.0(8 parent reviews) ·Christ Church Community Hall, 15b Bellingham Green, London, SE6 3HQ · Lewisham
Number of places
45 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2022
Local authority
Lewisham

About this day nursery

Kindergarten Forest Hill offers a unique bilingual German/English early years education for children aged 2-5 years, incorporating a strong Forest School programme. The nursery provides an inspiring environment that places equal importance on indoor and outdoor learning, with activities designed to foster confidence, responsibility, and social skills.

Children benefit from a free-flow system between indoor spaces and spacious gardens, encouraging exploration and engagement with nature. The curriculum is built around the four seasons and celebrates international and German traditions, ensuring a diverse and exciting activity plan.

Healthy eating is promoted, with children bringing their own lunches and the nursery providing healthy snacks. With a focus on small group sizes and a supportive learning environment, Kindergarten Forest Hill aims to develop children into confident individuals who respect themselves, others, and their surroundings.

The nursery operates two branches in London, one in Bellingham Green and another in Forest Hill, both offering care Monday to Thursday.

Our ethos

Kindergarten Forest Hill provides a bilingual German/English early years education with a strong Forest School programme, emphasising both indoor and outdoor learning. Its philosophy is to foster confidence, responsibility, and social skills by encouraging exploration, engagement with nature, and respect for self, others, and surroundings within a play-based, child-led environment.

What it's like

Children arrive happy and receive a warm greeting from staff. They build strong attachments with their key person and develop independence. They engage in a wide range of exciting activities.

Bilingual German/English curriculumForest School programmeEmphasis on outdoor learningHealthy eating focusSmall group sizes

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Thursday: 8am-6pm (Forest Hill and Bellingham Green branches); 8:30am-4:30pm (Forest Hill branch - general hours stated on homepage footer that differs from others, so this may be a different facility).

Food

Children bring their own lunches; healthy snacks (fruit, vegetables, oat biscuits) provided. Nut-free.

Age range

2-5 years

Staff

At least 15

Established

2020

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Kindergarten Forest Hill

Last inspected 4 July 2022

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 arrive happy and receive a warm greeting from staff. They build strong attachments with their key person and develop independence. They engage in a wide range of exciting activities.

Inspector highlights

  • Children thoroughly enjoy their time in the spacious and stimulating outdoor area.
  • Staff plan and implement a well-planned curriculum which builds on children's previous knowledge and skills.
  • The kindergarten has developed strong partnerships with parents.
  • The staff fully promote a culture of diversity and inclusion.
  • Children benefit from the language-rich environment.

Areas to develop

  • 1build the arrangements for practitioners' professional development even further to enhance consistency in the teaching of the curriculum
  • 2review the arrangements for group activities, specifically ensuring that younger children have rich experiences that are within their understanding and fully engage them.
Inspection #10239357 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment on the good progress their children are making, particularly with their language skills and increased confidence.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The curriculum builds on children's previous knowledge and skills. This includes children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Outdoor space

Children thoroughly enjoy their time in the spacious and stimulating outdoor area. They develop valuable physical skills by climbing, running around and playing with bats and balls, and learn to ride bicycles in designated lanes.

Parent Reviews of Kindergarten Forest Hill

5.0
(8)
Dominika Plaschg
5 years ago

Our son started right after his second birthday and settled in quickly although it was his first time in a nursery setting. He absolutely loves the kindergarten and lovely team. The indoor and outdoor space are spacious and friendly. I like the concept of kids being able to choose where to play and there are many Montessori elements too. It's fascinating seeing both our son's English and German language improving week by week. They have a little vegetable garden, cook and bake with the kids, offer healthy snacks. Our son loves the sugar free cakes and smoothies. Very happy we found Kindergarten Forest Hill in Bellingham and can highly recommend it.

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Carolin Schramm
5 years ago

Our son had a wonderful time at the kindergarten in Bellingham Green. He settled in very quickly and came home happy and inspired every day. The nursery has a very large indoor and outdoor space plus its own forest garden. The whole team is very professional and caring. Parents receive weekly updates including pictures and videos. As we‘re moving country we will truly miss the kindergarten!

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Massimo Cotrozzi
3 years ago

Our son is only 10 days in and he really loves it! He was becoming too introvert and struggling to leave us on his previous Nursery door but he is now running in and asking to be picked up later! Setting is amazing, outside area includes games and a real quite large "forest garden". Personnel is the best. Caring, collaborative and very open to talk about the children, something we were missing previously. All in all a great experience so far and I think it's just going to be better! We're very happy to have chosen Kindergarten Forest Hill in Bellingham Green.

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Irene Aspalter
4 years ago

We absolutely love the Kindergarten in Bellingham. The staff is simply incredible and create the most wonderful environment for the children to thrive in, with super fun and thoughtful activities every day. One can really see that all the staff absolutely put their heart into it. The space is also really lovely with a big outdoor space consisting of a playground (fully equipped) and a huge, more wild forest garden. Our little one started just after she turned 2 and loves every single day there. We also really like that the Kindergarten encourages kids to help with all Nursery activities (cooking, tidying up, looking after each other, etc.) it really helps preparing for school. I really can't praise it enough!

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Amie Jackson
3 years ago

We feel so lucky that our son attends the kindergarten, it’s an absolutely amazing space inside and out and the staff are so warm with the children and go above and beyond in their communication with parents. We love the weekly updates and photographs of the children enjoying both free play and carefully planned activities. Our son started just after he turned two and the staff have been great at guiding both him and ourselves through the settling in process. After a few weeks he’s happily walking through the front doors with a favourite book or toy from home to show everyone.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

4 July 2022

Good

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