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Little Engineers Nursery in London (N15)

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2023)
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5.0(9 parent reviews) ·Fowler Newsam Hall, Avenue Road, London, N15 5JG · Haringey
Number of places
32 places
Age range
0–3 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2023
Local authority
Haringey

About this day nursery

Little Engineers Nursery, located in London with sites in Tottenham Hale and South Tottenham, offers high-quality childcare and early learning for children aged 6 months to 3 years. The nursery operates 48 weeks a year, closing for bank holidays and planned breaks including Easter, August, and Christmas, with all closures factored into the fees.

Parents can choose between full days (8 am - 5:45 pm) or half days (8 am - 1 pm; 12:45 pm - 5:45 pm), with a minimum attendance requirement of 20 hours per week. The nursery prioritises a nurturing and inclusive environment, encouraging children to develop curiosity, confidence, compassion, and a sense of community, guided by values of love, kindness, honesty, and respect.

Little Engineers Nursery provides a structured admission process, including a waiting list system and clear communication regarding offers and payments. They emphasise supporting families in understanding childcare costs and funding options, directing them to relevant resources.

The nursery also maintains active communication channels through email and phone for parent inquiries and updates.

Our ethos

Little Engineers Nursery aims to foster curiosity, confidence, compassion, and a sense of community. Their core values are love, kindness, honesty, and respect, creating a nurturing and inclusive environment for early learning.

What it's like

Children are happy to arrive at this welcoming nursery and are greeted by friendly staff. They form good friendships, learn simple rules, and develop a love for books and early literacy skills. The nursery also has strong links with the local community, offering trips and visits from professionals to broaden children's understanding of the world.

Nurturing environmentPlay-based learningTwo London locations

Pricing & funding

Fees include a non-refundable registration fee which contributes towards settling-in sessions, alongside a refundable deposit. A notice period of one month is required when a child leaves the nursery to secure the deposit refund.

Good to know

  • Registration fee goes towards child's settling-in sessions.
  • Registration fee is non-refundable and does not secure a place.
  • Deposit is refundable once 1 month's notice of leaving is given.
  • Refundable deposit will be deducted from the final invoice.

Key facts

Waitlist

Waiting list open for April, May, and June 2026 start dates at South Tottenham only. Reopens for all applicants in May 2026.

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 8am - 5:45pm

Age range

6 months - 3 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

Full Day, Half Day

Established

2021

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Engineers Nursery

Last inspected 15 March 2023

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 are happy to arrive at this welcoming nursery and are greeted by friendly staff. They form good friendships, learn simple rules, and develop a love for books and early literacy skills. The nursery also has strong links with the local community, offering trips and visits from professionals to broaden children's understanding of the world.

Inspector highlights

  • Reflective planning ensures that staff fully support children to become secure in their learning before they move to the next stage.
  • Children make good progress in their communication and language, responding to familiar rhymes and songs and articulating themselves well.
  • Staff provide children with a good range of interesting adult-led and child-initiated activities throughout the nursery.
  • Staff encourage children's independence effectively, with toddlers learning to feed themselves and older children pouring their own drinks.
  • Leaders and managers have a clear drive to deliver high-quality care, with regular staff supervision and professional development opportunities.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen teaching to ensure all interactions with children are high quality and extend their learning
  • 2review and improve the organisation of transitions and everyday care routines for babies, so they can swiftly re-engage in purposeful play and learning.
Inspection #10276068 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

parents value the positive attachments that their children make with staff and comment that their children have come on 'leaps and bounds'.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders build a clear and progressive curriculum based on the children's needs and interests. Reflective planning ensures that staff fully support children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to make good progress in their learning and development.

Outdoor space

Older children confidently pour their own drinks at snack time and put their coats on to play in the garden. The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors.

Parent Reviews of Little Engineers Nursery

5.0
(9)
Harriet Bird
3 years ago

My daughter has been at this nursery for 9 months and I am really impressed. The staff are friendly, well-organised and communicate with us really well. We are sent regular photos of the activities they get up to and the staff are really responsive. Our daughter loves it and is always happy to be dropped off, has big smiles on her face and toddles into the nursery without looking back!

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Marie Dumeau
3 years ago

Little Engineers South Tottenham is a great nursery that I would recommend to everyone. Firstly my son who is 10 months seems super happy to go there and is always smiling when he sees the lovely people looking after him. I think that says it all! But I would also like to recognise their flexibility and willingness to make parents life as easy as possible. I am super happy my son got a place there 👌. Marie

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Claire Walshe
3 years ago

A wonderful nursery! Our daughter has been there since she was 11 months old and the whole nursery staff has looked after her so well. I never have a worry dropping her off in the morning because she goes in smiling and comes out smiling! Couldn’t recommend it more.

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Eve Mauboussin
3 years ago

Lovely place, lovely staff, our 16 months old absolutely loves going into daycare every morning. The famly app is great to keep track of everything that is happening and asking questions to the staff (my son's keyworker, the general and operating manager of the nursery, all wonderful), receiving news and updates and advice, and the weekly photos of the week (you should see the big smily faces!). Thanks for everything that you do!

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Alexandra Willcox
3 years ago

Our daughter attended Little Engineers and we can't recommend highly enough. The staff are so lovely, the vibe is very calm and nurturing and the app (Famly) is great for keeping parents updated and also for building a sense of community with the other parents. Wish we could have taken them all.with us when we moved!

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Inspection history

Date: March 2023

  • April 2023Good
  • March 2023Good

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