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The Park Nursery in London

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2022)
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3.4(7 parent reviews) ·3 Edwin Hall Place, London, SE13 6RN · Lewisham
Number of places
56 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2022
Local authority
Lewisham

About this day nursery

The Park Nursery, located in Hither Green, extends a warm invitation to families seeking a nurturing and engaging environment for their children. Committed to fostering happiness and secure learning, the nursery champions a play-based approach, integrating the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum.

Children are encouraged to explore and develop through various activities, both indoors and outdoors, with a strong emphasis on providing ample opportunities for physical activity and discovery. The nursery prides itself on offering well-balanced, fresh, and locally sourced nutritional meals, prepared daily by their qualified chef, Paris, who is dedicated to healthy eating.

The seasonal menus rotate every four weeks, catering to diverse dietary and cultural needs, and have earned a Silver award from the Soil Association for their Food for Life programme. The Park Nursery also emphasises the development of social skills during mealtimes, where children actively participate in setting and clearing tables.

Furthermore, the nursery provides resources and guides for parents on various topics, including settling in, numeracy, forest school principles, early reading and writing, and special educational needs. The nursery operates from 8 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday, and is closed on Bank Holidays, as well as for one week during the Christmas and New Year period.

Our ethos

The Park Nursery champions a play-based approach, integrating the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum. They encourage children to explore and develop through various activities, both indoors and outdoors, with a strong emphasis on providing ample opportunities for physical activity and discovery. The nursery also emphasises the development of social skills during mealtimes.

What it's like

Children enjoy coming into nursery and are happy to see their friends. They build good relationships with staff and other children, confidently talking about their experiences outside nursery. Children understand the routine and follow instructions well.

Play-based learningNutritionally balanced mealsOutdoor exploration encouragedEYFS curriculumFood for Life Silver award

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)
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

8am–6pm Monday – Friday

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2019

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Park Nursery

Last inspected 29 April 2022 · Sonia Ferreira

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 enjoy coming into nursery and are happy to see their friends. They build good relationships with staff and other children, confidently talking about their experiences outside nursery. Children understand the routine and follow instructions well.

Inspector highlights

  • Teaching and learning are carefully crafted to ensure all children make progress in their learning.
  • Staff support children who speak English as an additional language well.
  • Children's overall physical skills are promoted well and they enjoy spending time in the outdoor area.
  • The nursery has a good practice of celebrating different community, cultural backgrounds.
  • Parents are happy with the nursery and the way that information is shared.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen staff teaching practice to allow children enough time to think things through to further promote their language skills.
Inspection #10208658 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents are highly complimentary about the management team and how the staff care for their children.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff have high expectation of all children. They know and understand children's needs well and plan activities that meet these. Leaders identify when specific children need extra specialist support and meet with parents to discuss this.

Outdoor space

Children's overall physical skills are promoted well and they enjoy spending time in the outdoor area. They ride bikes, climb structures and balance on logs. This supports children's large and small muscles and balance skills.

EAL / language support

Staff support children who speak English as an additional language well. They read books that children bring from home in their home language and sing songs they recognise.

Parent Reviews of The Park Nursery

3.4
(7)
M Leung
4 months ago

Our daughter has been attending for two years and she loves it. Nice attentive staff. They have had different Managers for various reasons, but I don't think it has had any effects on the children. The children learn about different cultures and celebrate different festivals. They have a varied menu and cater for different dietary requirements. Best outdoor space in the area.

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emily robus
2 years ago

Our daughter Ava, aged 1 to 2, had her first nursery experience at Park Nursery. After evaluating several options in the area, we chose Park Nursery for its ideal location next to the park, and our expectations were surpassed. The staff at Park Nursery are truly amazing, providing exceptional love and care to Ava. She eagerly anticipated her days there, a testament to the positive experiences she encountered. Park Nurseries dedication to creating a warm and nurturing environment made Ava's early education memorable. I highly recommend Park Nursery for its outstanding commitment to childcare. The perfect blend of location, caring staff, and a positive atmosphere made Park Nursery the ideal choice for our family. Thank you, Park Nursery, for exceeding our expectations and giving Ava a wonderful start to her educational journey. Highly recommended!

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Great Pyrenees
8 years ago

Don't trust anything the manager says to you. They will say anything you like to get you to put your child on the waiting list, but don't give too much hope. We recently ran into a problem with the manager as she agreed to adjust the position of our kid on the waiting list, we sent her an email few days later to confirm. However 6 months later when I phoned in to ask about the admission, the manager denied such agreement and called it a misunderstanding. In the end I asked her if I could raise a complaint regarding the way we have been dealt with, she threatened me by saying " I am the one who makes the decision in this nursery and I am the one who will face your children if they ever come to the nursery, if you go down this route, your children may never come to this nursery." To me this is outrageous! I will go up to the regulatory body if necessary to get them to understand, despite they are in high demand, they should never have acted to us like this.

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Nastaran Omarzoy
5 years ago

Just really bad. The nursery itself is a nice nursery but the manager is not nice. Was put in the waiting list, was told that there would be a place available around March (which was four months after I was put in the waiting list). ONE WHOLE year has passed and I got nothing. I called them several times, each time telling me they will call me back later and they never did so I called them with fail as they seem to not pick up the calls, the calls just goes to bleep. I emailed them, have had no reply back. It’s really put me of this nursery as their communication is so bad and not to say they aren’t even cheap either. I would pay the price but if at least they were a bit professional ! Just appalling to be fair.

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Danny Davidson
a year ago

It's really nice friendly staff. Some of the outside areas could do with a lot of tidying up maybe a jet wash play areas which really make it look nice again and maybe some deep cleaning at some point but Other than that is really, really good

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Inspection history

Date: April 2022

  • June 2022Good
  • April 2022Good

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