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The Carshalton Day Nursery and Pre-School

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2024)
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4.8(24 parent reviews) ·Grove Hall, Grove Park, Carshalton, SM5 3AL · Sutton
Number of places
42 places
Age range
0–3 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2024
Local authority
Sutton

About this day nursery

The Carshalton Day Nursery & Preschool, part of the Little Garden Nurseries group, provides a stimulating and creative environment for children from birth to 5 years old. The nursery focuses on fostering development through exploration, planned learning, and engaging activities, all within the framework of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

They offer a fantastic outdoor space that encourages exploration, risk-taking, and physical development. The nursery is committed to strong parent partnerships, regularly consulting with parents and carers to meet the individual needs of each child.

Located within the scenic Grove Park, near Carshalton High Street and close to the village ponds, the nursery benefits from a tranquil setting with easy access to local amenities and public transport. The Carshalton Day Nursery & Preschool aims to be a place where children can thrive, grow, and develop their full potential.

Our ethos

The nursery is committed to fostering development through exploration, planned learning, and engaging activities within the framework of the Early Years Foundation Stage. They prioritise a child-led approach with a strong emphasis on parent partnerships to meet individual needs, aiming for children to thrive and reach their full potential.

What it's like

Children are excited as they arrive and quickly settle in this welcoming nursery. Staff prioritise building strong relationships with children and their families, ensuring children feel safe and develop a sense of belonging. They develop a curriculum based on children's interests and needs, focusing on speech and language, personal, social, emotional skills, and physical development.

Early Years Foundation Stage curriculumExtensive outdoor spaceStrong parent partnershipsUnder 5s childcare

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)Tax-Free Childcare
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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday – Friday: 08:00 – 18.00

Age range

Birth to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2022

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Carshalton Day Nursery and Pre-School

Last inspected 18 October 2024 · Marvet Gayle

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 excited as they arrive and quickly settle in this welcoming nursery. Staff prioritise building strong relationships with children and their families, ensuring children feel safe and develop a sense of belonging. They develop a curriculum based on children's interests and needs, focusing on speech and language, personal, social, emotional skills, and physical development.

Inspector highlights

  • The provider has carefully considered the needs of the community and now provides places for babies, which parents greatly need.
  • Children are supported to learn about healthy eating and choices, and staff provide helpful information to parents, such as recipes and advice on oral hygiene.
  • Staff plan an ambitious curriculum for children, providing varied activities based on their interests and next steps in learning.
  • Staff provide a range of exciting activities to support children's physical development, both inside and outside.
  • The provider works hard to make improvements and ensures the nursery grows, and staff's well-being is supported well.

Areas to develop

  • 1provide further support for staff to carefully plan and implement focus activities more thoroughly to build on children's learning
  • 2continue to build on monitoring staff's practice to ensure that a routine task, such as nappy changing in the baby group, is consistently implemented to enhance children's good health and well-being
  • 3focus more on the needs of children who are learning English as an additional language and identify ways to support their learning further.
Inspection #10360161 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents praise staff for their warmth and working in partnership with them.

They say that they are provided with good support for their children to get them prepared for their next stage of education.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well. Staff work in partnership with other professionals and monitor children closely to help them progress from their starting point.

Outdoor space

Older children sit in the garden with staff, sharing books. Staff provide a range of exciting activities to support children's physical development, both inside and outside, for instance, older children skilfully use balance-bikes to develop their core strength.

EAL / language support

However, this can be further improved by focusing more on children who are learning English as an additional language.

Parent Reviews of The Carshalton Day Nursery and Pre-School

4.8
(24)
Molly Coates
a year ago

I cannot express enough how incredibly grateful I am for the wonderful experience my daughter has had at this nursery. Since she started, her speech has improved leaps and bounds, and it's been amazing to see her communicate with such confidence. The progress she’s made has been nothing short of impressive, and I’m so proud of how much she has grown since she joined in September. What stands out the most to me, however, is the staff. They are absolutely amazing—kind, caring, and incredibly supportive of both my daughter and any concerns I had as a parent. They always take the time to listen, provide thoughtful feedback, and ensure that my daughter’s needs are met every step of the way. It’s clear that they truly care about the children, and I’ve seen firsthand the positive impact they’ve had on my daughter’s development. I couldn’t be happier with the care and education she’s receiving, and I wholeheartedly recommend this nursery to any parent looking for a nurturing and supportive environment for their child.

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Kay Kapow
6 months ago

Fantastic nursery with great staff. My child settled in well & is developing perfectly. The lessons & play are brilliant, aswell as the meals & support.

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Rachael See
a year ago

Fantastic nursery and team especially the manager Fae who is beyond passionate, kind and caring to all of the children and their families. I don't know how on earth someone could possibly have something negative to say about the setting. After touring many in the area we settled in this due to the wonderful attentive staff who absolutely care, and the space is so fantastic. I cannot express enough how great the experience has been and I know many other parents absolutely agree!

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Elly W
a year ago

My little one has been going to The Carshalton day nursery since last year. Coming from a multicultural background, diversity and an inclusive environment has always been an important factor when it comes to choosing the nursery for us. There are always fun sensory activities for our little one to enjoy, throughout the year different festivals from different cultures are introduced and celebrated. It’s really reassuring for us working parents to know our little one is having a good time every time she goes to nursery as well as being looked after. We are kept in the loop of her major development milestones in day to day pickup chit chat and obs in the app. The menu is impeccable, balanced and delicious diet. Can’t recommend enough

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Mariacristina Cammarata
a year ago

We love this nursery so much. My daughter is happy to go, she has so much fun, so much that she doesn’t want to go back home sometimes. She is learning and growing with positive results. Staff is very supportive and attentive but mostly kind and caring. Highly recommend.

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Inspection history

Date: October 2024

  • November 2024Good
  • October 2024Good

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