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Little Learners Nursery: St Mary's

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Jun 2023)
·St Marys C Of E Primary School, Brooke Road, London, E17 9HJ · Waltham Forest
Number of places
108 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2023
Local authority
Waltham Forest

About this day nursery

Little Learners Nursery: St Mary's provides a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged 12 months to 4 years. Located on Brooke Road, its proximity to Wood Street Station offers convenient access for commuting parents.

The nursery focuses on fostering positive experiences, building strong relationships, and promoting education through interaction and discovery. Their dedicated team of qualified professionals ensures individualised attention and continuous development for each child, maintaining detailed progress records for parents to review.

The nursery operates with a strong commitment to parental involvement, encouraging open communication and offering various forums for engagement, including parent evenings and workshops. Each of the three distinct rooms—Bunny (babies), Tiger (toddlers), and Panda (pre-school)—is thoughtfully designed and extensively resourced, offering both indoor and outdoor learning opportunities to prepare children for future academic success.

Our ethos

Little Learners Nursery: St Mary's focuses on fostering positive experiences, building strong relationships, and promoting education through interaction and discovery. Each room is thoughtfully designed and extensively resourced, offering both indoor and outdoor learning opportunities to prepare children for future academic success.

What it's like

Children have a wonderful time at the nursery; they are very happy, settled and extremely well behaved, and staff are enthusiastic and kind. Staff plan for individual needs, provide exemplary support for speech and language, and children form very strong bonds with their key persons.

Nurturing environmentStrong parental involvementDedicated and qualified staffIndividualised attentionOutdoor learning opportunities

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.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 6:00pm, 50 weeks a year (closed for 2 weeks over Christmas and on bank holidays)

Age range

12 months to 4 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2016

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Learners Nursery: St Mary's

Last inspected 6 June 2023 · Laura Coletti

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

What it's like to attend

Children have a wonderful time at the nursery; they are very happy, settled and extremely well behaved, and staff are enthusiastic and kind. Staff plan for individual needs, provide exemplary support for speech and language, and children form very strong bonds with their key persons.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are very happy, settled and extremely well behaved.
  • Support for speech and language is exemplary; children are confident communicators.
  • An ambitious curriculum is embedded and children are well prepared for school.
  • Leadership provides strong support, staff well-being and professional development are prioritised.
  • Partnerships with parents are especially strong and parents are involved in planning children's learning.
Inspection #10288978 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) make excellent progress in relation to their starting points. The special educational needs coordinator spoke to the inspector about how they support children with SEND.

Outdoor space

The outdoor and indoor environments are highly stimulating and engaging, and staff carry out robust risk assessments of the indoor and outdoor play spaces. Children use the garden for activities linked to stories, for example using binoculars and magnifying glasses to hunt for animals hidden by staff.

Inspection history
Improved from Good → Outstanding in 2023

Date: November 2017

  • June 2023Outstanding
  • November 2017Good

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