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Old Kent Road Nursery and Preschool

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2025)
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4.3(9 Google reviews) ·616 Old Kent Road, London, SE15 1JB · Southwark
Number of places
55 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2025
Local authority
Southwark

About this early years setting

Old Kent Road Nursery and Preschool, located in Peckham, London, was registered in 2014 and provides full-day care for children aged 0 to 4 years. The nursery operates from 8am to 6:30pm, Monday to Friday, for 51 weeks of the year, closing only for bank holidays.

With a dedicated team of 21 staff, 19 of whom work directly with children, the nursery ensures a high standard of care and education, with 11 staff holding qualifications at Level 3 and above. The setting, which currently caters to 65 children, offers government-funded places.

The latest inspection by Ofsted on 10 July 2025 rated the nursery as 'Good' in overall effectiveness, reflecting strong performance in the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. Children are noted to settle quickly and happily, thriving in an environment where staff build strong bonds and foster independence, preparing them well for their next stage of education.

The nursery promotes effective communication, imaginative play, and a love for reading through engaging activities like turning the home corner into a doctor's surgery and making stories come alive with Makaton signs. Safeguarding arrangements are effective, with an open culture that prioritises children's interests.

What it's like

Children arrive happily and settle quickly at activities with their friends. Staff cultivate a nurturing approach, building strong bonds that help children feel safe and secure, and children enjoy reassurance and praise. Children behave well, make choices, and follow routines, which enhances their independence and personal skills, preparing them for the next stage of their education.

Nurturing approachStrong bondsImaginative playEffective communicationIndependenceGood behaviour

Key facts

Opening hours

8am to 6.30pm on Monday to Friday for 51 weeks of the year, except for bank holidays.

Term time / All Year

All_year

Registered with Ofsted

2014

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Old Kent Road Nursery and Preschool

Last inspected 10 July 2025

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children arrive happily and settle quickly at activities with their friends. Staff cultivate a nurturing approach, building strong bonds that help children feel safe and secure, and children enjoy reassurance and praise. Children behave well, make choices, and follow routines, which enhances their independence and personal skills, preparing them for the next stage of their education.

Inspector highlights

  • Children arrive happily and settle quickly at activities, with staff building strong bonds to help them feel safe and secure.
  • The curriculum is well sequenced and incorporates children's learning needs and interests, successfully enabling imaginative play and re-enacting real-life experiences.
  • Children develop effective communication and language skills through staff using Makaton signs and picture cards, bringing stories to life, and keenly singing familiar songs.
  • Children's social skills are fully enhanced during mealtimes, with staff supporting meaningful conversations and promoting healthy eating habits.
  • Children develop effective physical skills during outside play, confidently using a range of wheeled toys and climbing equipment.
  • Partnerships with parents are strong, with daily feedback and use of an app to share information, ensuring effective communication about children's progress and well-being.
  • Effective systems are in place to help identify and support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, with staff working closely with parents and other professionals.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with an open and positive culture that puts children's interests first.

Areas to develop

  • 1Use staff induction and supervision more precisely to monitor and embed staff training into their practice.
  • 2Support staff further to plan well-sequenced activities, including ways that help children consolidate their learning further.
Inspection #10392444 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Effective systems are in place to help identify and support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff work closely with parents and other professionals, ensuring children's individual needs are fully considered, especially during transition times.

Outdoor space

Children develop effective physical skills during outside play, confidently using a range of wheeled toys and climbing equipment, and enjoying a mud kitchen for sensory exploration.

EAL / language support

All children, including those who are learning English as an additional language, are developing their communication and language skills well, benefiting from staff actively using Makaton signs and picture cards to aid communication.

Google Reviews of Old Kent Road Nursery and Preschool

4.3
(9 Google reviews)
Renata Sandra-T.
5 months ago

We honestly couldn’t imagine a better place for our daughter. From the very beginning, the staff have been absolutely amazing, kind, caring, and genuinely invested in the children. Our daughter is always happy, feels safe, and is clearly loved and supported every day. The nursery has such a warm, family-like atmosphere, and it truly feels like an extension of our own family. Knowing she is in such good hands gives us complete peace of mind. We are so grateful for everything the team does and would highly recommend this nursery to any parent.

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Jordan Marwood
4 months ago

Our son has been attending LEYF OKR since May 2025. We have nothing but positive things to say about the nursery - the staff really care about the children and go above and beyond to provide a nurturing, interesting and fun environment. Our son absolutely loves attending and talks about the staff on his days at home!

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Eleanor M
6 years ago

Wonderful nursery - my daughter loves it. They've got great facilities including outside space for babies and pre-school, the staff are briliant and recieve lots of support to help them develop their skills and careers, but best of all they recognise each child as an individual and work hard to create an environment in which they thrive. The nursery has just (August 2019) had a glowing Ofsted inspection that rated them outstanding in every category. I can't recommend BiB highly enough!!

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CBH
3 years ago

I’m so pleased we picked Bird In Bush. It’s a fun and caring nursery that our child loves. The staff are always so helpful and fill us in on all the varied activities of the day.

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MELAT
4 years ago

I am so disappointed with this nursery.They didn’t refund me one week fee as my child was leaving.I tried so solve it with the manager they told me to speak with the head office the head office don’t want to respond they ignore me.I have evidence I will face them soon. I don’t recommend to anyone.

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Inspection history

Date: September 2014

  • July 2025Good
  • August 2019Outstanding
  • September 2014Good

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