by mumtozoe » Mon Nov 01, 2010 7:07 pm
Hi there,
I am sure you will LOVE the area, there's so much to do for families and it has a real community feel-we have lots of lovely friends round here.
In answer to your questions:
1) Our favourite is 'Rissadan' on a Friday morning at 10.45-11.30 am at the Methodist Church on Clapham High st (short walk over Clapham Common) not a 'playgroup' as such, but more a structured play with music, learning, bubbles, a story and an art activtity. Very social too! Also try NCT run Chitter Chatter at Battersea Arts Centre (Lavender Hill) between 9.30-11.45 (2 sessions) on Mondays... I'm sure other people will have suggestions too.
2)Morning spaces for nurseries round here do tend to go pretty quickly... still worth ringing round though...Can't really help with which ones although I've heard good things about all the following:
Broomwood Montessori on Kyrle/Broomwood Rd
Mouse House on Mallinson Rd (V. oversubscribed though!)
Alphabet Nursery (I think?) in Chatham Hall on Northcote Rd
Marmalade Cat
Barnaby Bright (Clapham Common Northside)
And of course there are also day nurseries (as opposed to nursery schools) such as Northcote Gardens but not sure whether or not they do just mornings.
3)Monkey Music here is great-we do a class at Northcote Rd Library. Have a look at their website for details. My daughter is too young yet, but I've heard Fancy Footwork ballet is meant to be good, and they have classes in this area, also we do Tumbletots and something called Mange Tout Kids which is lots of fun!
4) Not sure on this one, but hopefully someone else will help.
Hope that helps and good luck with the move-send me an email if you want any more info-we moved into the area when my daughter was 5 months old.
Hi there,
I am sure you will LOVE the area, there's so much to do for families and it has a real community feel-we have lots of lovely friends round here.
In answer to your questions:
1) Our favourite is 'Rissadan' on a Friday morning at 10.45-11.30 am at the Methodist Church on Clapham High st (short walk over Clapham Common) not a 'playgroup' as such, but more a structured play with music, learning, bubbles, a story and an art activtity. Very social too! Also try NCT run Chitter Chatter at Battersea Arts Centre (Lavender Hill) between 9.30-11.45 (2 sessions) on Mondays... I'm sure other people will have suggestions too.
2)Morning spaces for nurseries round here do tend to go pretty quickly... still worth ringing round though...Can't really help with which ones although I've heard good things about all the following:
Broomwood Montessori on Kyrle/Broomwood Rd
Mouse House on Mallinson Rd (V. oversubscribed though!)
Alphabet Nursery (I think?) in Chatham Hall on Northcote Rd
Marmalade Cat
Barnaby Bright (Clapham Common Northside)
And of course there are also day nurseries (as opposed to nursery schools) such as Northcote Gardens but not sure whether or not they do just mornings.
3)Monkey Music here is great-we do a class at Northcote Rd Library. Have a look at their website for details. My daughter is too young yet, but I've heard Fancy Footwork ballet is meant to be good, and they have classes in this area, also we do Tumbletots and something called Mange Tout Kids which is lots of fun!
4) Not sure on this one, but hopefully someone else will help.
Hope that helps and good luck with the move-send me an email if you want any more info-we moved into the area when my daughter was 5 months old.