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Odyssey London

Ofsted: Strong standard·248 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 6JF · Westminster
Number of places
106 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2026
Local authority
Westminster

About this day nursery

Odyssey London, a childcare setting on non-domestic premises located at 248 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 6JF, was registered with Ofsted on 20 February 2025 and is operated by Busy Bees Nurseries Limited. The setting demonstrates a strong commitment to safeguarding, with leaders and staff fostering an open culture where responsibilities are met, and concerns are actively managed, ensuring children feel safe and secure.

The curriculum is highly ambitious and well-sequenced, sparking children's curiosity and motivating them to learn. Children are supported to become confident and independent, encouraged to take risks and express themselves in multiple inspiring spaces, which act as a "third teacher" in their development.

The environment is warm and inclusive, celebrating children's families and cultures, with languages incorporated into learning and positive interactions between staff and children fostering strong bonds. Leaders are highly knowledgeable, maintaining excellent standards and continuously improving, as evidenced by their swift response to parent feedback regarding diverse food options by introducing a chef showcase and involving parents in cooking sessions.

The setting also prioritises children's wellbeing and smooth transitions, with a focus on consistent support during these times. They excel in supporting children with barriers to learning and special educational needs, ensuring all children can engage with the curriculum fully and thrive.

What it's like

Children excel through a varied and highly ambitious curriculum that sparks curiosity and motivates them to learn. They are confident and independent, supported in taking risks and being brave within an engaging and stimulating environment. Children and their families feel welcome and represented, fostering a sense of belonging. Support for children with barriers to learning and special educational needs and/or disabilities is extremely effective, ensuring all children can engage with the curriculum fully and thrive.

Strong standardSafeguarding metAmbitious curriculumInclusive environmentStrong parent partnershipsEffective SEND support

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 07:30 - 18:00

Registered with Ofsted

2025

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Strong standard

Last inspected Jul 2026

Headline: Strong standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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

AchievementStrong standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted report for Odyssey London

Last inspected 9 July 2026

What it's like to attend

Children excel through a varied and highly ambitious curriculum that sparks curiosity and motivates them to learn. They are confident and independent, supported in taking risks and being brave within an engaging and stimulating environment. Children and their families feel welcome and represented, fostering a sense of belonging. Support for children with barriers to learning and special educational needs and/or disabilities is extremely effective, ensuring all children can engage with the curriculum fully and thrive.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders and staff know children remarkably well, implementing and teaching the curriculum to the highest standards, leading to rapid and sustained progress.
  • Children are well supported by attentive and responsive adults, with learning extended to parents to support progress at home.
  • The settling-in process is reflective, and the highly effective key-person system ensures staff are fully informed about each child's needs.
  • Leaders and staff have created a warm and inclusive environment that welcomes all children, with families and cultures consistently represented.
  • Promoting a healthy lifestyle is central to practice, with well-thought-out, nutritious meals and encouragement for children to try diverse foods.
  • The environment is well thought out and acts as a "third teacher," with well-designed rooms and specialist art and music teachers inspiring learning.
  • Maths is taught through playful opportunities in all areas of learning, with staff adapting teaching to children's home languages and ideas.
  • Leaders are highly skilled, maintaining and driving excellent standards throughout the setting, with swift implementation of strategies for improvement.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should strengthen routines for transitions to consistently prioritise children's wellbeing.
  • 2Leaders should continue to embed and further the setting's curriculum for children, to realise a transformational impact on all children's achievement.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The setting provides highly effective support for children with barriers to learning and special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), ensuring they face no obstacles to learning new skills. Leaders and staff work collaboratively with parents to ensure every child is well-supported, and swift intervention allows parents to get the support needed quickly.

EAL / language support

Children who start with limited English are supported to acquire language skills and are now confident in English. Staff sing a morning song in English and a child's home language with the use of signs to make them feel welcome, helping children develop their understanding and use of the English language and early communication skills while maintaining pride in their home languages and cultures. Older children are also given the opportunity to learn new languages with language specialists.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

9 July 2026

Strong standard

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

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