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Tiny Champs Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2024)
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4.7(31 parent reviews) ·183-185 Wood Street, London, E17 3NU · Waltham Forest
Number of places
63 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2024
Local authority
Waltham Forest

About this day nursery

Tiny Champs Nursery, a family-centric establishment in London, was founded by a couple deeply inspired by their journey as parents to create a supportive and enriching environment for children. The nursery, housed in a building with strong family ties, now offers a magical learning space thanks to the founder's husband's property development expertise.

Tiny Champs aims to nurture young minds by adapting learning to each child, fostering self-esteem, and encouraging exploration in a secure setting. They believe in environmental education and hands-on learning, inspiring children to become advocates for the planet.

The nursery emphasises a community-like atmosphere, partnering with parents to support the upbringing of their children. Outdoor play is considered fundamental for development, promoting healthy, adventurous, and inquisitive minds.

Tiny Champs focuses on building self-esteem and significance, working with parents to create a warm and secure environment where every child feels valued.

Our ethos

Tiny Champs Nursery focuses on environmental and hands-on learning, aiming to inspire children to become advocates for the planet. They believe in adapting learning to each child to foster self-esteem, encourage exploration, and build a sense of significance in a secure, community-like atmosphere. Outdoor play is considered fundamental for developing healthy, adventurous, and inquisitive minds.

What it's like

Leaders have created a stimulating and welcoming environment that meets the needs of different age groups, prioritising children's emotional well-being through warm and supportive relationships. This helps children to feel safe and secure, supporting them to thrive. Leaders have a strong understanding of how young children learn and identify clear curriculum priorities, ensuring children make progress over time.

Family-runChild-centred approachEnvironmental educationStrong community focusOutdoor play emphasis

Pricing & funding

Fees are structured by age band, split into children aged 3 months to 3 years, and those from 3 years to school age. Charges are billed weekly or daily, with full-time and daily session rates available. Fees include all meals, nappies, wipes, and sun cream.

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • Administration fee and a deposit (varying by booking pattern) are required to secure a space.
  • Fees include all meals, nappies, wipes, cow’s milk, sun cream, and emergency medicines.
  • Government funding can be stretched over 51 weeks per year (22.35 hours per week).
  • Full daily rates apply during the one-week Christmas closure, as funding does not cover this period.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday - Friday, 8am - 6pm

Age range

3 months to 5 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

Full time, Daily

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Tiny Champs Nursery

Last inspected 27 February 2024

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

Leaders have created a stimulating and welcoming environment that meets the needs of different age groups, prioritising children's emotional well-being through warm and supportive relationships. This helps children to feel safe and secure, supporting them to thrive. Leaders have a strong understanding of how young children learn and identify clear curriculum priorities, ensuring children make progress over time.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff prioritise the development of children's early language skills, constantly narrating and modelling key vocabulary, leading to children becoming confident communicators.
  • Leaders have introduced self-serving during lunchtime, building children's independence skills and encouraging healthy eating habits.
  • Leaders give children ownership of their learning through a pre-school committee and take them on outings into the local area.
  • Staff in the baby room have warm and reassuring relationships, providing a safe and nurturing space with plenty of opportunities for language-rich and sensory play.
  • Most staff know their key children well, including those with SEND, and dedicate time to working towards their individual targets, ensuring all children make good progress.

Areas to develop

  • 1ensure that leaders monitor staff knowledge to identify and close any gaps, particularly for staff working with babies
  • 2strengthen the key-person system further to ensure that all parents are aware of their child's key person and receive timely feedback about their child's learning and development.
Inspection #10334163 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment positively on the nursery, particularly the relationships that their children have with warm and caring staff.

They note the progress that their children have made with their confidence and social skills.

Parents share that the changes in staffing have been well managed but have had some impact. For example, some parents do not know who their child's key person currently is and this impacts on the feedback that they are getting about their child's learning and development.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Most staff know their key children well and can discuss their progress and next steps in learning with confidence. This includes children with special educational needs and/or disabilities as staff dedicate time each day to working towards their individual targets. Leaders employ additional staff during core hours to enable key persons to spend more-focused time with children. As such, all children make good progress from their individual starting points.

Outdoor space

Children also have frequent access to the nursery gardens, where they engage in active and physical play. This supports children's gross motor development and encourages healthy habits from a young age.

Parent Reviews of Tiny Champs Nursery

4.7
(31)
Tim Vasvi
4 years ago

Eagerly anticipating the opening of this nursery. Checked the place out during one of their open days and my Son loves both the setting and the staff. The space is very open and light, with lots of learning apparatus and role play areas for kids to learn through play. The outside area with the musical wall had my little one entertained for ages. Then he noticed the sand pits! Have been back in to see when they are opening, and there were tears when we were leaving because he was just having so much fun. I hear they are currently waiting on clearance from OFSTED, but once they have, this is going to be a massive addition to the wood Street area.

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Abi Ratcliffe
a year ago

I couldn't be happier with our experience at Tiny champs so far! The staff are all so lovely; they all know my son's name (not just the ones in his room!) and greet us with a big smile when we arrive. They all seem to really care about the children and their job and the ethos of the nursery shines through in everything they do. The nursery is welly well equipped, both inside and in the gardens and it feels really homely which I love. The team always have fun, engaging activities set up and send regular updates to us via the app. I was nervous about going back to my work and sending my son to nursery at 8 months old, but as soon as we attended our first settling in session my mind was put completely at ease. The team look after my son as I would do at home which is so reassuring. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Tiny Champs and I feel so lucky that my son has a place here.

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Bel
a year ago

Super happy with Tiny Champs. My daughter goes there currently and my youngest will also start soon. The nursery is extremely clean, offers lots of fun and inclusive activities and has a beautiful outdoor space. The staff are kind, caring and attentive and I always feel at ease leaving my daughter there. In terms of communication, the app is brilliant with photos and updates throughout the day and the monthly newsletter is also great.

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Zhane Brown
a year ago

I would highly recommend Tiny Champs nursery. My son has been attending for over two years now and he has thrived in many ways with the support of his class key worker/teachers who prepare age appropriate stimulating activities provided to support his interests and development. The nursery team are very efficient from the owners down to management and staff and they are always very kind and welcoming. It’s clear that my son is very happy and comfortable in this setting. The daily updates they provide are informative, lovely pictures are provided throughout the day of my child and the meals seem to be quite filling! They have a great outdoor garden for the children to play , great resources are provided and to top it off, they’re in a great location!

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Gareth Brown
a year ago

I really recommend Tiny Champs to anyone looking for a nursery for their little one. My little one has been at the nursery since it opened and is now heading off to school in September. The team at Tiny Champs have supported us as a family to help our little girl grow into the confident and clever little girl we have. The team are all incredibly approachable and during our time at Tiny Champs they have made us feel like part of the family.

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Inspection history

Date: February 2024

  • April 2024Good
  • February 2024Good

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