Colville Nursery & Pre-School

4-5 Colville Square, London W11 2BQ
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9.1 43 Reviews
  • Colville Nursery & Pre-School, London
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted (October 2022), Colville Nursery & Pre-School provides childcare and education to children from birth to 5 years old.

You can find them in Notting Hill, close to Ladbroke Grove and Westbourne Park tube stations.

The experienced staff plan each day with help from the children. There are so many activities to choose from: science experiments, yoga, dialogic reading, woodwork, cooking… The children also love to explore outdoors – shopping at Portobello Market or spotting wildlife at nearby Holland Park. Parents and carers join in the fun too, with regular ‘Stay and Play’ sessions.

The chef prepares all meals using recipes from LEYF's nutritious menu.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Marta Piotrowska (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 20

Registered Charity Number

  • 299686

Total Places for Children

  • 43

Age Range

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

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 & Christmas

Colville Nursery & Pre-School Reviews (43)

9.1

Colville Nursery & Pre-School has a Review Score of 9.1 (9.064) out of 10, based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Colville Nursery & Pre-School has 43 reviews.

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Review from L B (Father of Child) published on 15 September 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter is really happy at Colville! Staff are very competent, creative and friendly. The outside space is really nice for children.
Parents are also engaged with home activities, get-togethers and the app.
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Review from C F (Mother of Child) published on 11 September 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I can highly recommend this nursery!
Our daughter has joined the Colville Nursery family at the age of 9 months full time and I can honestly say that she loves going there!
The baby room staff is incredibly caring and loving, each day they engage the children in varied play activities.
Before
Covid, that would be weekly trips to the library, the market, monthly forest school outings plus all the usual painting, singing, story and garden time and now since COVID they really made the most of their facilities - even organizing a "pool party" in the garden for the little ones. Our daughter has gained a lot of confidence in their caring hands.
Their chef is fantastic too and cooks healthy and varied food each day fresh.
The management is superb - they keep you informed through daily feedback at pickup, daily updates on their app, weekly newsletters and they organize special events such as Christmas Parties. You can tell they really care and create a wonderful family kind of atmosphere.
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Review from E B (Father of Child) published on 18 August 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter is thriving at the nursery; she is always happy, and is growing and learning tremendously. The staff really care for her and we are really happy that we chose this Colville Square Nursery.
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Review from A R (Mother of Child) published on 26 June 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son has been attending Colville Nursery full time for about 10 months now. We are so pleased with his development since starting at the nursery and it is clear to see how much he enjoys being there. The teachers and management are all so wonderful, genuine, and it is very obvious that they care
deeply for the children. They are as excited to help the children reach their developmental milestones as any parent would be (example: cheering for first steps, big hugs, etc). The teachers plan daily activities which are age-specific, fun, educational, and engaging for the children. The teachers are very attentive to the children and can easily share details about what our son was interested in or a fun moment from the day. Our son eats very well and is offered a wide variety and types of foods, thanks to the in house chef. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a warm, safe, and loving environment for your child.
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Review from Philippine D (Mother of Child) published on 25 June 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have been with Colville Nursery since 2017, my two sons went there and I'm sad to leave but my sons are entering school in September.
There is such a great team, helpful, always patient and loving with children. The garden is amazing too, full of toys and my sons were happy to go every morning.
We
will miss the girls of Colville ... I warmly recommend this nursery!
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Review from Clemence O (Mother of Child) published on 22 June 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We selected Colville Nursery as we felt comfortable putting our daughter there at the age of 3.5-months. Everyone one took great care of her, with special attention to her needs as a little baby, and helping her grow up with many different activities, including her to adapt to activities with older
babies. We know she feels good as we see all the activities she is doing, the smile on her face in every picture. Great cook as well, so we know she is growing up in a healthy environment overall. She is now 13-months old, and we are looking forward to seeing all the progress she is doing with the Colville team!
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Review from Magda W (Mother of Child) published on 6 June 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very happy with the nursery for our nearly two year old daughter. Staff members in the baby room are fabulous - confident, entertaining and caring. She's engaged in so many activities both indoors and outdoors and develops motor, social and all kinds of skills so quickly. We get updated regularly on
how our daughter is doing to put our minds at ease or point out areas of focus. Our daughter goes to the nursery in all smiles.
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Review from J B (Mother of Child) published on 23 August 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been at Colville for over a year, and has loved it since he started. The staff are brilliant and form great relationships with the children. They have great outside space and seem to think up great activities for the children, utilising what’s available in the local area as well as in the
nursery itself. Overall very happy with them.
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Review from J L (Mother of Child) published on 3 July 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Staff are very friendly and caring. Would recommend to other parents.
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Review from J O (Mother of Child) published on 15 June 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Good services, children well looked after and cared for.
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Review from Arantxa D (Mother of Child) published on 15 June 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son has been with the nursery since he was 6 months, now he's almost 15 months, and we couldn't be happier. He loves the staff, the day to day activities and clearly learns a lot. It is an outstanding nursery and the staff are excellent. They are great with all the children. This is very obvious
and they have clear plans of daily activities in line with the children's abilities and progressive development. Very happy.
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Review from Marina V (Mother of Child) published on 15 June 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has now been coming for 2 months and her time here has been brilliant. The staff are always welcoming and friendly and know my daughter well and she them. She has come on leaps and bounds since being at Colville, I couldn't be happier to have found such a nurturing environment for my child.
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Review from Dorothee M (Mother of Child) published on 15 June 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My 2 children, 2 and 4 years old, are in Colville Nursery and I warmly recommend it.
The contact with management and staff is very easy and I have a daily report on what my children are doing, eating, and exploring new activities.
There is an outdoor area, very important for my 2 energetic boys ;-).
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manager has always very good ideas to create new activities and sensitise children about important issues like healthy food, garden and nature or living together.
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Review from D M (Mother of Child) published on 15 June 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Staff are really helpful with settling our daughter. She enjoys her time and talks fondly about her teachers. She looks forward to their activities especially trips to the market and library.
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Review from H S (Mother of Child) published on 25 May 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I'm confident that Colville is a safe and caring environment for my child. Staff are friendly, observant and patient. I particularly like the fact that there's a large garden where the children spend a lot of time playing outside as well as learning.
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Review from C E (Mother of Child) published on 25 May 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been attending Colville Nursery for almost 2 years. The staff are helpful, friendly, approachable and reassuring. They truly care about the well-being and development of the children. The manager and all of the carers have gone above and beyond to ensure my son is happy and well cared for.
The staff engage with the children, plan daily activities and there is a lovely outdoor space. I would highly recommend this nursery.
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Review from Caroline B (Mother of Child) published on 25 May 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very happy with this nursery. My daughter loves it and I really trust the people working there! Very good atmosphere in general, lots of different activities, safe environment. Highly recommended!
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Review from Anna S (Mother of Child) published on 25 May 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am so happy to have found this nursery - my son clearly loves it and has a lovely relationship with many of the carers and his little friends. He loves getting stuck into the mud kitchen and plenty of messy play, he eats very well there and I love to hear about their trips out to the local market
and library.
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Review from Aurelie S (Mother of Child) published on 17 May 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Amazing team, great outdoor space, lots of fun activities either in the nursery or in the neighbourhood (like touring local market).
The staff cares a lot about the wellbeing of the child but also their personal development.
Would highly recommend, could not be happier with our choice to send our
young baby girl there.
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Review from Kanita U (Mother of Child) published on 17 May 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Colville Nursery has given us a very safe, nurturing and educational care for our 15month old son. His key worker and all other carers are brilliant, caring, kind, loving, professional and very hardworking. The facilities, the food, daily programme, activities and overall care are excellent. We are
very happy and would recommend it highly.
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Current Review Score: 9.1 (9.064)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.1 (9.064) out of 10 for Colville Nursery & Pre-School is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 5 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.1 out of 5 from 5 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 4.983 for Colville Nursery & Pre-School is calculated as follows: ( (59 Excellents x 5) + (1 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 60 Ratings = 4.983
  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 4.081 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Colville Nursery & Pre-School is based on 5 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 = 3.5
    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 43 number of registered child places is 8.6. 5 Positive Reviews ÷ 8.6 = 0.581
  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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Marta

Marta

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2019

Hello, my name is Marta and I am the manager of Colville Nursery & Pre-School. I have been at this nursery since 2019. I started working in nurseries in 2008, after graduating in the field of Pedagogy in Early Years. I am a qualified teacher and also hold a Level 3 qualification in childcare. I love being part of each and every child's journey in the nursery.

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