Day Nurseries Owned by Raphael Nurseries in London

I highly recommend them to anyone who wants their children to be immersed in a French-speaking environment, even for families who don't speak a word of French themselves. Overall, it's just an excellent nursery.

We couldn't have asked for a better start for our child. Raphael (bilingual Montessori nursery) provides such a warm, caring and stimulating environment from the very earliest months through to preschool readiness. The staff are incredibly dedicated, attentive and genuinely invested in each child's development and wellbeing.

As parents, we appreciated the thoughtful daily handovers alongside app updates and photos, which gave us real peace of mind and made us feel connected to our child's day at all times. The Montessori approach is beautifully implemented, encouraging independence, confidence and curiosity in a nurturing setting.

A wonderful community and an exceptional team - we are so grateful for the care and support our family received - THANK YOU ALL.

We love Raphael nursery! Both my boys go (went) there ans we are very happy with the nursery. I particularly like the ambiance of the nursery, small, close and friendly. All staff are responsible, professional, and caring. It becomes a small, united community with kids, families and staff, which is really great for children development. Bi-lingual environment is also a big plus. I was recommended by a friend a couple of years ago for my big boy and I have since then recommended several friends to choose Raphael as well! Last point, food is super healthy! Never fries, fried chicken etc! Chef was great, and you can see the healthy French eating culture is embedded in everyday diets.

I'm so pleased that my son attends this nursery. He is surrounded by caring, kind, attentive and professional staff who support his learning. And I really appreciate the strong focus on speech and language development.

Our daughter attended Raphael Nursery between March 2025 and December 2025 when was just eight months old, and we couldn't be happier to see the little person she developed into in such a short period of time. Initially we were worried as she was shy and had separation anxiety, but the team in the Caterpillars room was so tender, attentive to her needs and patient that in a short period of time, she was thriving and enjoying her time at the nursery. In fact, she used to be excited in the mornings to hear that she was going to the nursery. Even as she moved from one room to another, we could see that she was always in good hands, was safe and happy. We unfortunately had to cut her time at the nursery short as we moved an hour away from it, but would recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone considering it.

Raphael nursery is the best place for children in terms of care and teaching. They have a lot of educational activities there, the staff is very kind and smart. We have daily reports about our son evey day that full of photos. The tutors helped our son a lot to handle avoiding nappies and to control his emotions

The bilingual aspect is awesome, but don't worry if you don't speak French; it's a great nursery otherwise. Your child will not be negatively impacted. Plenty of the parents are monolingual.

All three of my children attended Raphael nursery from the age of one. With three kids under age of 3 and both parents working full time, having a reliable and loving nursery where our children can thrive was critical and Raphael was everything we could hope for. During the 3 years our children attended, they had a structured learning plan designed for their age of development, daily bilingual exposure to French and English language and most importantly staff that care about the children and passionate of what they do. One of kids has special development needs, his key person Nada was exceptional. She used a patient and personal approach catering to his needs and successfully potty trained our boy. Nursery manager, Silvia, goes above and beyond to support the development of our children and the process of SEN referral for our son. Thank you Raphael. We will miss you.

The nursery staff even organises events for parents to meet and recently did a little Christmas show which involved even the babies. We're so lucky we found this nursery and I couldn't recommend it more. Thank you for everything you do.

We moved our son from another Clapham nursery to Raphael shortly after he turned 3. Our experience has been fantastic; my partner and I truly believe he is receiving the best care available. We are thrilled with his overall experience and with the level of communication/feedback we receive about his development. This is truly a special place - every member of staff is warm and nurturing. Moreover, the bilingual aspect of the program means our son is receiving an enhanced learning experience. Additionally, Raphael has helped him further develop social-emotional skills like sharing, patience, and considering others as well as developmental skills such as independence, following directions, and letter recognition. Curiosity and creativity are encouraged. Celie was also a miracle worker and helped him go from nappies to fully potty trained in less than a week! Our son loves the meals, and we appreciate the variety of food and how nutritious the meals are. Great fellow parents, too! 10/10

Raphael Nursery has been an absolutely exceptional, nurturing environment for my son. He attended for a year and a half, and leaving has truly been heartbreaking - he loved every moment of his time there. The nursery has a beautiful sense of calm and grounding that was incredibly important to us as a family. Every single member of staff is warm, patient, and genuinely caring, and it is clear how deeply they care about the children. The impact they have had on my son's confidence, happiness, and development has been remarkable. Silvia, the manager, is outstanding. She is always approachable, open to feedback, and consistently goes above and beyond to support both children and parents. From day one, the entire team has been nothing short of fantastic. We feel so grateful to have been part of the Raphael Nursery community and honestly could not recommend it highly enough.

The team is truly exceptional: warm, attentive, and genuinely caring. They take the time to understand each child's personality and needs, and we've always felt fully reassured that Robin is in the best hands. The daily updates, photos, and thoughtful activities have been such a joy for us as parents.

Words can't express how grateful we are to Raphael's nursery. Our daughter had an awful experience at another nursery and we were so worried about our precious baby going somewhere else. We needn't have worried as under Raphaël's staff care, she has blossomed into the most wonderful little human, full of imagination and curious and loving life! The staff have been nothing short of phenomenal at every stage of her development, we have felt that she is genuinely cared for and nothing is more important than that! The opportunities afforded to her, be that singing, dancing, reading, creative play, are just awe inspiring. Finally 2 things that are very important to me are food and languages and she is supremely well taken care of in both! The fact she eats almost everything we put in front of her, is in no small way thanks to the wonderful range of food she gets at nursery. The fact that I get some sentences with German, French and English words thrown in makes me very happy indeed.

The most important thing for me was the bilingual aspect of the nursery, being the lone French speaker at home. The key persons (and the nursery staff as a whole) have honestly over-delivered on that point, providing a solid source of French in their lives and really developing their skills. It is not rare for me to discover that my kid has learned new words which do not come from me. And they typically learn words and concepts in both languages simultaneously thanks to the morning/afternoon activities.

We are so grateful for the love and stability this nursery has given our family. I couldn't recommend it more!

My husband and I couldn't speak highly enough about Raphael Nursery. My daughter started at 1 years old and was there through to starting school last year and my son is now in the Pre-School room having also started at 1 years old, so we have been Raphael parents for over 5 years! Right from the beginning we were confident that we had chosen the right nursery for our children as the staff are unbelievably caring, supportive and nurturing. As well as starting to learn another language, our children are confident, kind, social and excellent communicators, thanks to their time at Raphael.

We moved our daughter from a different nursery to Raphael over a year ago now and we truly couldn't be happier with our decision. From the very first day, the staff have been so warm and welcoming. My daughter goes in to nursery every morning with such excitement to see the staff and her friends. We are kept really well informed of how she is doing and we are so impressed with the progress she is making. I really highly recommend Raphael!

Very warm French-English nursery. My son has been attending this nursery for almost a year, and we absolutely love Raphael nursery. All the teachers and the entire management team know all the children by name almost from day one. My son loves all the food, soups, pies, pastas, fruits, veggies, etc. Thanks a lot

We couldn't be happier with our experience at Raphael Nursery. The staff are incredibly kind, attentive, and genuinely invested in our daughter's development and wellbeing. The environment is bright, clean, and welcoming, with plenty of activities that keep her engaged and excited to learn and explore. We receive daily updates on how she is getting on and are they always take the time to discuss progress and milestones. My daughter runs into nursery each morning. I highly recommend this nursery to any parent looking for a safe, nurturing, and joyful place for their child.

Both of my children attended Raphael nursery from the age of 10 months through to when they started at school and it was the best choice we ever made sending them there. The nursery is amazing with genuinely lovely staff who are professional, caring and really take time to build relationships with the children and the parents. The blend of French and English learning was of huge benefit to our children and we cannot recommend it highly enough!