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Little Village Nursery School
Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2024)
Number of places
35 places
Age range
1–3 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2024
Local authority
Lewisham
About this day nursery
Little Village Nursery School, nestled in the green heart of Forest Hill, strives to provide an enriching, stimulating, and comprehensive setting for young learners. Situated within a charming period chapel, the nursery focuses on fostering curiosity and growth.
Its distinct approach to early childhood education integrates various theories to ensure a child-centric, hands-on learning journey. Guided by the Early Years Foundation Stage framework, Little Village promotes practical experiences, encouraging children to learn through observation, exploration, and discovery.
The curriculum covers seven core areas: Communication and Language, Physical Development, Personal, Social and Emotional Development, Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the World, and Expressive Arts and Design, all while emphasizing the uniqueness of each child, positive relationships, and enabling environments. The school prides itself on a dedicated and compassionate team, offering a wide array of activities, and maintains an "Ofsted Good Provider" rating.
Our ethos
Little Village Nursery School's distinct approach to early childhood education integrates various theories to ensure a child-centric, hands-on learning journey, guided by the Early Years Foundation Stage framework. They promote practical experiences, encouraging children to learn through observation, exploration, and discovery, while emphasizing the uniqueness of each child, positive relationships, and enabling environments.
What it's like
Children flourish at this friendly setting. Practitioners know the children well and support them to feel safe and secure. They organise the setting well, and this enables children to play independently.
Child-centric learningEYFS curriculumLocated in a period chapelAccepts government funding
Pricing & funding
Fees are charged on a daily rate, tiered by age bands for children under three and aged three or over. Charges are calculated over 51 weeks of the year and invoiced in equal monthly installments. Fees are inclusive of all meals, snacks, enrichment, and most trips.
Funding accepted
15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Good to know
- Fees include all meals, snacks, enrichment, and most excursions.
- Calculated over 51 weeks the nursery is open, paid in 12 equal monthly installments.
- Bank holidays, public holidays, and inset days are billed in full despite closures.
Key facts
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Little Village Nursery School
Last inspected 12 December 2024 · Anne-Marie Giffts
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children flourish at this friendly setting. Practitioners know the children well and support them to feel safe and secure. They organise the setting well, and this enables children to play independently.
Inspector highlights
- Children enjoy stimulating and fun story times with skilful practitioners.
- Children's physical skills are developing through ring games and exploring natural elements in the outdoor area.
- Leaders have put in place familiar routines, which help children practice and develop counting skills.
- Children learn about the importance of sharing and taking turns, and practitioners praise their achievements.
- The leadership team values the practitioner team, ensuring good learning outcomes for all children.
Areas to develop
- 1help practitioners to be more aware of distractions in the environment to enable children to concentrate and focus more
- 2provide the youngest children with clear and consistent instructions that support their understanding of the routines and expectations.
Inspection #10363249 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents comment that staff are approachable.
They appreciate it when practitioners take the time to get to know their children.
Parents value the daily updates they provide about their children's development and experiences.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The leadership team has put an ambitious educational programme in place to promote children's learning. This includes working effectively in partnership with outside agencies and parents to help to ensure all children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive good support.
Outdoor space
In the outside area, children playfully make up stories about minibeasts and share their ideas with others. Practitioners engage children in ring games in the outdoor area. They encourage children to feel the bark on trees and explore sounds by banging sticks on paths and trees.
Parent Reviews of Little Village Nursery School
4.7
(14)
MPS Property.Service
4 months ago
Very friendly and welcoming nursery. I helped them remove old school things and the staff were organised, kind and appreciative. You can really feel that they care about the children and the environment. A lovely place with a positive atmosphere. Highly recommended
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Imogen Thomas
10 months ago
Couldn't speak more highly of Little Village Nursery School. They are warm and welcoming, and show such dedication and care to the children who go there. They have a diverse and expansive range of activities - including local trips, growing herbs and vegetables in the garden, regular baking, weekly music sessions and in springtime, they even had eggs that hatched! Our daughter has absolutely loved her time there, and has really grown in confidence and also learnt so much since she started. Thank you to Shirlyn and all the incredible staff - keep on doing what you're doing!
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Laura R
9 months ago
Our daughter thrived after switching from a big chaotic nursery to this lovely, intimate setting. Christine and Ola are fantastic, always greet you with a smile each day. The children take part in a variety of activities from baking and painting to nurturing baby chicks. Wonderful choice in Forest Hill
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Sarah Bartlett
10 months ago
Lovely friendly and caring nursery. They always have interesting activities for the children, our daughter loves the musician who comes on a Wednesday, she also loved watching the chick eggs hatch! Really lovely garden and rooms. The staff are really caring and my daughter has loved it. She is going to school in September
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Louise Brydges
10 months ago
Honestly couldn't ask for a better nursery! Such a fun, varied, intimate, caring, creative environment for little people, our son absolutely loves it. The staff really care about the children you can just tell, and it really does feel like a family! They have forest school every other Tuesday, 'music nile' on Wednesdays, yoga, offsite visits like to the horniman, and so many different creative activities. We're often picking up baked goods to take home too! It's brilliant and we feel incredibly lucky our son goes there, particularly as he was going to a different nursery to begin with which wasn't nearly as good. This really is a cut above the rest ❤️
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Inspection history
Most recent inspection
12 December 2024
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
View full Ofsted reportFrequently asked about Little Village Nursery School
About the setting
Little Village Nursery School registered in 2024 and is located in the London Borough of Lewisham. The setting operates all year round, from 8:00am to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday. The provider employs eight practitioners, three of whom hold early years qualifications at level 6 and above. The provider offers funded early education for children aged two, three and four years.
- URN
- 2793516
- Registered person
- Little Village Nursery School CIC
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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