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Magdalen Nursery - St George's Grove

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2018)
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2.8(10 parent reviews) ·St George's Grove, London, SW17 0PZ · Wandsworth
Number of places
152 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2018
Local authority
Wandsworth

About this day nursery

Magdalen Nursery at St George's Grove is a purpose-built facility in a community setting, specifically designed to foster children's learning and growth. The nursery prides itself on creating an optimal environment for young children, with every detail, from lighting to fixtures, chosen to support their development.

It offers various funding options to assist families with childcare costs, including government schemes for different age groups. The nursery aims to provide flexible and consistent monthly fees by spreading funded hours over the 51 weeks it operates.

Parents can choose from all-inclusive packages that cover meals, consumables, and enhanced activities, or an 'Options Menu' to tailor services to their budget. Magdalen Nursery also offers 'Fully Funded Sessions' with both 'ALL IN' and 'FUNDED ONLY' choices.

What it's like

Children are confident, independent and keen learners, exploring their environment and engaging in activities such as planting seeds and climbing a wooden castle. The key-person system is exemplary, with staff skillfully and sensitively attending to children and effectively involving parents in their children's learning.

Purpose-built facilityFlexible funding optionsAll-inclusive packages availableFocus on child development

Pricing & funding

Fees are structured as monthly rates based on the number of days attended per week. Parents can choose between an All-Inclusive package or an Options Menu, with the latter incurring additional daily charges for meals, essentials, and activities. Extra fees apply for early drop-offs, late pick-ups, and ad hoc days.

Funding accepted

30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • All-Inclusive package covers meals, essentials, and enhanced activities at no extra cost.
  • Options Menu charges daily for meals, refreshments, nursery essentials, and enhanced activities.
  • Government funding covers childcare hours only and excludes additional daily charges.
  • Late pick-ups are charged per 15-minute increment.

Key facts

Opening hours

8am until 6pm on Monday to Friday, throughout the year, except for public holidays and Christmas.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2016

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Magdalen Nursery - St George's Grove

Last inspected 19 June 2018

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

What it's like to attend

Children are confident, independent and keen learners, exploring their environment and engaging in activities such as planting seeds and climbing a wooden castle. The key-person system is exemplary, with staff skillfully and sensitively attending to children and effectively involving parents in their children's learning.

Inspector highlights

  • Highly effective arrangements are in place to ensure parents play a full and active role in their children's learning.
  • The nursery manager is extremely enthusiastic and passionate to provide the highest possible care and learning for all children.
  • Leaders meticulously seek, evaluate and act on the views of the dedicated staff team, children and parents to drive continual improvement and improve outcomes for all children to an exceptional level.
  • Staff use their expert knowledge and understanding of how children learn to provide an exciting and stimulating environment.
  • All children are remarkably confident, independent and keen learners.

Areas to develop

  • 1embed the new arrangements for tracking and comparing the progress made by different groups of children, to monitor the rapid progress they make from when they first start, so they achieve at the highest possible levels.
Inspection #10339121 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The report does not provide specific details on SEND provision.

Outdoor space

Babies excitedly explore their environment as they crawl outdoors and toddlers hold their key person's hand as they steadily climb the slope into a wooden castle. This indicates that children use the outdoor space for exploration and physical development.

Parent Reviews of Magdalen Nursery - St George's Grove

2.8
(10)
Geoff Morris
7 years ago

Our daughter has been going here for six months and we couldn't be happier with the quality of provision at Magdalen nursery. I would recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone looking for a nursery in the area.

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Emilie Lambourg
3 years ago

Please don’t let people pay expensive registration fees when you know you will never be able to give them a place. Been waiting 2 years know and just wasted £50… when you count every £ it’s hard!!

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Ana Macaca
2 years ago

Most staff members are really sweet but terrible management

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

6 June 2024

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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