FRUK is an Ofsted registered Forest School founded in 2014 by Hayley Mitchell and Elizabeth Hassay, two local mothers who believe in the Forest School ethos of child led outdoor learning through play.

Open to children aged 3-7 and outdoors all year round.
Staff follow the EYFS – Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum incorporating all the seven areas of learning.

Registered in 1997, this community centre is run by a board of trustees and provides full day care, after school care and holiday play scheme facilities. The Bath House is a single-storey building with access to four group rooms and an enclosed outside play area. There are around 70 children on the roll, of which 28 receive funding for nursery education. The centre supports a large number of children who speak English as a second language. It employs 31 staff, most of whom have appropriate early years qualifications.

This committee run group was registered in 1973. It features an enclosed area for outdoor play. Children attend for a variety of sessions. The nursery is registered on the Early Years Register and both the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. Up to 47 children can attend at any one time. There are 23 staff.

This playgroup opened in 1978 and operates from a two storey terraced house with an secure outdoor play area. It welcomes children from a wide catchment area – a maximum of 18 attend each session. All receive funding for nursery education. The playgroup employs 5 staff, each with the appropriate childcare qualification from level 3. Children can attend for a maximum of 5 sessions a week which can be taken flexibly and linked together by a Lunch Club to provide care from 9am until 4pm if required.

This nursery was registered in 2004 and is run by a parent cooperative. It operates from the ground floor of a community hall near Springfield Park. The nursery receives funding for the provision of 15 weekly hours of free early education to children aged three and four years and to two year old children who fulfil the criteria set out by the education authority.

On Fridays parents and children from the community are invited to attend ‘Music and play’ sessions from 11am till midday.

This day nursery opened in 2003 in a converted studio building. Space includes three base rooms, a dance studio and a secure outside play area. It accommodates up to 70 children at any one time, has around 26 permanent staff. Most children attend on a full-time basis.

Based in a converted Victorian house occupying four floors and with a garden area. Children have access to three group rooms and a secure outdoor area. The playgroup is open term-time only (9am-3pm) and both this and the nursery offer places for children in receipt of free early education funding (for children age 2-4). The nursery uses Montessori teaching methods and offers two sessions (9am-3pm and 8am-6pm). It has received the Silver Mayor's Award.

Little Londoners Day Nursery, which occupies three rooms in the courtyard of St Michael and All Angels Church, employs a qualified Early Years Teacher and has a strong focus of learning through play.

The nursery has been divided into three main spaces – the ‘serene room’ offers space to relax and ponder and has a comfy sofa and a tepee, the ‘humming room’ offers space for arts and crafts and the ‘gallery room’ is a lovely display space. Staff plan to take children on regular trips to local libraries, parks and shops.

Run by two local mothers, there’s a strong emphasis on health and this is reflected in the food they serve. There’s a strict policy against processed food and they only use organic fruit and vegetables, mostly locally sourced.

This nursery in 1992 in a one-storey building. Access is via a secure driveway and children have the use of two large play areas, a toddler unit and a pre-school, which include several smaller play areas. The nursery is registered on the Early Years Register and the compulsory and voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. 49 children can attend at any one time, of those not more than 21 may be under 2 years. The nursery employs around 20 suitably qualified staff and supports children with special educational needs.

Registered in 1992 as part of the Sunrise Education Trust, this nursery operates from a three-storey building. Children have the use of two playrooms; one on the ground floor and one on the first floor, and a dining room in the basement – all accessed by stairs. There is a secure outdoor play area. The nursery employs 10 staff, most of whom have suitable childcare qualifications. They include a qualified teacher. Teaching methods follow the Montessori approach alongside the nursery’s Neo-Humanist philosophy. There are around 25 children on roll in the early years age group. The nursery is in receipt of funding for the provision of free early education to children aged 3 and 4.