St Nicholas Nursery

22 Salmon Street, Kingsbury, London NW9 8PN
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  • St Nicholas Nursery, London
St Nicholas School & Nursery provides first class care for babies, toddlers and young children in a safe and stimulating environment. Children are treated as individuals and time is taken by every staff member to nurture and get to know the developing personalities of each young child at the nursery.

Every day is busy and filled with fun and educational activities following the Early Years Foundation Stage. Children between 3 months and five years old attend the nursery and practitioners have been trained to provide the best start in life for each child.

The nursery is open 51 weeks a year and provides care from 8am to 6pm every weekday.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Anjana Shah (Head of Nursery)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 11

Total Places for Children

  • 40

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Please book a viewing and we can discuss fees in person.

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

St Nicholas Nursery Reviews (58)

9.9

St Nicholas Nursery has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.923) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time St Nicholas Nursery has 58 reviews.

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Review from Monika P (Mother of Child) published on 26 April 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This review is to confirm that I am overall satisfied with the care and quality of services afforded to my son.


He is becoming more independent and careful to details.
The staff are friendly, polite and caring.
The management is professional.

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Review from Mithu R (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent nursery for child growth. I would recommend this nursery to any of my family or other people. My child is so well cared for and looked after. I feel secure when my son is here and I can see his development. I wouldn't trust anywhere or anyone else to leave my child. At the end of the day,
that is what a parent wants, a place where the child is cared for safeguarded and well cared for.
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Review from N M (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
This is a nice place and lovely staff.
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Review from Iman H (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son has been really enjoying his time at St Nicholas. The staff have been warm and friendly and always give detailed feedback at the end of the day. My son is learning a lot and I can see his creativity increasing.
When I had a complaint, it was handled well by the manager and was taken seriously.
My
son's key worker is fantastic and he has a very good bond with her.
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Review from Sarah A (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son joined St Nicholas Nursery last year.
This is his second year and he is in the preschool.
We are happy with the nursery, the staff is friendly and my son enjoys going to the nursery every day.
We recommend St Nicholas Nursery, we like the cosy place where the school is located and we appreciate
the care provided to our children.
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Review from P P (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The nursery have been amazing in settling in my child to each group that she has been in. The staff work really hard in ensuring that the environment is safe as well as entertaining for the children.
I am happy with this nursery and how my child has grown in the last 2 years. I would definitely recommend
this nursery to other parents.
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Review from Nehal K (Mother of Child) published on 27 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
St Nicholas Nursery has provided my daughter the foundations for the start of her school learning. I have witnessed a very positive social, mental and physical enhancement in my daughter's overall personality.
The staff are very capable and caring and owing to these reasons, I would highly recommend
St Nicholas Nursery to parents.
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Review from Smita P (Mother of Child) published on 27 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Overall, a very good nursery. My daughter is very happy here and learns a lot.
The nursery has a very friendly environment and staff are caring.
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Review from S A (Mother of Child) published on 27 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery have very kind and friendly staff. They provide excellent facilities to all children. The teaching at the nursery is phenomenal and my daughter is learning very well and has progressed a lot since starting at St Nicholas School.
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Review from Rinku B (Mother of Child) published on 27 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I have seen tremendous change in terms of behaviour, vocabulary and sense of being independent in my son since he started St Nicholas in October 2018.
He enjoys his time in nursery and is very attached to all of his caregivers. He has developed lots of confidence in terms of expressing his opinions
and trying new activities. A major good thing is the focus on healthy eating habits for very early ages.
Highly recommend this nursery for overall development of a child.
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Review from A P (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery has always provided a safe, 'home away from home'. Our children have always been happy, content and learn so much - more than I expected.
The nursery is clean, a good size and staff are all approachable and caring.
Reply from Anjie Shah at St Nicholas Nursery
Thank you for your great feedback, we will continue to put our best efforts to safeguard children and offer them the best possible learning environment to thrive and shine.
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Review from L M (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has attended St Nicholas Nursery since he was 11 months old. I am very happy with how well all the teachers look after my little one. His language skills are fantastic for his age I credit St Nicholas Nursery for developing his speech so well. It's important that you totally trust the nursery
when you are going to work. I completely trust St Nicholas, I have no bad experiences all positive. I definitely recommend St Nicholas Nursery. Thank you for all your hard work.
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Review from L M (Mother of Child) published on 29 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Great nursery with professional and caring staff. I am very pleased with the nursery teachers, who provide exceptional care to both my daughters. They encourage participation in all sorts of activities, teach them to eat lunch well, support them in their education and development. Both my daughters
enjoy this time in this nursery with their teachers, hence no hard time in leaving them here. Thank you for your hard work and care.
Reply from Anjie Shah, Nursery Manager at St Nicholas Nursery
I would like to say thank you for your true reflection for the nursery and we thrive a lot more when parents like you are so encouraging and giving warm support to us and hope to see more parent…read more
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Review from Kajal P (Mother of Child) published on 29 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff and management are very good. They take care of my daughter very well.
Reply from Anjie Shah at St Nicholas Nursery
Thank you Kajal, we are striving our best to give children opportunity to reach their maximum potential.
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Review from Dansuba G (Mother of Child) published on 11 October 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent, friendly teachers. Good school environment for learning child. Satisfaction.
Thank you.
Reply from Anjie Shah at St Nicholas Nursery
Thank you Dansuba for your lovely comments and your kind support to the nursery.
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Review from Nikki K (Mother of Child) published on 2 April 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent nursery my son has been attending the nursery for 3 years and he has developed in all areas his language, emotional and educational and moral code. The staff are so caring and supportive and my son is well looked after while he is there. I always get Clear updates on his day and how much he
has eaten and he is also going to the toilet on his own he was not trained before he started but the support he has got he no longer wears pull ups at night or day. He’s always happy when I pick him up. All the staff are very attentive and all his needs are met.
Thank you.
Reply from Anjana Shah, Nursery manager at St Nicholas Nursery
Thank you, Nikki, for the continued warm support and referring the nursery to other prospective parents too.
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Review from Hem M (Father of Child) published on 12 December 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5
My two-year-old daughter went to this nursery for around six months. Back in February 2017, we decided to take her out of this nursery as we had another arrangement for child care. Since then we have been chasing the nursery for a refund of the deposit. Despite countless emails and telephone calls,
the nursery management team is simply disregarding this issue. The nursery policy clearly stipulates that money paid as a deposit will be refunded but somehow all our follow-ups seem to have been ignored. Nine months on I am still waiting for my refund of my deposit!
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Review from Jignesh P (Father of Child) published on 21 November 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter started St Nicholas nursery this September, we as parents are really pleased with the learning she is receiving. She enjoys the extracurricular activities like cooking, theatre bugs, French and gardening. She comes home smiling and always talks about the nursery. She has started to write
the letters of her name as well, which really impressed me. She has developed a good relationship with her key worker and other practitioners.
The environment of the nursery is warm and welcoming, I am happy about the management, the way things are well organised and the new app - Tapestry giving an opportunity for us to share our feedback. Overall, I would like to say that the nursery is outstanding and I am very pleased with the staff feedback I receive every day and my child's progress.
Reply from Anjie Shah, Nursery Manager at St Nicholas Nursery
Dear Mr.P, we are happy to hear that you are pleased with your child at St.Nicholas and we look forward to receiving your continued support and please do feel free to recommend us to your friends and…read more
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.923)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.923) out of 10 for St Nicholas Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 13 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 13 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.923 for St Nicholas Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (146 Excellents x 5) + (7 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 155 Ratings = 4.923
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for St Nicholas Nursery is based on 13 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 40 number of registered child places is 8, which has been reached with 13 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Meet the Team (9)

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Anjana Shah

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2015

When I was blessed with my twin daughters, I thoroughly enjoyed their early years and I still cherish their memories. This made me move into a new career from a marketing manager to a Nursery manager. It is thriving to see the transition from babies to preschoolers and their progress and see them become confident and independent, developing their social skills and making new friends while developing their learning. Our Nursery undertakes the responsibility to provide opportunities to consolidate a solid platform for their future learning and enable them to reach their full potential whilst being in a child-centred, stimulating and fun-filled environment.

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Stephanie Sathian

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2022

With 3 children of my own and my previous experience working in schools, I discovered my passion for working with children, this led me to gain my Level 3 Childcare & Education Qualification. It is extremely important for me to create a provision that will enhance and support children’s development. I am especially determined to scaffold children’s learning and follow their lead and believe they will all strive as we give them the best early years experience.

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Fazila Bhana

Job Title: Base Room Manager

When my nephew was born, I used to babysit him a lot, and since then I decided to work with children. I did my NVQ level 2 in childcare in 2003 and then I did my NVQ level 3 in childcare in 2009. I have been working with children for almost eleven years now and I absolutely enjoy what I do.

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Vjollca Marini

Job Title: Senior Early Years Educator

I have always loved working with children, supporting young minds to explore and develop an understanding of the world around them. Being a mother of two added more love to teaching and therefore I decided to complete my NVQ level 3 for childcare. At the end of the day, where else can you find a better place to work than working with children? You get lots of unconditional love and lots of laughter.

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Lolita Lall

Job Title: Baby Room Leader

When my youngest son started at playgroup, I decided to help out with some of the activities in the group. I enjoyed doing the activities and being with the children. I did my PPI foundation course and then my level 3 in childcare. I have been working with children for over twenty years.

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Edith Okere

Job Title: Senior Early Years Educator

Senior Early Years Educator

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Heena Thakkar

Job Title: Nursery Practitioner Joined: 2022

Nursery Practitioner

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Amporn Sweetman

Job Title: Nursery assistant

I am a mother of 3 children and 2 of them have special needs. I spent a lot of time with them to meet their needs which made me realize how vulnerable children can be. Since then I decided to work with children. I have been working with children since 2003 and currently completed my Level 2 in childcare.

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Kiyana Edwards

Job Title: Nursery Apprentice

Nursery Apprentice

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