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Nagila Pre-School

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2025)
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5.0(2 parent reviews) ·Edgware & Hendon Reform Synagogue, in Edgware, HA8 8AB · Barnet
Number of places
46 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2025
Local authority
Barnet

About this day nursery

Nagila Pre-School, located within the Edgware & Hendon Reform Synagogue in Edgware, HA8 8AB, provides a nurturing environment for children aged 1 to 4 years. Re-registered in 2017, the pre-school operates weekdays from 7:45 am to 5:30 pm all year round, accommodating 28 children with a capacity for 46.

The leadership team is dedicated to fostering confident, curious learners, striving to equip all children with independence and strong communication skills essential for their future education. The curriculum, which strongly promotes personal, social, and emotional development, ensures a smooth transition into the pre-school community for both parents and children.

Staff are attentive to children's dietary needs, making sure healthy lunches cater to all preferences and allergies. The pre-school effectively supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities through partnerships with other settings and specialist agencies, ensuring every child receives the necessary help and care to make the best possible progress.

What it's like

Children are treated with kindness and respect at Nagila Pre-School. Staff work together well to ensure children are safe and carefully supervised. The leadership has a clear vision for children to become confident, curious learners who can communicate their needs and develop independence. Children behave well and follow instructions, and a calm atmosphere is quickly restored when children have trouble regulating their behaviour.

Good overall effectivenessHolistic developmentSupport for SENDStrong communication skillsFocus on independence

Key facts

Opening hours

weekdays from 7.45am to 5.30pm all year round

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2017

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Nagila Pre-School

Last inspected 3 March 2025

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are treated with kindness and respect at Nagila Pre-School. Staff work together well to ensure children are safe and carefully supervised. The leadership has a clear vision for children to become confident, curious learners who can communicate their needs and develop independence. Children behave well and follow instructions, and a calm atmosphere is quickly restored when children have trouble regulating their behaviour.

Inspector highlights

  • The curriculum has a strong focus on the prime areas of learning to ensure the building blocks are in place for children's future learning.
  • There is an effective key-person system in place. Staff know the children very well.
  • Children's communication and language skills are developing well. Staff promote meaningful two-way conversation.
  • Staff are skilled at identifying children's interests and use them to extend children's knowledge.
  • Children learn to be independent with their self-care. Children rinse their cups and put their cutlery away after lunch, tuck their chairs under the table and wipe their own faces with individual flannels.
  • Members of staff that are 'maths champions' are helping the pre-school enhance the curriculum for mathematical development.

Areas to develop

  • 1review how well the pre-school promotes children's physical exercise when playing outdoors
  • 2develop partnership working further by providing parents with ideas on how to continue children's learning at home.
Inspection #10368098 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported. Staff work hard to make sure they get the help and care that they need to make the best possible progress.

Outdoor space

Most children enjoy being outside. They have opportunities to balance and roll cars down half pipes. They use their imaginations being 'butterflies'. They make chalk marks on the fence. However, there are too few opportunities for children to take part in rigorous physical activity and develop their core strength and stamina.

Parent Reviews of Nagila Pre-School

5.0
(2)
Ani O'Neill
2 years ago

Our daughter has had a wonderful year at Nagila Pre-School Nursery. She has loved the weekly activities with tuff trays, cooking, learning new skills and educational activities about other countries and the Jewish Holidays through music and arts and crafts. A key highlight for us as parents was attending the kids Seder. The key workers have been absolutely fantastic- so warm, gentle and very nurturing. They work hard to ensure that the individual needs of the kids are met and supported.

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Emma Bord
2 years ago

I have had 3 children at Nagila and they have all had the most amazing experience. The staff are all wonderful and the children have always come out with a smile on their faces. A truly nurturing place for them to have fun and learn in equal amounts.

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Inspection history

Date: March 2019

  • March 2025Good
  • March 2019Outstanding

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