Opening hours
8am until 6pm each weekday for most of the year
Robert Blair Children's Centre and Extended School Services
Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2024)
Number of places
36 places
Age range
0–3 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2024
Local authority
Islington
About this day nursery
Robert Blair Children's Centre and Extended School Services, located in Islington, London, offers high-quality childcare for children aged 0 to 3. Registered in 2006, the nursery operates from 8am to 6pm for most of the year, also providing before and after-school care for children attending the school nursery.
The nursery maintains a strong focus on children's well-being, fostering warm relationships between children and staff, and managing behaviour positively through clear expectations and encouragement. The dedicated team of 11 staff members, all with relevant childcare qualifications, including a deputy head teacher with qualified teacher status, ensures a rich and varied curriculum.
This comprehensive approach supports children's development across various domains, including excellent mathematical skills, an understanding of the world around them, and an appreciation for diversity. Staff also work closely with parents, providing workshops and daily updates to ensure positive outcomes for every child.
What it's like
Children enjoy warm, close relationships with staff who take time to get to know each child well. They help children to feel secure and highly valued, for example, by using children's likes and dislikes to provide enjoyable activities. Staff have high expectations of children and manage their behaviour in positive ways. The curriculum is wide, varied and supports good progress for all children.
Warm relationshipsVaried curriculumGood progressIndependence skillsCreative developmentParent partnership
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2006
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Robert Blair Children's Centre and Extended School Services
Last inspected 6 February 2024
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children enjoy warm, close relationships with staff who take time to get to know each child well. They help children to feel secure and highly valued, for example, by using children's likes and dislikes to provide enjoyable activities. Staff have high expectations of children and manage their behaviour in positive ways. The curriculum is wide, varied and supports good progress for all children.
Inspector highlights
- Children enjoy warm, close relationships with staff who take time to get to know each child well, helping them to feel secure and highly valued.
- The curriculum is wide, varied and supports good progress for all children, with children gaining good early mathematical skills.
- Children learn about the world around them effectively, including the life cycle of a butterfly and how things grow.
- Staff provide children with soft toys, dolls and books that reflect different races and cultures, and discuss special religious and cultural events.
- Children have good physical skills, with babies and toddlers learning to walk and balance, and older children enjoying climbing and using wheeled toys outdoors.
- Staff teach children good communication, language and literacy skills, including bringing items from home to show and talk about, and creating stories using pictures.
- Children develop good independence skills, such as putting on and taking off coats and shoes, and preparing their own snacks.
- Staff support children's creative development effectively, offering sensory experiences and exploring printing using mesh and paint.
- Staff work successfully with parents, providing workshops and sharing books to support learning at home.
- The manager provides good support to staff, including individual discussions and a wide range of courses to promote staff development.
- Staff ensure that children have nutritious meals, snacks, and daily physical exercise outdoors, promoting oral hygiene.
- The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with an open and positive culture that puts children's interests first.
Areas to develop
- 1consistently give children more time to think and respond to questions to support their thinking skills further
- 2help children to understand what is happening throughout the day to support their understanding more securely
Inspection #10305003 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inspection history
Date: October 2014
- February 2024Good
- February 2018Good
- October 2014Good
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