Choosing a Nursery

CHOOSING A NURSERY

For this fundamental stage in a child’s development, parents should consider the following:

Trust your instinct. You’ll know when you’ve got the right fit

Ask questions to ensure the nursery setting or school’s values and ethos match your beliefs and priorities. Does the school offer a curriculum that appeals to your child? Do they have a wide selection of co-curricular activities – are they better than elsewhere?

If you have a daughter, probe what the nursery or reception is doing to encourage girls’ self-confidence and self-knowledge. What role models will she be exposed to? Will she take risks and be messy as well as operate in a structured environment?

Are the current pupils good role models and ambassadors? Are they happy and engaged? Are they learning? How well are they playing with each other? Think of them as an advert for the school

What kind of wraparound care is there? Are each child’s needs catered for? If your child is a ‘rising-three’ and still needs a nap, will she get it at the right time?

Check what transport is offered by the places you’re considering, more important as your child progresses up the school. Many schools support parents with wraparound care from early morning to 6pm as well as a pick-up and drop-off bus service.

Source: Streatham & Clapham Prep School

NURSERY SCHOOLS

Al-Risalah Nursery
10a Gatton Road, SW17 0EE
020 8767 0716
nursery@alrisalahschool.co.uk
From three to five years

Bertrum House Nursery
290 Balham High Road, SW12 7AL
020 8767 4051
office@bertrumhousenursery.co.uk
bertrumhousenursery.co.uk
From two to five years

Bumble Bee Nursery School
Church of Ascension, Pountney Road, SW11 5TU
01622 833331

Crescent Kindergarten
Three locations:
Flat 1, No 10 Trinity Crescent, SW17 7AE
Holy Trinity Church Hall, Trinity Road, SW17 7SQ
Grafton Tennis Club, 70A Thornton Road, SW12 OLF
01622 833331

Eaton Square Nursery
30 Eccleston Street, SW1W 9PY
020 7931 9469
Opening September 2019: 55-57 Eccleston Sq. SW1V 1PH.
Also in Knightsbridge and Pimlico.
nursery@eatonsquareschool.com
eatonsquareschool.com/nurseriesFrom
two to four years

Gateway House
St Jude’s Church Hall Heslop Road, SW12 8EG
020 8675 8258
gatewayhousenursery.co.uk
From two and a half to four years

Marmalade Cat
St Andrew’s United Reform Church
1 Altenburg Gardens, SW11 1JH
020 8265 5224
marmaladeschools.co.uk
From two to five years

Mouse House
Three locations:
27 Mallinson Road, SW11 1BW
13-15 Barmouth Road, SW18 2DT
St Clement’s Church Hall, 286 Fulham Palace Road, SW6 6HP
01622 833331
thekindergartens.com
From two to five years

Nightingale 1 Montessori Nursery School
St Luke’s Community Hall
194 Ramsden Road, SW12 8RQ
07958 567210
nightingalemontessori.co.uk
From two to five years

Noah’s Ark
St Michael’s Church Hall
Cobham Close, SW11 6SP
020 7924 3472 Ext 2
noahsarknurseryschools.org.uk
From two and a half to five years

Noah’s Ark
West Side Church Hall
Melody Road, SW18 2QQ

Parkgate Nursery
80 Clapham Common North Side, SW4 9SD
020 7350 2452
office@parkgate-school.co.uk
parkgate-school.co.uk
From two and a half to four

Sparkies Nursery School
194 Ramsden Road, SW12 8RQ
07939 268861
grace@sparkiesnurseryschool.com
sparkiesnurseryschool.com
From 18 months to five years

Streatham & Clapham Prep School Nursery
42 Wavertree Road, SW2 3SR
020 8674 6912
prep@schs.gdst.net
From three to five years

Trinity St Mary’s Nursery School
6 Balham Park Road, SW12 8DR
020 8673 4166
tsm.wandsworth.sch.uk

DAY NURSERIES AND PRE-SCHOOLS

Abacus Early Learning Nursery
135 Laitwood Road, SW12 9QH
Also in Streatham (7 Drewstead Rd, SW16 1LY and 3 Palace Road SW2 3DY) and West Norwood
020 8675 8093
info@myabacusnursery.co.uk
myabacusnursery.co.uk
From nine months to five years

Active Learning Fulham
Grove House, Bagleys Lane, SW6 2QB
0333 230 4794
brighthorizons.co.uk
From three months to five years

Balham Day Nursery & Pre-school
36 Radbourne Road, SW12 0EF
0333 455 1602
brighthorizons.co.uk
From three months to five years

Balham Rainbow Nursery
3a Ramsden Road, SW12 8QX
020 8355 0892
balhamrainbow.com
From four months to five years

Bright Horizons Day Nursery and Preschool
Four locations:
Bright Horizons, Wandsworth Common, 4 Northside, SW18 2SS – 0333 920 8767
Bright Horizons, Clapham, 4-14 Brommels Road, SW4 0BG – 0333 920 7031
Bright Horizons, West Hill, 38 West Hill, SW18 1RX – 0330 134 5510
Bright Horizons,  Northcote Road, 119a Chatham Road, SW11 6HJ – 0203 780 3030
brighthorizons.co.uk
From three months to five years

The Butterfly Preschool
Two locations:
32b Webbs Road, London, SW11 6SF – 0207 738 0019
The Butterfly Preschool Wimbledon Montessori, St Mark’s Church, St Mark’s Place, Wimbledon, SW19 7ND – 07932 323026

thebutterflypreschool.co.uk
From two to five years

L’Ecole du Parc
Two locations:
French: 64 Garfield Road, SW11 5PN
Bilingual: 2 Stormont Road, SW11 5EN
020 7993 6460
admissions@ecoleduparc.co.uk
ecoleduparc.co.uk
From two to five years

Magdalen Nursery
Two locations:
The Lodge, Magdalen Road, SW18 3NP – 020 8870 4022
The Grove, St George’s Grove SW17 OPZ – 020 8682 1386
magdalennursery.com
From three months to five years

Playtime Wandsworth
Spectrum Way, off Broomhill Road, SW18 4GQ
020 3735 9410
playtimenurseries.com
From three months to five years

Linden Tree Nursery Schools
Three locations:
195 Lavender Hill, SW11 5TB
18 Old Town, SW4 OLB
52-53 Webbs Road, SW11 6SF
020 3900 2737
ltns.org.uk
From birth to five years

The Eveline Day and Nursery Schools Ltd
Seven locations:
30 Ritherdon Road (Head Office) SW17 8QD – 020 8672 7549
Seely Hall, Chillerton Road, SW17 9BE – 020 8672 0501
Geraldine Road, SW18 2NR02 – 08870 096614
Trinity Crescent, SW17 7AE02 – 08672 467322-23
The Boulevard, 205 Balham High Road, SW17 7BW – 020 8675 7276
89a Quicks Road, SW19 1EX – 020 8545 0699
Corner of Meadowsweet, Grand Drive, SW20 9NA – 020 8554 9832
info@evelinedaynursery.com
evelinedaynursery.com
From three months to five years

The London Preschool
2 Knightley Walk, SW18 1GZ
020 3319 7330
londonpreschool.co.uk
From six months to five years

The House Nurseries
67-69 Salcott Road, SW11 5TG
020 7924 3696
housenurseries.com
From three months to three years

Bennerley House Pre-Prep
72 Bennerley Road SW11 6DS
020 7924 3696
housenurseries.com
Three years to five years

The Woodentops Nurseries
24 Thornton Road, SW12 0LF
020 8674 9514
woodentopsnurseries.com
Ofsted Outstanding
From six months to five years

The Woodentops Nurseries
1 Poynders Road, SW4 8NX
020 8675 5033
woodentopsnurseries.com
Ofsted Outstanding
From six months to five years

Young England Kindergarten
St Saviour’s Hall, St George’s Square, SW1V 2HP
020 7834 3171
youngenglandkindergarten.co.uk
From to two and a half to five years