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Nanny Jane's Nursery

Ofsted: Expected standard·
4.9(28 parent reviews) ·220 Essex Road, London, N1 3AP · Islington
Number of places
55 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2026
Local authority
Islington

About this day nursery

Nanny Jane's Nursery in London, N1 3AP, registered in 2023, provides childcare for children aged 0-4 years. 30pm, for 51 weeks of the year.

The provision received a 'Requires Improvement' rating at its latest inspection on 12/06/2025. Staff provide a warm and nurturing environment, focusing on developing confident communicators and sociable individuals ready for school.

The nursery emphasises strong attachments between children and staff and offers comforting cuddles, especially for younger children. Leaders and staff plan diverse learning opportunities to enhance children's cultural capital, including outings to museums and parks.

They work closely with parents, providing daily updates, advice, and support, and effectively enhance children's communication skills through various activities like role play and one-on-one story time. The nursery also weaves mathematics and literacy into play, helping older children practice reading and writing their names.

Our ethos

Nanny Jane's Nursery's philosophy revolves around creating a second home for children, where learning is both engaging and enjoyable. They aim to foster a lifelong love of learning and equip children with life skills through imitative play in stimulating, resource-rich environments, encouraging social development.

What it's like

Staff provide children with a warm welcome and nurturing interactions, helping them to feel relaxed. However, staff often fail to incorporate information about children's abilities and interests when planning activities, limiting progress. Strong attachments exist between children and staff, who aim to develop confident communicators and sociable individuals ready for school.

Warm WelcomeNurturing InteractionsCultural CapitalCommunication SkillsParental Engagement

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday - Friday: 7:30am - 6:30pm

Age range

6 months to 48 months

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2023

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Apr 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
1 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Nanny Jane's Nursery

Last inspected 30 April 2026 · Rubina Nijabat

Safeguarding effective

Actions the provider must take

  • Improve the implementation of the curriculum to ensure that it is tailored to meet all children's individual needs, interests and next steps in learning by 31/07/2025.
  • Organise group activities more effectively to ensure that children are focused and engaged in their learning by 31/07/2025.

What it's like to attend

Staff provide children with a warm welcome and nurturing interactions, helping them to feel relaxed. However, staff often fail to incorporate information about children's abilities and interests when planning activities, limiting progress. Strong attachments exist between children and staff, who aim to develop confident communicators and sociable individuals ready for school.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff are kind and caring and offer comforting cuddles when children and babies become upset.
  • Leaders and staff plan a diverse range of learning opportunities to enhance children's cultural capital, including outings to museums and parks.
  • Staff enhance children's communication skills through various activities effectively, such as role play and one-on-one story time.
  • Leaders and staff have a good understanding of each child and their families, working closely with parents to provide daily updates, advice, and support.
  • Staff weave mathematics and literacy into children's play activities, helping older children practise reading and writing their names.
  • Children develop some skills that promote their independence.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
  • There is an open and positive culture around safeguarding that puts children's interests first.

Areas to develop

  • 1The nursery has a good variety of resources and toys. However, staff often overlook how these can enhance planned activities and children's learning. As a result, children frequently lose interest and motivation as they move from one activity to the next. In addition, staff observe children during their play and monitor their progress, sharing this information with parents and carers. However, they do not use this information effectively in their planning, which limits their ability to tailor teaching to support individual children's development.
  • 2Staff encourage children of all ages to participate in large-group activities, such as listening to stories and joining in action and movement games. However, staff overlook that some large-group activities are not suitable for all children, particularly for the younger and quieter ones. As a result, children lose focus and are not highly motivated to engage in purposeful learning.
Inspection #10394601 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning.

EAL / language support

Staff support children who speak English as an additional language by collaborating with parents, asking for keywords in children's home languages to promote their vocabulary and language development.

Parent Reviews of Nanny Jane's Nursery

4.9
(28)
Danielle Corcoran
4 months ago

From the moment my daughter started at this nursery at just seven months old, I knew I’d made the right choice. She’s been going for two years now and the care, love and effort the staff put in has been amazing. It really is a home-from-home environment. My daughter has always felt safe, settled and comfortable there, and the staff have supported her through so many milestones, from being a tiny baby to the confident, happy little girl she is now. She’s built such strong bonds with the team, which says everything about how caring and consistent they are. Communication is brilliant. The nursery uses a parent app that’s updated throughout the day, so I can see everything my daughter has eaten, when she’s had her nappy changed or been to the potty, when she’s slept and woken up, and they also upload photos of the activities she’s been doing. It’s so reassuring as a parent and really helps you feel involved in your child’s day. Zylah is always happy to go in, she walks in each morning with open arms to all the staff and comes home at the end of the day with a big smile on her face. That alone tells you how safe, loved and happy she feels there. What really sets this nursery apart is how welcoming and family-like it feels. The staff genuinely care, not just about the children but about the parents too, and that makes such a difference. I'm so grateful for everything they’ve done for my daughter over the past two years and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this nursery to anyone looking for a caring, supportive, home-from-home setting for their child.

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Han Fountain
2 months ago

We are so sad to be leaving Nanny Jane’s due to our recent move, as our son has absolutely loved his time here. From the very beginning, the team have been amazing, so welcoming, accommodating and genuinely caring. He has come on so much during his time at the nursery and we truly believe that’s down to the support, encouragement and nurturing environment the staff provide every single day when he’s there. The communication has always been fantastic and we’ve especially loved the app they use to keep us updated, it’s been so reassuring seeing what he’s been up to and how his day has gone to photos of him playing and going out of the nursery in day trips etc A special thank you to the baby room team, particularly Jaydine, who has been such a wonderful key person. She’s always been so friendly, supportive and understanding. It’s clear how much they all care about the children. The staff are nothing but an amazing team! We couldn’t have asked for a better start to his early years. Thank you all so much, we will truly miss you!

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Frankie Filtness
5 months ago

My daughter was only at Nanny Jane’s for a short while, and I’m gutted I didn’t put her there sooner! The staff are so kind and warm. They gave my daughter a wonderful start to nursery and independence and I cannot thank them enough! The nursery has a great ‘home’ feeling to it and my daughter immediately felt comfortable and happy. I would recommend this nursery to anyone!

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Jared Boles
4 months ago

Nanny Jane’s is a wonderful nursery with top-notch caregivers and clean facilities. We are from America and were initially attracted to other facilities that had more fancy accommodations or advanced syllabus. We quickly realized this was mostly show. Nanny Jane and all the team members care. Once there was an incident down the road that forced a closure for the day, Jane Anne (the owner) actually called every parent personally and offered in home care for those that desperately needed the assistance. I would give Nanny Jane’s 10 stars if I could. Thank you so much for your care these last few years. Archer and Adalyn will miss you all greatly.

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Chris-Ellen Agyemang
9 months ago

I honestly can’t thank Nanny Jane’s nursery enough for all the love, care and support they’ve given me and my daughter over the years. They’ve truly been a village for us, especially through her diagnosis and have shown so much patience, understanding and kindness. The staff go above and beyond for every child and parent and you can feel how much they genuinely care. I will always recommend this nursery to anyone looking for a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment for their little ones. We’re so blessed to have had them as part of our journey. ❤️

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Inspection history

Date: June 2025

The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Requires improvement). We're re-checking it against the original report.

  • July 2025Requires improvement
  • June 2025Requires improvement

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