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Minihome

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2024)
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4.6(5 parent reviews) ·Lighsite, 14 Allen Road, London, N16 8SD · Hackney
Number of places
60 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2024
Local authority
Hackney

About this day nursery

Minhome Ltd, located in Hackney, London, N16 8SD, has been providing childcare since 2003. This childcare on non-domestic premises offers full day care for children aged 1 to 4 years old, with a capacity of 60 children and 67 currently on roll.

The nursery is open weekdays from 8am to 6pm for 51 weeks of the year. With a "Good" overall effectiveness rating from its latest inspection on 24th June 2024, Minihome Ltd focuses on creating a happy and settled environment where children feel secure and valued.

The dedicated team, consisting of 21 staff members, including 16 with Level 3 qualifications and two with Level 2, is committed to personalising the curriculum to meet each child's individual needs and supporting their emotional and physical development, especially through engaging outdoor play and thoughtfully planned activities such as story time.

What it's like

Managers and staff welcome children warmly and help them to engage in the stimulating activities on offer. This helps children to feel happy and well settled. Staff regularly have conversations with children, checking on those dealing with changes in their home life. Staff are sensitive and respond to children's emotional needs well.

Supportive environmentStrong parent partnershipOutdoor playPersonalised learning

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

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

Key facts

Opening hours

weekdays from 8am to 6pm

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2003

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Minihome

Last inspected 24 June 2024

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Managers and staff welcome children warmly and help them to engage in the stimulating activities on offer. This helps children to feel happy and well settled. Staff regularly have conversations with children, checking on those dealing with changes in their home life. Staff are sensitive and respond to children's emotional needs well.

Inspector highlights

  • Managers and staff welcome children warmly and help them to engage in the stimulating activities on offer.
  • Staff thoughtfully plan the learning environment and consider children's interests well.
  • Staff recognise the importance of supporting children's emotional development.
  • The key-person system is effective.
  • Staff plan activities such as story time well.
  • Partnership with parents is strong. Parents compliment the high levels of communication they receive related to their child's learning and development.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
  • There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

Areas to develop

  • 1Provide more opportunities for children to continue to build on their independence skills further.
  • 2Support staff to consistently reinforce behaviour expectations to help children understand why behaviour rules are in place.
Inspection #10346970 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Children enthusiastically access the outdoor provision, where staff support them to build on their physical skills. Children are encouraged to practise balancing on beams, complete challenging obstacle courses and use different-sized paintbrushes to paint the wall. This helps to support children's different physical skills well.

Parent Reviews of Minihome

4.6
(5)
Carmen Barlow
2 years ago

Caring and hard-working staff and a fun, lived-in environment for the kids, plus lovely gatherings for parents and families - they really build community. Sadly the management is challenging. We experienced this first hand and have since heard similar stories from lots of the parents. Shame given how lovely it is otherwise. Also rubbish with allergies, our son was regularly having reactions due to being exposed.

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Daniel Siden
7 years ago

Amazing nursery. We visited all of them in the area and this one is THE BEST. Our two children both went there for three years each, and they now, two years on, they still talk about it with such love. The staff there are so loving and supportive. The food they serve is excellent and healthy and cooked from fresh ingredients every day. They offer the kids yoga, and language classes, ballet and music enrichment classes. Our son loves yoga now. 100% recommend Minihome. Dan

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Joanna VT
4 years ago

Both my children went here for 4 years and had a fantastic time. It’s a really caring and friendly environment with creative and kind staff.

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Zoë Herron Coleman
10 years ago

Wonderful. Kind, friendly staff, great vegetarian food, good considered values, parent inclusion.

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S N
9 years ago

Brilliant nursery care for kids. Great staff and management.

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Inspection history

Date: January 2010

  • June 2024Good
  • November 2015Good
  • January 2010Good

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