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Regents Park Nursery

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Aug 2025)
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4.3(6 parent reviews) ·14-15 Gloucester Gate, LONDON, NW1 4HG · Camden
Number of places
75 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2025
Local authority
Camden

About this day nursery

Regents Park Nursery, located in London NW1 4HG, has been providing outstanding childcare since its registration in 2002. This non-domestic childcare setting employs 29 dedicated staff members, with 18 holding early years qualifications at Level 2 or above.

The nursery offers a rich and varied experience for children aged 1 to 4 years, fostering their development across all areas, from emotional regulation to fine motor skills. With a well-thought-out curriculum that is carefully sequenced and tailored to individual needs, children consistently achieve their developmental milestones, preparing them for future education.

The nursery prides itself on its nurturing ethos, where children quickly settle, learn to build friendships, and develop empathy. Staff-led activities, such as singing traditional nursery rhymes and engaging in purposeful dialogue, support children's literacy and communication skills.

The stimulating environment, including an inviting outdoor space, encourages children to link ideas and develop excellent coordination, as evidenced by their confident use of tennis rackets and successful jumping through hoops. Educational trips further deepen their understanding of the world, making learning a comprehensive and engaging experience at Regents Park Nursery.

What it's like

Children at Regents Park Nursery thrive in an environment where staff are dedicated to excellence and passionate about nurturing every child. They quickly settle into a strong ethos that fosters positive attachments with staff and encourages the development of friendships and empathy among peers. The well-sequenced curriculum, combined with staff's impressive knowledge of child development, ensures that children make exceptional progress across all areas, achieving key developmental milestones and building a strong foundation for their future education.

Nurturing environmentStrong parent partnershipsStimulating outdoor spaceWell-sequenced curriculumOutstanding SEND support

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2002

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Regents Park Nursery

Last inspected 28 August 2025

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

Children at Regents Park Nursery thrive in an environment where staff are dedicated to excellence and passionate about nurturing every child. They quickly settle into a strong ethos that fosters positive attachments with staff and encourages the development of friendships and empathy among peers. The well-sequenced curriculum, combined with staff's impressive knowledge of child development, ensures that children make exceptional progress across all areas, achieving key developmental milestones and building a strong foundation for their future education.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff strive for excellence with a passion for children to thrive, fostering a strong ethos of nurture where children settle quickly.
  • Effective systems are in place to identify and support disadvantaged families.
  • Children establish positive attachments with staff, learning to make friends and show empathy through purposeful dialogue.
  • Staff possess impressive knowledge of child development, providing a rich set of experiences that lead to exceptional progress.
  • The well-thought-out curriculum is carefully sequenced, helping children achieve developmental milestones and prepare for future education.
  • Staff tailor planning to individual children's needs, model ambitious vocabulary, and explicitly teach emotional recognition.
  • The environment features stimulating resources and an inviting outdoor space, encouraging children to link ideas and build coordination skills.
  • Highly effective assessment systems enable staff to plan activities that extend learning for the most able children, preparing them socially and academically for school.
  • Staff receive focused training to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, with interventions to improve communication and language skills.
  • Staff model language exceptionally well, teaching specific vocabulary that children accurately model, becoming fluent in reading and recalling stories.
  • Staff show high levels of enthusiasm during songs, helping babies learn new words and traditional nursery rhyme structures, laying literacy foundations.
  • Excellent systems are in place for smooth transitions between rooms, minimizing worries and helping children settle successfully.
  • During mealtimes, staff engage toddlers in reflective thinking through well-chosen questions, promoting meaningful discussions and linking new ideas.
  • Staff share timely information with parents about toilet training and encourage babies' first steps, fostering independence and increased mobility.
  • Staff model emotional vocabulary, helping children identify and manage feelings effectively.
  • In the pre-school room, staff teach specific concepts like measurement and numbers, using questioning to develop complex problem-solving and inquisitiveness.
  • Educational trips deepen children's knowledge of the wider world, reinforcing learning across the curriculum through real-world experiences like zoo visits.
  • Children learn about health and well-being through gardening and sports, confidently discussing self-care.
  • A supportive work culture, highly experienced staff, and a thorough training programme enhance the nursery and embed the curriculum.
  • Exceptional partnerships with parents involve meaningful communication, enabling parents to support their children's learning at home.
Inspection #10398481 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff receive focused training to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, with a particular focus on interventions to improve communication and language skills, helping all children catch up in their development.

Outdoor space

Staff provide stimulating resources and an inviting outdoor space so that children can link ideas to what they are learning. Children enjoy engaging in sensory play, manipulating objects, and using fine motor tools, including tennis rackets and balls, enabling them to build excellent coordination skills.

Parent Reviews of Regents Park Nursery

4.3
(6)
S Z
7 months ago

Want to give a huge shoutout to Bright Horizons Regents Park Nursery – especially the incredible Baby Room team! One of the first things that stood out to me was the experience and stability of the staff. Many of the baby room teachers have been at this nursery for 10+ years (some over 16!), and the overall staff turnover is remarkably low. That consistency was a major factor in our decision and has proven invaluable. My son joined at 9 months old when I returned to work full-time, and like many parents, I was anxious about the transition. The baby room team made all the difference – they were warm, empathetic, deeply passionate about babies, and incredibly professional. From day one, my son settled quickly and has been content and thriving. We’ve been consistently impressed with several things: - Genuine care: You can feel the love in the room. It’s clear in the way staff interact with the babies and in the joy in the photos they share. - Engaging activities: Daily sensory play, messy play, and plenty of outdoor time – things our son wouldn’t get access to at home. - Strong communication: Teachers share daily updates, flag anything important (e.g., signs of illness), and offer suggestions for what we can do at home to support development. - Early values: Even at this young age, they introduce ideas like sharing, curiosity, and kindness – which show up when we’re out on playdates or at museums. - Excellent management: The overall management of the nursery is fantastic – we regularly receive well-organized updates, key development milestones, and progress reports that help us feel confident in our son's growth and learning. And a special mention on food – it’s outstanding. Meals are freshly cooked on-site each day and tailored to each baby’s needs. Big shoutout to Chef Caroline, who’s clearly doing a phenomenal job. Since joining, our son has gained weight (he's now 78th percentile in weight distribution, 98th percentile in height distribution at the 14-mo check-up), developed great eating habits, and genuinely loves food. Because he uses a sippy cup at nursery, he’s now transitioned easily to an open cup at home too – something we hadn’t expected this early. A heartfelt thank you to Stevi and Jeli (his amazing key carers), and also to Halimeh, Monjila, and the rest of the team. My son lights up when he sees them – they truly are our village. Their recent Outstanding Ofsted rating reflects exactly what we experience every day – a passionate, skilled, and dedicated team that puts children first. We couldn’t be more grateful.

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Rebecca Ellen DeSimone
5 years ago

Our daughter has been attending this day nursery for the past four months. We highly recommend it. Our daughter is excited when she is dropped off. She has bonded well with her room leaders. Although due to Covid restrictions we cannot observe her day-to-day experience, she daily grows in confidence and ability, especially verbally, and much of this is thanks to the nursery. We know this because we do not speak to her in English at home so we know that her many new English words and phrases, and the actions she associates with them ("wash hands!") are directly attributable to what she learns at nursery. We are very thankful for the lovely and professional staff and the ability to work while knowing our daughter is flourishing.

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Hardik Mehta
8 years ago

Please do not waste your time with this Nursery as after given confirmation email and they turned us down by responding we do not send out emails. I spoke to the manager of parent enquiry assuring me that he will resolve this and get back to me, today its been over 10 days no response from him or any member of the team. Because of there confirmation I gave notice at my current Nursery and now we have lost our childs place, It is very frustrating being on the phone to Bright Horizons and no clarification is made till date.

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Beccah T
5 years ago

Since putting my child in here we have both had a wonderful experience. attentive staff and responsive manager. Very happy

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Silvana Baratelli
a year ago

Great place with amazing staff.

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Inspection history

Date: January 2012

  • August 2025Outstanding
  • October 2019Outstanding
  • October 2015Good
  • January 2012Good

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