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Lullabys at Little Village

Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2023)
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3.8(8 parent reviews)
·Very Young Village, 18 Selhurst Place, London, SE25 5PY · Croydon
Number of places
40 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2023
Local authority
Croydon

About this day nursery

Lullabys at Little Village, located in London, SE25 5PY, is a childcare setting for children aged 1 to 4 years. Established in 1990 and re-registered in 2008 following a change in ownership, the nursery has a capacity for 40 children and currently has 22 on roll.

The dedicated team of 12 staff, 11 of whom hold relevant childcare qualifications, includes an early years teacher. The nursery has been consistently rated as 'Good' by Ofsted, maintaining this rating in its latest inspection on 15th November 2023, with its previous inspection being rated 'Outstanding'.

The staff at Lullabys at Little Village demonstrate strong commitment to the children's well-being and development, actively seeking feedback from parents and using targeted funding to support improved outcomes. They prioritise professional development for their team, ensuring staff are knowledgeable and skilled in early years education.

The setting places a high value on working closely with parents and external specialists to provide comprehensive support for children, especially those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), and ensures smooth transitions to school. The provision offers free early education for eligible two, three and four-year-olds.

What it's like

Leaders and staff have high expectations of children from the start, offering warm affection and working closely with parents. They consider children's needs well, providing activities that support settling into new routines and understanding expectations. Children display happiness and confidence, quickly developing independence and good communication skills. Staff plan enjoyable outdoor experiences that help children learn to use their bodies safely and understand how to interact appropriately with others, fostering engagement and curiosity in learning.

Warm affection from staffStrong parent partnershipIndividualised learningPromotes independenceEffective safeguarding

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Established

1990

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Lullabys at Little Village

Last inspected 15 November 2023

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Leaders and staff have high expectations of children from the start, offering warm affection and working closely with parents. They consider children's needs well, providing activities that support settling into new routines and understanding expectations. Children display happiness and confidence, quickly developing independence and good communication skills. Staff plan enjoyable outdoor experiences that help children learn to use their bodies safely and understand how to interact appropriately with others, fostering engagement and curiosity in learning.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders and staff have high expectations of children from the start.
  • Staff consider children's needs well and implement activities that contribute to children's well-being.
  • Children develop their independence and manage self-care tasks quickly.
  • Children are happy and confident and acquire good communication and social skills.
  • Staff plan enjoyable outdoor experiences for children, helping them use their bodies safely and understand how to behave.
  • The manager and staff are ambitious for children and effectively use targeted funding to support improved outcomes.
  • The manager supports staff to gain recognised qualifications and increase their knowledge of children.
  • Leaders work very closely with parents, external specialists and advisers, ensuring children with SEND make good progress.

Areas to develop

  • 1Continue to strengthen arrangements for professional development so that staff are even more knowledgeable about their allocated roles
  • 2Enhance links with other settings that children attend to promote continuity of care and a shared approach to children's learning.
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Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The manager and staff closely consider the needs of children who may be at risk of falling behind in their learning, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children with SEND make good progress and their moves to school are well planned.

Outdoor space

Staff plan enjoyable outdoor experiences for children. They implement activities that help children to safely use their bodies in different ways.

EAL / language support

Children who hear a language other than English at home receive good support to develop their English speaking skills.

Parent Reviews of Lullabys at Little Village

3.8
(8)
Dani Bond
8 months ago

The staff are fantastic, and my child loved the teachers, key workers, and friends. I always felt confident in their care. Unfortunately, my experience was tainted by the one of the managers. The manager was unprofessional, dismissive when I raised concerns, and often made inappropriate personal comments — including remarks about my pregnancy weight and even telling my child’s father to talk to me about losing weight after birth. She tried to bully me into making a decision I explicitly said on multiple occasions that I was not interested in doing. And I felt like I was treated differently once we had reduced our child’s hours when they were previously enrolled full time. It’s a real shame, because the nursery itself has so much potential, but one person’s behaviour has completely ruined my experience.

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Kenny Seol
7 months ago

Our two children attended Lullaby's for a number of years and they both loved it, it really set them up well in life. Staff are caring and compassionate & it's really well run. Recommend

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Ruth Mercer
9 months ago

Our son has been at Lullaby's from age one until starting school and he has absolutely loved it. I've always felt so reassured by the staff and confident that they were looking after him really well. Thank you Lullaby's team for all that you do.

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Katy Hope Sparrow Robins
2 years ago

Lullaby’s is an excellent nursery and we are really happy with our child’s and our experience there. They have been like extended family throughout my child’s just over 2 years there. I know that my child is getting excellent care, excellent education and having a brilliant time at nursery. Often he doesn’t want to leave! He loves to share in the things he does at nursery with us and also share with nursery the things we do at home. He has made great relationships with other children and the staff there. My child did really well in his 2 year health visitor check which I know is a combination of his home and nursery education. The approach the staff take to teaching my child puts him, his interests and his feelings at the centre of their approach. For example, potty training has been done in the setting at his speed, taking into account how the process will make him feel. I felt incredibly supported and advised through this process too. Without the strong relationship that we have as parents with the staff at Lullaby's I know that our child wouldn’t be doing as well as he is and we wouldn’t feel as happy and comfortable leaving him there all day every day of the weeks. I know that we and other parents are reluctant to leave the area as a result of the brilliant experience we have as parents of children at Lullaby's.

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Ali and Harry Carr
2 years ago

We have had both our boys go to this nursery - one from 9 months old full time & then our youngest one just joined a few weeks before his 1st birthday. My eldest has grown into such a confident & articulate young boy who is caring and considerate of others & I give credit to this wonderful nursery! The staff are great - Joe in particular, so caring and nurturing and have a clear passion for helping children to learn and grow. We love this nursery & feel so lucky that we found it. Thank you Lullaby’s!

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Inspection history

Date: April 2009

  • November 2023Good
  • November 2017Outstanding
  • April 2015Good
  • April 2009Good

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