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St Michael's Nurseries

Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2022)
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4.0(4 parent reviews) ·76 Blurton Road, London, E5 0NH · Hackney
Number of places
60 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2022
Local authority
Hackney

About this day nursery

St Michael's Nurseries Ltd, located in Hackney, London E5 0NH, operates from a church hall in Clapton Park and has been providing childcare since 2003. The nursery is open 50 weeks a year, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.

It offers a warm and engaging environment where children from birth to four years old thrive, developing strong relationships with staff and peers. The dedicated team, which includes two staff members with early years professional status and two with Level 3 qualifications, focuses on a diverse and exciting curriculum.

Children are encouraged to learn new vocabulary, numbers, and to express themselves creatively, ensuring they are well-prepared for their next steps in education. The nursery places a strong emphasis on fostering resilience and promoting cultural understanding, with activities that celebrate diversity and encourage self-expression.

Continuous staff training is a priority, ensuring that the team remains knowledgeable about child development and effective teaching methods.

What it's like

Children are confident talkers, learning to make longer sentences and ask questions. They develop strong relationships with managers and staff, feeling valued and listened to. Children learn new words, numbers, and about different cultures, demonstrating pride in their achievements and developing good self-esteem.

Confident talkersStrong relationshipsRich vocabularyGood self-esteemVaried curriculumEffective safeguarding

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

8am until 6pm, every weekday

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2003

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for St Michael's Nurseries

Last inspected 1 December 2022

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are confident talkers, learning to make longer sentences and ask questions. They develop strong relationships with managers and staff, feeling valued and listened to. Children learn new words, numbers, and about different cultures, demonstrating pride in their achievements and developing good self-esteem.

Inspector highlights

  • Children enjoy learning with their friends and chat happily with each other and staff.
  • Children of all ages use challenging language in their play and learn to make longer sentences and ask questions.
  • Staff are skilful at teaching children new vocabulary, encouraging them to use new words and express themselves.
  • Children learn about numbers, including challenging mathematical calculations and number recognition.
  • Managers and staff are knowledgeable about child development and plan a varied and exciting curriculum.
  • Staff support children's language particularly well, asking questions to encourage thinking and problem-solving.
  • The manager and staff teach children about other cultures, exploring festivals, dress, music, and food from around the world.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with robust risk assessments and staff training.

Areas to develop

  • 1Develop opportunities for children to practise their physical skills to support their perseverance and resilience further.
  • 2Strengthen communication with parents so that they receive clear information about their children's learning.
Inspection #10234747 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Parent Reviews of St Michael's Nurseries

4.0
(4)
Richard Woolley
2 years ago

Both our son's attend the nursery, one has been there for over two years and the other for four months. They both love their time at nursery and have strong relationships with the staff. They have a large internal space for a limited number of kids, which creates a nice feeling of community - all of the kids know each other across ages. The kids spend a lot of time outside in good weather and staff take them to the parks nearby.

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victoria FG
3 years ago

Ade confirmed that my son had a space in the baby room starting in September/October. When signing the contract (signed already by me via Docusign), my husband had some difficulties with the link and I had to chase them for over a week (by phone and email) without any response. After over a week of chasing, Michael from Finance told us that our son never had a space in the nursery (we had a confirmation email and a contract!), that there was a misunderstanding. AVOID at all cost! They will leave you without a space in their nursery weeks before they are due to start. Also, Ade never responded my emails or calls, I am still waiting...

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Anika Elkin
6 years ago

Two of my children have gone to St Michael's and I would really recommend them to any parent needing preschool childcare. They are kind and caring and have a good team working for them. They have a great leadership team and they take the kids out regularly. They work with you and I feel I always hear how my child has got on each day.

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Elena Axinia
2 years ago

Our son has been going to the nursery since he was 1 year old and he’s always enjoyed it. The staff is lovely and caring and they provide a very safe space for the children.

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Inspection history

Date: April 2009

  • December 2022Good
  • January 2017Outstanding
  • March 2013Good
  • April 2009Good

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