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The Crown Nursery (St. Margaret's)

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2023)
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5.0(5 parent reviews) ·116 St. Margarets Road, Twickenham, TW1 2AA · Richmond upon Thames
Number of places
40 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2023
Local authority
Richmond upon Thames

About this day nursery

The Crown Nursery provides a nurturing environment across two locations, St Margarets and Twickenham, focusing on a child-centred approach to early years education. The nursery goes beyond standard childcare, fostering strong partnerships with parents to support each child's development.

They aim to instil a sense of well-being, encouraging children to confidently explore and learn within carefully designed spaces. The curriculum is tailored to individual needs and interests, preparing children for a lifelong love of learning.

A highly experienced and dedicated team prioritises creating a happy and secure atmosphere, while recognising the importance of healthy eating with nutritious meals and snacks provided daily. They also emphasise community engagement and outdoor exploration, making learning a dynamic and vibrant experience.

Our ethos

The Crown Nursery focuses on a child-centred approach, tailoring the curriculum to individual needs and interests to foster a lifelong love of learning. They aim to instil well-being, encourage confident exploration, and create a happy, secure atmosphere through strong partnerships with parents and engaging outdoor experiences.

What it's like

Staff at this nursery are nurturing and caring. Children are happy and enjoy their time, eagerly greeting their friends. They feel safe, play well together and behave well. Babies settle quickly and take great pleasure in discovering exciting messy play activities with cereal in a calm environment. Pre-school children are keen to go outside and solve problems through investigating the natural world.

Child-centred approachStrong parent partnershipsIndividualised learning programmesNutritious meals providedCommunity engagement

Pricing & funding

Fees are structured by age groups across three rooms: Teddies (under 2s), Cubs (2 years), and Bears (over 3s). Charges are offered for full day, morning, or afternoon sessions. Monthly billing is calculated based on a 51-week year. Full day rates include all meals and consumables.

Good to know

  • Monthly fees are calculated by multiplying the weekly charge by 51 weeks and dividing by 12.
  • The nursery is open 51 weeks of the year.
  • Full day fees include all meals and consumables.
  • Playball sessions are available for Cubs and Bears for an additional fee.

Key facts

Food

Three nutritious meals and healthy snacks daily.

Opening hours

8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Crown Nursery (St. Margaret's)

Last inspected 10 February 2023

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

Staff at this nursery are nurturing and caring. Children are happy and enjoy their time, eagerly greeting their friends. They feel safe, play well together and behave well. Babies settle quickly and take great pleasure in discovering exciting messy play activities with cereal in a calm environment. Pre-school children are keen to go outside and solve problems through investigating the natural world.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager and children's key persons work with new parents to obtain information about their children's interests and development. This helps to ease the settling-in transition for children and assists staff in planning for children's learning.
  • Staff have a very good knowledge and understanding of what they want children to learn and achieve. Improvements have been made as to how staff plan for, and support, children's learning.
  • Staff now regularly share children's developmental progress and next steps in learning with parents. They offer ideas to encourage children to continue their learning at home.
  • Staff have a good knowledge of developing children's communication and language skills.
  • The manager is encouraging and supportive in the way she manages staff, including their workload.

Areas to develop

  • 1give children more time to respond to questioning during activities and story time sessions
  • 2support children to develop their self-care skills, such as by improving the organisation of mealtimes, so that all children can make choices and self-serve their own food.
Inspection #10262804 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

This includes children who speak English as an additional language and those children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. For example, staff encourage children to use interesting tactile resources to encourage them to explore in a sensory room.

Outdoor space

Pre-school children are keen to go outside and solve problems through investigating the natural world. They grow their own herbs and vegetables, and learn where food comes from.

Parent Reviews of The Crown Nursery (St. Margaret's)

5.0
(5)
Francesca Mountford
3 years ago

Going back to work after having my first child was incredibly daunting but it has been made so much easier since my son joined The Crown. The staff there clearly love what they do and adore all the children. My son has thrived under their care and in the carefully curated environment. Charlotte and her team are brilliant and their methods of keeping families up to date during the day mean I’m not missing my little one too much!

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Linda Paalanne-Dickson
3 years ago

Our daughter has attended The Crown Nursery for over 6 months now, since she was 11 months old and absolutely loves going there. Charlotte and her team are very dedicated, responsive and caring, which as a first time parent and working mum gives me total peace of mind.

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Melissa Neville
3 years ago

We are so happy we chose to send our son here just after his first birthday. The staff are so caring and competent. He loves going to nursery and thrives under the care of the staff.

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Inspection history

Date: October 2022

  • March 2023Good
  • February 2023Good
  • December 2022Inadequate
  • October 2022Inadequate

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