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Little Nest Nursery

Ofsted: Expected standard·
4.9(11 parent reviews) ·43 Albyn Road, London, SE8 4EG · Lewisham
Number of places
47 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2026
Local authority
Lewisham

About this day nursery

Little Nest Nursery, located in London, SE8 4EG, is a childcare setting for children aged 1 to 4 years old. Registered in January 2024, the nursery operates all year round, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.

The setting has an overall effectiveness rating of "Requires Improvement" from its latest inspection on 30 July 2025. Despite this, children are noted to be happy and eager to explore, engaging well in cooperative and imaginative play.

The nursery employs five members of childcare staff, with two holding appropriate early years qualifications. Children have opportunities for outdoor learning, including confidently climbing play equipment and practicing gross motor skills like riding bikes and kicking balls in the garden.

Parents have expressed happiness with the care their children receive and appreciate the warm relationships staff share with the children. The nursery focuses on supporting children's communication and language development and ensures staff are attentive to children's needs, helping to build positive and secure relationships.

What it's like

Leaders do not ensure that there are enough qualified staff present at all times to maintain the smooth running of the setting. Despite this, children come in happy and are eager to explore. They use resources freely and choose what they want to play with. Children engage well in cooperative and imaginative play and make some progress in all areas of learning.

Happy and eager childrenCooperative and imaginative playGood role modelsCommunication and language supportGross motor skills practiceAttentive staff

Pricing & funding

The nursery invoices for additional hours and meals attended by funded children. Specific lunch charges are applied to funded sessions depending on whether children attend a full or half day. Fees are currently subject to review.

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds

Good to know

  • Additional hours and meals are invoiced for children claiming 2, 3, or 4-year-old funding.
  • Lunch charges are currently being reviewed.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 6:00pm, 51 weeks a year

Session types

Full Day, Morning Half Day, Afternoon Half Day

Age range

2-4 years old

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

January 2024

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected May 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Nest Nursery

Last inspected 14 May 2026 · Sonia Ferreira

Safeguarding effective

Actions the provider must take

  • Ensure there are enough qualified and capable staff on site at all times to deliver a consistently good quality of education and care to children (Due date: 04/08/2025).
  • Improve record keeping to ensure documents are stored safely and readily available to those who need to see them (Due date: 04/08/2025).
  • Ensure arrangements for staff induction, coaching and professional development are effective so that staff are fully aware of and understand their roles and responsibilities (Due date: 18/08/2025).

What it's like to attend

Leaders do not ensure that there are enough qualified staff present at all times to maintain the smooth running of the setting. Despite this, children come in happy and are eager to explore. They use resources freely and choose what they want to play with. Children engage well in cooperative and imaginative play and make some progress in all areas of learning.

Inspector highlights

  • Children come in happy and are eager to explore.
  • Children engage well in cooperative and imaginative play and work happily together.
  • Staff are good role models and have appropriate expectations for children's behaviour.
  • Staff support children's communication and language development well.
  • Staff offer opportunities for children to practise their gross motor skills.
  • Staff are attentive to children's needs.
  • Partnership with parents is positive and parents are kept informed of their children's day.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective and there is an open and positive culture around safeguarding.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders do not ensure there are enough qualified and capable staff to lead the setting in their absence and do not maintain a good overview and organisation of records.
  • 2Induction arrangements, coaching and supervision opportunities are not effective enough to support all staff's understanding of their roles and responsibilities.
  • 3Some staff do not consistently implement the curriculum as is expected by leaders, doing things for children that they are learning to do, which can hinder progress.
  • 4Staff do not always consider what children need to learn next when interacting with them, limiting challenges to learning.
  • 5Some staff are less confident to implement the curriculum to help children understand rules and boundaries.
Inspection #10414852 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Children confidently climb the play equipment in the garden and select books for staff to read. Staff offer opportunities for children to practise their gross motor skills, such as riding bikes, kicking balls, and running down the small hill in the garden.

Parent Reviews of Little Nest Nursery

4.9
(11)
Hannah Commodore
2 months ago

My Daughter loves it at this nursery. She only started in January but she’s got so many friends and she knows all the teachers names. The nursery is so warm and inviting. I love how they keep you updated with the times that she arrived, her toilet times, her sleeping times, the things that she ate, the pictures that they take for you, it just makes it feel like you have one person taking care of your child, but then they got all of these people around making sure that they are Okay. I really like how they keep in communication with you which is wonderful. They Let you come in on days when your child isn’t registered to come to join certain activities, and they always have great activities planned. there’s just so much to be said for this nursery. I feel like they’re doing so a great job and My Daughter just absolutely loves it.

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Olivia Vaughan-Fowler
2 months ago

Our son started at Little Nest this year, and he loves it. The 3 settling in sessions were a really good way for us all to get used to it, and it wasn't long at all before he was clearly happy being dropped off. We are so confident in his care, and everyone who looks after him are so upbeat and kind. We feel very lucky to have such a great independent nursery nearby.

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Alice De Gaetani
6 months ago

My son has been attending this nursery for over a year now, and I honestly couldn’t be happier. He’s always excited to go in the morning — a clear sign that he feels safe, happy, and truly enjoys his time there. As parents, we’ve always tried to do our best at home, but the nursery has been such a big help in so many areas — from potty training, learning to sit nicely at the table, using cutlery, saying “please” and “thank you”, to sharing and being kind to others. We’re an Italian family living in London, so we mainly speak Italian at home, but that hasn’t been an obstacle at all. Thanks to the nursery, my son has learned so many English songs, the days of the week, weather expressions like “it’s raining”, “it’s sunny”, “it’s windy”, and “it’s snowing”, as well as the names and sounds of lots of animals — his progress has been amazing! The outdoor space is also fantastic, with different areas for the younger and older children to explore and play safely. He often talks about Miss Tami and even asks for her when we’re at home — which says it all about the care, warmth, and attention he receives there. We truly couldn’t have chosen a better nursery!

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Andreea Alexandra
3 years ago

Went to the open day for this nursery and the staff and the location was amazing. You can truly see they invested a lot of time and money in the space. I really recommend to pay them a visit if you live in the area.

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Millicent Zwane
2 years ago

I have enjoyed the experience at the nursery, whilst I was doing placement, The manager(Jeanette and Josephine) are on point and welcoming and friendly,and the children were a blast 😀 😉

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Inspection history

Date: July 2025

The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Requires improvement). We're re-checking it against the original report.

  • September 2025Requires improvement
  • July 2025Requires improvement

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