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Pimlico Nursery

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Nov 2023)
·Westminster Adult Education Service, Lupus Street, Pimlico, SW1V 3AT · Westminster
Number of places
16 places
Age range
1–3 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2023
Local authority
Westminster

About this day nursery

Pimlico Nursery, established in 2013 and operated by Westminster Adult Education Service, provides outstanding childcare for children aged 1 to 3 years. 30am to 5pm, the nursery places children's well-being at the heart of its approach.

Staff foster secure and affectionate bonds through sensitive interactions, ensuring children feel safe, confident, and free to express themselves. The curriculum is rich and inspiring, designed to foster readiness for school and beyond, with a focus on developing independence in personal care from a young age.

This includes encouraging children to tackle challenges and learn through exploration, supporting their natural curiosity and love of learning. The nursery provides exceptional support for children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND), with highly trained staff who create precise plans in partnership with parents and other professionals to help children flourish and make rapid progress.

With a strong emphasis on communication skills, staff use various methods like pictures and gestures to help all children find their voice, including those learning English as an additional language. The nursery celebrates diversity, providing a culturally rich and varied curriculum that includes regular outings to places like gardens, libraries, theatres, and farms, expanding children's knowledge and understanding of the world.

While specific details on the outdoor space are not highlighted, the nursery encourages outdoor learning through activities like scavenger hunts, and children are encouraged to set themselves physical challenges, such as climbing. Staff are highly qualified and experienced, continuously enhancing their professional skills, and are dedicated to helping each child achieve their best.

What it's like

Staff prioritise children's well-being, fostering secure bonds through sensitive interactions. Children feel safe, confident, and express themselves freely. Staff serve as excellent role models, setting high expectations for behaviour, which children emulate, showing care and helpfulness towards others.

OutstandingHolistic DevelopmentSEND SupportCultural RichnessIndependent Learners

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

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

Key facts

Opening hours

8.30am until 5pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Pimlico Nursery

Last inspected 28 November 2023 · Sarah Crawford

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Staff prioritise children's well-being, fostering secure bonds through sensitive interactions. Children feel safe, confident, and express themselves freely. Staff serve as excellent role models, setting high expectations for behaviour, which children emulate, showing care and helpfulness towards others.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager and staff are firmly committed to helping each child in the setting to achieve their best. They carefully create a rich and inspiring curriculum which fosters children's readiness for school and beyond.
  • The manager and staff value the diversity of the families using their setting and are extremely welcoming and inclusive. They work very hard to engage all parents and develop strong partnerships.
  • The manager invests in the staff team and encourages staff to pursue their passion for childcare. Staff are highly qualified and experienced and have excellent opportunities to enhance their professional skills and knowledge.
  • Staff support children to gain excellent communication skills and readily praise them for their speaking and positive interactions. They skilfully teach children other ways to communicate, such as using pictures and gestures.
  • Staff are passionate about providing a culturally rich and varied curriculum, including regular outings outside of the setting, to expand children's knowledge and understanding of the world.
Inspection #10308415 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents are delighted by their children's rapid progress since joining the setting, especially with their social and communication skills.

They appreciate that staff provide them with books and simple activities, such as an outdoor scavenger hunt, to help them to continue children's learning outside of the setting.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is exceptional. The manager ensures that staff are trained to a high level so that children with SEND have a skilled team around them. Staff devise precise plans and work in close partnership with parents and other professionals to help children to flourish and make rapid progress towards their individual goals.

Outdoor space

The report does not provide specific details about the outdoor space or physical play, but mentions staff provide useful advice and help parents to access local services, and provide books and simple activities, such as an outdoor scavenger hunt, to help them to continue children's learning outside of the setting. It also states that children set themselves challenges, such as climbing the big ladder to the slide.

Inspection history
Improved from Good → Outstanding in 2023

Date: November 2013

  • November 2023Outstanding
  • March 2018Good
  • October 2014Good
  • November 2013Requires improvement

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