Opening hours
8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, for 50 weeks of the year
Quaggy Childrens Centre
Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2021)
Number of places
49 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2021
Local authority
Greenwich
About this day nursery
Quaggy Childrens Centre, registered in 2004, is a childcare setting located in Orchard Hill, London SE13 7QZ. Operating from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, for 50 weeks of the year, it offers full day care for children aged 1 to 4.
The nursery was last inspected on 5th August 2021 by Ofsted and received a "Good" rating for its overall effectiveness, improving from an "Inadequate" rating at its previous inspection in 2019. The dedicated and passionate leadership and staff team at Quaggy Childrens Centre foster a welcoming and nurturing environment where children are happy, safe, and engaged in a variety of stimulating activities.
The setting provides a very spacious and well-resourced outdoor learning area, allowing children to explore and investigate. The nursery has 16 members of staff, 13 of whom hold early years qualifications ranging from level 2 to level 6.
They receive funding to provide early education for two, three, and four-year-olds.
What it's like
The dedicated and passionate leadership and staff team create a welcoming and nurturing environment for children to play and learn in. Children are happy and safe. They enjoy participating in a variety of fun and stimulating activities.
Welcoming environmentNurturing staffVariety of activitiesSpacious outdoor areaStrong parent partnerships
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2004
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Quaggy Childrens Centre
Last inspected 5 August 2021
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
The dedicated and passionate leadership and staff team create a welcoming and nurturing environment for children to play and learn in. Children are happy and safe. They enjoy participating in a variety of fun and stimulating activities.
Inspector highlights
- The dedicated and passionate leadership and staff team create a welcoming and nurturing environment for children to play and learn in.
- Children are happy and safe, enjoying participating in a variety of fun and stimulating activities.
- Children access a very spacious and well-resourced outdoor learning area, exploring and investigating outdoors.
- Children have fun dancing, making play dough, playing in a large sandpit, and participating in running races.
- Partnerships with parents are very good, with most parents expressing high satisfaction.
- Staff have high aspirations for all children, particularly those in receipt of additional funding and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
- Staff nurture children's confidence, and children show a positive approach towards their learning.
- Equality and diversity is strongly celebrated and embedded at the nursery.
- The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
Areas to develop
- 1build on opportunities for staff to consistently extend children's language skills to challenge their learning further
- 2support staff to enhance their interactions during activities and daily routines to extend children's mathematical knowledge.
Inspection #10133486 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff have high aspirations for all children. This is particularly true of children who are in receipt of additional funding and those children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Outdoor space
Children access a very spacious and well-resourced outdoor learning area. They show good levels of engagement as they explore and investigate outdoors. For instance, children delight in making pretend soup and chocolate pudding in the mud kitchen. Staff foster children's imagination and creativity effectively.
Parent Reviews of Quaggy Childrens Centre
3.1
(7)
silverdrop
9 months ago
i don’t know what they feed the children but my child comes home and vomits very often she also comes back with dirty and wet clothes i’ve spoken to the staff several times but nothing’s changed, going to transfer to another nursery very soon.
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G L
6 months ago
Horrible and rude staff. Never come back again
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Amina Ederis
11 months ago
Good place safety children I like that nursary i recommend to parents
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Elena Gkelou
2 years ago
Anna Kamraczewska
3 years ago
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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2021
Date: July 2010
- August 2021Good
- December 2019Inadequate
- April 2016Outstanding
- July 2010Good
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