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St James' Pre-School

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2024)
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5.0(12 parent reviews) ·171 Fortis Green Road, LONDON, N10 3BG · Haringey
Number of places
30 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2024
Local authority
Haringey

About this day nursery

St James Pre-School in Muswell Hill, London, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged 2 to 4 years old. This term-time sessional pre-school focuses on fostering imagination, curiosity, and a love for learning through play.

The dedicated team, led by Manager Tracey Sparks and Deputy Manager Charlotte Baker, is committed to providing a supportive setting where every child feels cherished. The pre-school embraces families from all backgrounds, promoting spiritual and moral values rooted in the Christian faith within a well-disciplined yet joyful atmosphere.

Facilities include a free-flow system, a spacious indoor hall, and captivating outdoor garden and play areas, allowing children to explore and grow at their own pace. With a strong emphasis on continuous professional development and an excellent teacher-to-child ratio, St James Pre-School aims to deliver the highest standard of care and education.

Places are available for 2026, and families are encouraged to book a visit to experience the pre-school firsthand.

Our ethos

St James Pre-School aims to foster imagination, curiosity, and a love for learning through play, within a joyful atmosphere rooted in the Christian faith. They are committed to providing a supportive setting where children feel cherished and can explore and grow at their own pace.

What it's like

The dedicated manager and her equally committed team welcome children warmly into an exciting and inviting play environment. They work hard and invest time in getting to know the children and their families before children attend. The qualified and experienced team ensure children make good progress.

Play-based learningTerm-time sessionalOutdoor play areasChristian values

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Thursday, 8:30am - 4:00pm; Friday, 8:30am - 1:00pm

Age range

2-4 years old

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Session types

sessional, term-time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for St James' Pre-School

Last inspected 18 June 2024 · Anahita Aderianwalla

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

The dedicated manager and her equally committed team welcome children warmly into an exciting and inviting play environment. They work hard and invest time in getting to know the children and their families before children attend. The qualified and experienced team ensure children make good progress.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff implement a broad curriculum that covers all areas of learning, taking into account children's interests and knowledge.
  • There is a strong focus on developing children's independence, including managing their own feelings and becoming good communicators.
  • Staff encourage children's counting and number skills and help them problem-solve throughout their play.
  • Staff talk to children about healthy food and provide many opportunities for physical skills development.
  • The manager continuously evaluates staff practice and promotes a team ethos, working closely with staff to meet all children's needs.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen the curriculum for mathematics, providing children with more opportunities to explore size, patterns and mathematical language
  • 2support staff to engage with children more effectively during child-led play, such as by giving children more time to respond to questions before providing the answer and moving on.
Inspection #10351461 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The manager promotes an ethos of all staff working as a team and works closely with staff to help them adapt their practice to meet all children's needs.

Outdoor space

While children make concoctions with coloured water and fresh herbs from their garden, staff have purposeful discussions with them during their play. The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

Parent Reviews of St James' Pre-School

5.0
(12)
Cecilia Murphy
3 years ago

St James Pre-School is a gorgeous nursery setting equipped with snug reading corners, colourful art spaces, multi-play facilities and a delightful outdoor area with a sandpit, small climbing frame/ slide and a growing garden. The nursery also has access to a huge indoor hall where the children can whizz around on scooters and trikes, play ball games and take part in extra-curricular activities like yoga, dancing and messy play. My son is finishing his last term at St James Pre-School having been there for 2.5 years. He has absolutely loved it. There is a great staff-to-child ratio. The teachers are fantastic - very nurturing, genuine and kind - some of whom have been with the nursery for many years. They have an incredible ability to make every child feel special and cherished, and my son has flourished under their guidance. Highly recommend.

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Helen Shepard
3 years ago

I cannot recommend St James Pre-school enough. It has been a blessing and I truly feel the teachers are like extended family. They are so kind and caring and nurture our children. It feels so great to know our children are well looked after, and are also enriched with so many wonderful experiences. Friendships are the heart of this preschool, you really see your little ones make great connections and have fun so much all day long. They have a wonderful garden and spend a lot of time gardening and learning outside. They make inspiring builds outside as well as great role play like dressing up and washing cars. There is a climbing frame with slide, sandpit and mud kitchen as well as a hall with bikes and cars for indoor use. The upstairs classroom is warm and friendly full of activities, fun and learning. The preschool also provide a class a term, from yoga to football as well a wealth of lovely activities the children will cherish forever. Our particular favourites being, watching the chicks hatch, visiting the fire station and having wild science visit. Both my children have been at preschool and it has been the best expertise them both, giving them a fantastic start to their their school life.

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Maria Christodoulou Vasiliou
3 years ago

My 3 children have all attended St James Pre School. They all love and have loved it- my youngest son is still there and finishing this year. We will both be gutted to say goodbye. The teachers are brilliant so nurturing and caring. They have all been there for many years so there is consistency with the Pre School which is so important as previous nurseries they have attended had a high staff turnover and that used to unsettle the children. The outdoor facilities and the large hall are great my son loves playing and helping planting flowers and the wonderful vegetable garden. They also have extra curricular activities there such as a music class and ballet. This is a lovely Pre School, warm and friendly and very creative. We adore it!

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Philip Ahlquist
2 years ago

St James' preschool provides a fantastic environment for children to enjoy. They are lucky to have a lot of space with a large hall, garden and upstairs classroom, with really experienced and nurturing staff. Our son has a brilliant time there - it's great to see his enthusiasm for it.

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Simone Rogers AA Graduate Admissions
3 years ago

Wonderful pre-school with a nurturing environment. Incredible activities and a beautiful outdoor space as well as use of the attached hall. My son loves attending and runs in each day. He has become more independent and confident since attending St James' Pre-school.

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Inspection history

Date: September 2004

  • July 2024Good
  • June 2024Good
  • October 2018Good
  • October 2015Good
  • September 2015Good
  • October 2011Good
  • September 2011Good
  • December 2007Good
  • September 2004Good

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