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South Bank Colleges (Lambeth College) Nursery

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Jan 2024)
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3.2(145 parent reviews)
·Lambeth College: Clapham Centre, 45 Clapham Common South Side, London, SW4 9BL · Lambeth
Number of places
24 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2024
Local authority
Lambeth

About this day nursery

South Bank Colleges Nursery, situated at the Clapham Campus, offers childcare services for children aged 2-4 years. It is primarily for students of the LSBU group, with nursery placements aligning with individual student timetables.

While the nursery operates on a sessional basis for students, staff of South Bank Colleges can access services from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. Potential visitors should arrange appointments in advance.

Applications for childcare are processed during the enrolment period, and inquiries can be made at reception for specific dates and times. The nursery can be contacted directly via phone or email for further information.

The institution has been recognised with an 'Outstanding' rating by Ofsted.

What it's like

Children thrive at this setting, and staff go above and beyond to make every child feel welcome and that they truly belong. Staff know all children personally and use this information to prepare bespoke activities and resources that meet their individual needs. Children are happy and settled, and staff support their personal development through their caring and passionate nature.

College nurseryChildcare for studentsOfsted Outstanding

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

Dependent on students' timetable and campus location; 8:30 am - 5:30 pm for SBC staff.

Age range

2-4 years

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Session types

sessional

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for South Bank Colleges (Lambeth College) Nursery

Last inspected 25 January 2024

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

Children thrive at this setting, and staff go above and beyond to make every child feel welcome and that they truly belong. Staff know all children personally and use this information to prepare bespoke activities and resources that meet their individual needs. Children are happy and settled, and staff support their personal development through their caring and passionate nature.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are celebrated as individuals, and staff show compassion for each child by displaying their photos, flags showing their origin, and "hello" in their home language.
  • Nursery staff have learned new languages to communicate with children who speak English as an additional language, ensuring high-quality interactions and setting excellent role models.
  • The manager provides highly effective professional development, enabling staff to constantly build their knowledge and skills, such as learning about schemas to provide personalised curriculum objectives.
  • Staff regularly assess effectively and plan experiences carefully so that children's learning builds on what they already know and can do, ensuring coherent experiences where all children reach and exceed their goals.
  • Children demonstrate consistently high levels of engagement, concentration, and respect for each other, sharing and cooperating exceptionally well, and showing politeness and manners without prompting.
  • Staff make excellent use of college resources to further develop children's learning and talents, with college professionals teaching mathematics and sports skills in the nursery and outside areas.
Inspection #10305001 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff support all children effectively, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and children in receipt of additional funding. Staff also have a firm understanding and delivery of their curriculum intent, ensuring that all children, including children with SEND, achieve the best possible outcomes.

Outdoor space

Children confidently demonstrate their understanding of why rules and routines are in place, led and modelled by all staff. For example, children know to wash their hands before and after eating and can also speak clearly about how to independently look after themselves when going outside in the cold. College professionals teach sports skills in their outside area.

Parent Reviews of South Bank Colleges (Lambeth College) Nursery

3.2
(145)
Libra Queen
8 months ago

I have been trying to contact this college for 3 days regarding my sons course and nobody has picked up the phone not even once , I am put on hold for ages and then eventually I am cut off and the line goes dead . How am I supppse to find out any information if no one tends to the phones. I have now resulted to sending an email with no result yet either .

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Yu
11 months ago

Incredibly disappointed, should have read the reviews… Firstly the requirements advertised are misleading. Then they ask for you to list all of your qualifications when you apply and then book you an interview, and even if you meet said requirements on the website you get there and they say actually even though it shows the requirements are x we actually need xyz. People have busy lives and it’s not fair on us to be joked with like that. Applying, adding all the information, wait for the day, make your day free for said interview as they aren’t flexible at all, travel there and then get told actually it’s a mistake. Please update your website as this is appalling. It’s 2025 And please inform your teachers of your courses? How unprofessional having to tell them how their own college works and what it is offering. Definitely will take it as a sign that it’s not for me, specially after the other reviews.

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lenasx M
4 years ago

Worst college i ever been enrolled at. You get not support from anyone including teachers are rude with no manners, i once asked a simple question of an assignment and of the teachers completely ignored me?! Wow never seen that level of disrespect towards a student. Management don’t really care if you make a complain. Been to other colleges in London and this so far the worst I’ve ever been to please go somewhere else if you can. You will definitely waste your time there xx

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Veronica Moody
4 years ago

Lambeth College is either disorganized or biased, possibly both. I tried to apply for a level 3 counseling course twice. The first time I was sent a few emails to determine my eligibility for funding. I answered the emails and gave the required information, but then I never heard from them again. I enquired again about the course, and now I'm experiencing the same problem. I received an email about the course, but when I replied, more than once, it's like the person just ghosted me. I don't know if they have problems communicating, problems with administration or that they are doing it on purpose because they are 'choosing' their students. Whatever the reason, it is no way to run an educational institution!! Well, things get worse. I was scheduled for an interview for the level 3 counseling course from 11:00. I waited for over two hours and no one ever called me. The saga continues and gets worse. I thought I had a place and now I don't. Misleading information, misinformation. I wasted all that time, waiting for them to call, taking the two assessments. I will be honest; I suspect bias and discrimination as well as just not communicating well. After dealing with Lambeth College, I now have new issues.

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Lisa Romanova
4 years ago

What an utter mess of an organisation. It's truly unbelievable. I tried to apply for a Counselling course here. To apply you need to do 2 tests in English and Maths (this is just for someone to speak on the phone with you and answer your questions about the course) which takes about 45 minutes. Then no one contacts you for weeks. Then they start contacting you, one by one, each time starting the whole thing from the beginning, asking you to take the tests again, then calling you to interview you for a totally different course and now I can't get rid of them. I asked to be removed from their list 3 times and today hurray! I got a letter confirming that I had been accepted on the course. Please stop emailing me!

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Inspection history

Date: May 2005

  • March 2024Outstanding
  • January 2024Outstanding
  • March 2018Outstanding
  • February 2018Outstanding
  • May 2015Good
  • May 2015Good
  • February 2012Good
  • January 2012Good
  • October 2006Requires improvement
  • May 2005Good

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