Colville Nursery & Pre-School

Our daughter has been at Colville since she was 8 months old, and now for 2 years. Choosing this nursery was one of the best decisions we ever made! She has adored every stage, from baby to toddler to preschool room, and has forged friendships for life. The staff are wonderfully caring, fun and engaged, and our daughter is genuinely excited to go to nursery every day. One thing that made me choose Colville specifically is how integrated it is with the local community, with regular trips out to the local shops, market, etc. I cannot recommend this nursery enough, for the fun, but also the learning, warmth of the teachers, and the fab food the Chef cooks them daily!

Our little one has been with Colville since she was 15mths old and from the baby room to the current pre school stage, the experience has been faultless. The team are utterly caring and dedicated to nurturing strong relationships with parents too. They're so supportive when approached for guidance and advice, they are hands on with so many of the significant milestones including potty training and they work closely with parents to help navigate phasing in and out of stages like napping, providing guidance on effective approaches based on how well they get to know our child. Management and the wider team are approachable, friendly, communicative and extremely supportive! The educational aspect is IMO superior and children learn quickly to recognise letters, numbers, and begin to spell and write their names! The menu is healthy and fresh, with on site chef provision. Absolutely fantastic all round. We're so grateful!

We're so grateful to have found Colville LEYF and would wholeheartedly recommend it to any parent looking for quality childcare.

I have full peace of mind knowing he is so well looked after. I am forever grateful to the London Early Years Foundation team for setting my son up so well for the rest of his life.

Colville has been the best nursery we could have asked for for our son. He spent three joyful years there. We watched his confidence grow tremendously thanks to the wonderful staff and he forged strong friendships with the other children. I highly recommend Colville to anyone looking for a warm, supportive nursery environment for their little one.

Phenomenal learning environment. I've had 2 children attend LEYF nurseries and were provided such loving care that set the solid foundation for future learning in more formal settings. The managers are brilliant and the menu is top tier.

My daughter has been at this nursery for the last year and a half. We have been consistently impressed with how kind all the staff are, how sensible and how responsible they are - which is everything you need and want for your child. It has great premises, with a fab outdoor area and wonderful food. The manager is just brilliant. Cannot recommend this nursery enough.

The staff have shown great attentiveness and love towards my child since he arrived at this nursery as a one year old. We will miss everyone very much when we leave, but will be back with our daughter soon!

My child has been attending LEVF Colville Nursery since she was one year old and I cannot imagine moving her. It will be very hard for us to leave when she goes to reception! The staff are amazing, from the management to the teachers, to the chef. I love the open-door policy, the school values and the community around this nursery. My three-year-old is engaged every day with new songs, crafts, science experiments, baking, visits to parks, the local market and more. She loves her teachers and her friends. She gets three healthy meals a day and eats better at nursery than at home. We have a happy kid and we know she is safe and loved.

This is an amazing nursery, the teachers and management really care, and this feels like a family. Our daughter has been going since she was 18 months and has loved every stage, from the baby room, through to the toddler room and now the preschool room. Both our daughter and us have made some wonderful friends here. The nursery goes above and beyond in creating a community, through events for the children and the parents. I am also constantly impressed by the confidence, and ways of learning my daughter is exposed to, not to mention jealous of the amazing meals that are provided on a daily basis! I could not recommend this nursery enough, and we will be sad to leave when our daughter starts reception later this year.

My son enjoys every moment at Colville Nursery. He leaves our arms every nursery day full of smiles and hugs for the staff. I feel so confident leaving him with the staff as we know he is looked after, learning, laughing and most importantly loved. The staff are so thoughtful around the activities making such creative messy play, themed play connect to current events e.g. the coronation, creating healthy meals and they do many outdoor activities, the highlight being taking the children to explore the local area. Every week I share new milestones my son is achieving and they actively give me many updates every time I pick him up. My son is confident, bubbly and happy and so much of that is down to Colville Nursery's ongoing care and support. I am eternally grateful to have their support in raising my son.

Our son absolutely loves it there and so do we. Everything - the staff, the activities, the care - is exceptional and we consider ourselves lucky to have our son there. He started when he was ten months old and is now two and a half. I couldn’t recommend it enough.

We are so grateful that our daughter is in the loving, professional care of the exceptional Colville staff, I could not recommend them enough.

I love the nursery. It is small so I know all the teachers and the other parents. We have made friends through nursery and now many families hang out together. The nursery teachers are always smiling, they educate the children and my kids always feel loved.

As a parent, it's so wonderful to know your child getting the best start. It is unsurprising that in their last Ofsted Report, they scored an Outstanding in every category.

I couldn’t be happier.

My son has been attending Colville Nursery & Pre-school since January 2020. He’s learnt a lot and has made great progress over the years. He has absolutely loved his time there. The staff has been friendly, attentive and caring, like a real little family. The nursery, the values, the activities, everything has been wonderful. I wish he could stay there forever and he is also sad to be leaving as he will be starting school in September. He’s had an amazing time and journey there. We will miss Colville Nursery!

We had our daughter in Colville Nursery & Pre-School for nearly two years and we absolutely loved it. The staff were so friendly, they kept our daughter happy, healthy and bright. She would run in in the morning hugging all the staff, the space was buzzing and there was never a dull moment. We only moved her because of a new nursery opening one street away that was too convenient to ignore. We highly recommend the manager and the rest of the Colville team to give your child a wonderful start in life.

I think this is the best nursery I have ever experienced. It ticks all the boxes and the children seem so happy. The teachers are amazing and it’s a perfect balance of learning but also just being able to be a child and play lots, be outside a bit and interact with your class mates, couldn’t recommend enough.

In the morning you would receive a message from the management that you must bring sunhats for your kids, and in the afternoon you would pick up your child who's sitting in the scorching summer sun without any cover. The area for the buggies looks like a dump, with things broken and dirt. The team probably meant well but they're just not capable enough to manage this place.