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Riverside Nursery Schools - Twickenham Park

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2024)
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4.6(32 parent reviews)
·31 Cambridge Road, TWICKENHAM, TW1 2HN · Richmond upon Thames
Number of places
80 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2024
Local authority
Richmond upon Thames

About this day nursery

Twickenham Park Nursery, part of the Riverside Nursery Schools Group, offers a nurturing environment focused on curiosity, confidence, and belonging. With a strong emphasis on sustainability and community ties, the nursery champions diversity and inclusion, ensuring every child flourishes.

" Guy Mitchell, who has been with the nursery since 2003, is passionate about making every day a unique experience for the children, prioritising their well-being, development of resilience, social skills, empathy, and independence. The nursery benefits from a stable and loyal team, with many staff members having served for 10 to 20 years, some having advanced from entry-level positions to Room Leads under Guy's mentorship, reflecting the positive and supportive culture he has cultivated.

Our ethos

The nursery aims to foster curiosity, confidence, and a sense of belonging, with a strong emphasis on sustainability, community, diversity, and inclusion. They are committed to nurturing well-being, resilience, social skills, empathy, and independence in every child, ensuring each day is a unique and enriching experience.

What it's like

Children are happy and thrive in this stimulating and welcoming environment. Staff take time to get to know children individually, work with parents and settle them in at their own pace, which helps children to become confident and feel valued. Staff have high expectations of all children, who behave very well.

Sustainably driven settingStrong community linksExtracurricular activitiesExperienced and stable staff teamFocus on inclusion and diversity

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
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Key facts

Opening hours

8am – 6pm

Age range

9 months+

Food

Yes

Staff

26

Waitlist

Yes (enquire or register for a place)

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Riverside Nursery Schools - Twickenham Park

Last inspected 22 August 2024 · Nelam Pooni

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

What it's like to attend

Children are happy and thrive in this stimulating and welcoming environment. Staff take time to get to know children individually, work with parents and settle them in at their own pace, which helps children to become confident and feel valued. Staff have high expectations of all children, who behave very well.

Inspector highlights

  • Children's safety is a priority for leaders and staff. All staff have attended training that has given them a good knowledge of safeguarding and child protection issues, including how to identify and report concerns.
  • Staff know all of the children well. They regularly observe and track their progress, enabling them to plan exciting activities based on what children are interested in, what they know and what they need to know next.
  • All children, including those who speak English as an additional language, make good progress in their communication and language development. Children are given lots of opportunities to sing songs, listen to stories and have conversations with each other.
  • Children behave very well and are eager to learn. They build positive relationships with their friends and staff, focus on activities well, and are kind to each other, supporting each other when they need help.
  • Supporting children's emotional well-being is a focus for all at the nursery. An established and supportive key-person system, alongside regular communication with parents, helps to ensure that staff know children individually.

Areas to develop

  • 1provide more opportunities for younger children to extend their vocabulary and enhance their developing communication skills
  • 2strengthen communication with parents to involve them in matters at the nursery.
Inspection #10361725 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/ or disabilities and those who may need extra support are supported well by leaders and staff. They identify, refer, work with professionals and implement strategies recommended by them to support children.

Outdoor space

Older children enjoy playing in the nursery garden, running, jumping, and learning to climb and balance.

Parent Reviews of Riverside Nursery Schools - Twickenham Park

4.6
(32)
Elena Chester
9 months ago

My daughter joined Twickenham park nursery at 9 month and is leaving it now to school as a happy, confident, kind, curious child with many friends. The environment, practitioners, staff - all helped her and supported us to help her to develop many life skills. Security wise one may find it too strict but nowadays it is kind of a necessity. As parents we are happy with the overall experience too.

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Paquet Nicolas
9 months ago

Our son has been in the good care of Twickenham Park from 9 months old to 30 months old, ramping up from two days a week to five days a week. We had an incredibly good experience with Twickenham Park. The environment was so nice that he adapted almost instantly. He's always very happy to go in the morning and he comes up in the evening with a big smile (and sometimes some trace of messy plays ;) ). It was a pleasure to watch him grow and thrive there. The only reason we left is because we were moving out, and it was a heartbreaking moment to give notice of leaving. The management is kind and responsive. The place is clean, nice and calm. The equipment is diverse and in good state. And the staff is caring and helpful. We wish all the best to the whole team, and to all the happy babies, toddlers and preschoolers (and their parents!) that we had the privilege to meet during these two years. Thanks for everything!

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Sara Reis
11 months ago

We cannot thank the team at Twickenham Park enough for the care and dedication they've given our son this past year. This was the first childcare setting he attended and we were always reassured he was in safe and loving hands. I'm grateful for them making my transition into work in particular smooth and easy.

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Russell Stuart
4 years ago

I can't speak highly enough of Twickenham Park Nursery. Our 2 year old has been going there for 15 months now and we genuinely feel like we are handing her over each morning to another set of parents! The staff are all amazing and have worked at the nursery for a long time, led fantastically by the manager Guy who has been in charge for 18 years! We are friends with a lot of other parents at the nursery, and everyone speaks extremely highly of the care and attention their children are given. Every week or month we notice more things that our daughter has learned at nursery which always amazes us. I could not recommend the nursery more.

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Karina Dawson
4 years ago

Twickenham Park Day Nursery has easily been the best choice for our daughter since the very first enquiry we made with them. The staff clearly care about and enjoy their jobs, and give so much love and attention to the little people that they teach and care for. There has not been a single issue in the seven months that our daughter has been enrolled, even with the extra demands that the pandemic has clearly put on key workers in childcare settings. Ive only been able to visit inside the nursery twice but from those initial visits, it’s obvious that the facilities they have for the little ones are thoughtfully chosen and kept impeccably clean. They also have a great chef who delivers a wonderfully varied menu. It’s been such a relief to find people that we trust completely to care for our child. Since starting, she has thrived, and comes home doing something new each week. She gets excited when she arrives and sees the happy, familiar faces that come out to greet her - that alone is an obvious testament to the experience that she has at nursery.

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Inspection history

Date: August 2024

  • October 2024Good
  • August 2024Good

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