Opening hours
Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm
The Learning Cottage
Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2022)
Number of places
49 places
Age range
0–3 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2022
Local authority
Lambeth
About this day nursery
30am to 6pm, all year round. Rated 'Good' by Ofsted in its latest inspection on 5th July 2022, the nursery caters to children aged 0-3 years.
The environment is described as bright and spacious, where children arrive happy and eager to learn. Key persons at the nursery are warm and welcoming, helping children to feel safe and secure, and to separate easily from their parents to join in a wide range of stimulating activities.
Children at The Learning Cottage are inquisitive, confident, and independent learners, showing a keen interest in their play and making decisions about what they want to do. For example, younger children enjoy outdoor learning experiences, investigating what happens as they add oats to water when pouring along tubes in the garden.
The manager and staff provide an ambitious curriculum for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They actively work with parents and other agencies to support children's development, ensuring good progress in their learning.
Additional funding is used to enable all children with SEND to access the learning effectively. There is a strong emphasis on developing speech and language, and children who speak English as an additional language make good progress with their communication skills, with staff receiving additional training to support this.
The nursery offers a broad range of experiences that excite children and promote communication and listening skills, and children particularly enjoy exploring books.
What it's like
The nursery is bright and spacious, and children arrive happy and eager to learn. Key persons recognise children's needs and are warm and welcoming. Children quickly feel safe and secure and separate easily from their parents, eagerly joining in with a wide range of stimulating activities. They are inquisitive, confident, and independent learners, displaying a keen interest in their play and making decisions about what they want to do.
Ambitious curriculumStrong speech and language focusEngaging activitiesStrong parent partnershipsInclusive SEND supportOutdoor learning
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for The Learning Cottage
Last inspected 5 July 2022 · Tracey Murphy
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 nursery is bright and spacious, and children arrive happy and eager to learn. Key persons recognise children's needs and are warm and welcoming. Children quickly feel safe and secure and separate easily from their parents, eagerly joining in with a wide range of stimulating activities. They are inquisitive, confident, and independent learners, displaying a keen interest in their play and making decisions about what they want to do.
Inspector highlights
- The manager and staff provide an ambitious curriculum for all children, including those with SEND.
- There is a strong focus on developing speech and language at the nursery, and children who speak English as an additional language make good progress with their communication skills.
- Staff provide a broad range of experiences that excite children and promote communication and listening skills.
- Children enjoy exploring books, and older children recall previous stories and talk about their favourite characters.
- Partnerships with parents are particularly strong, creating an exciting and welcoming environment for children.
Areas to develop
- 1support staff to extend children's vocabulary during focus activities and child- initiated play, to enhance their language skills
- 2improve the deployment of staff to support children's learning experiences even further.
Inspection #10221679 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children are supported well, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff work well with parents and other agencies to improve children's development and help them make good progress in their learning. The manager and staff provide an ambitious curriculum for all children, including those with SEND, and additional funding is used to support all children with SEND to access the learning.
Outdoor space
Younger children enjoy investigating what happens as they add oats to water when pouring along tubes in the garden.
Parent Reviews of The Learning Cottage
5.0
(21)
Sveta Kutsak
7 months ago
I really like this nursery! The staff are so kind, caring, and welcoming — they always make me feel comfortable and confident leaving my child there. My daughter is very happy and settled, and it’s lovely to see how much they enjoy going in each day. They do lots of fun activities and great preschool work that really helps with learning and development. I couldn’t be happier with the care and support we receive — highly recommend!
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Sidney Betti
7 months ago
My son Sidney has been coming here for just a few weeks now but he is really happy, In the beginning it was hard to leave him but it only took him a couple of weeks to really get settled in and now he gets exited when he gets out of the car to go in the morning. The teachers all see really nice and friendly so all the time my son is happy it makes us happy. Thank you to all the staff.
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Michael King
7 months ago
Wonderfully caring staff who put children first. We’ve been sending our son, Theo here almost a year and the team are extremely attentive to his needs, as well as being flexible around our schedule. I couldn’t recommend this nursery more highly.
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Domenico Betti
7 months ago
A lovely nursery with truly caring staff. The teachers go out of their way to create a safe, happy environment filled with exciting activities that spark joy and curiosity. You can see how much they care, and the children absolutely thrive. Highly recommended.
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Louise Falcone
7 months ago
Amazing nursery,have been supportive from day one my daughter loves going to nursery everyday.teachers are very caring and helpful,my daughter has learned so much in a short period of time.they always have a healthy,tasty lunch which is made fresh everyday .thank you to everyone at the learning cottage .😁
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Inspection history
Date: July 2022
- August 2022Good
- July 2022Good
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