Kindred Islington Nursery and Pre-school

3 Shepperton House, Shepperton Road, London N1 3DF
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  • Kindred Islington Nursery and Pre-school, London
Kindred Islington nursery and pre-school provides a warm and welcoming environment where the staff are passionate about their mission to create inspiring worlds full of awe and wonder for little ones to grow and thrive in.

By creating days filled with unique moments and opportunities, the team are able to truly enrich a child’s development during 0-5 years.

At Kindred Islington, the team personally understand what it is to be a parent during this magical time. They create meaningful relationships with every parent so you will never miss an opportunity to share in the joy of your child’s developmental and learning moments.

The nursery is located in a beautifully converted Victorian building, with large and open plan rooms designed specifically to meet the needs of each age.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Mikki Burns (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 35

Total Places for Children

  • 78

Age Range

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

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:30
    Tuesday 08:00-18:30
    Wednesday 08:00-18:30
    Thursday 08:00-18:30
    Friday 08:00-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Kindred Islington Nursery and Pre-school Reviews (47)

9.7

Kindred Islington Nursery and Pre-school has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.656) out of 10, based on 37 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Kindred Islington Nursery and Pre-school has 47 reviews.

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Review from M L (Mother of Child) published on 21 December 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I highly recommend The Grove Nursery, and I'm so thrilled with the love, care, education and nurturing that my son has received over the past year. Despite wanting the best for our child, we were new to the country so it was of utmost importance to research our options and make the right decision, but
what gave us all the confidence we needed was the gut feeling we experienced on the tour and in the first month. Our son received the best support during this major transition (post covid, new country, new nursery), we couldn't be happier and he is just thriving. The engagement between educators/staff and the children is brilliant, and to me, this is what has stood out the most.
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Review from Emily C (Mother of Child) published on 7 December 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter started at The Grove when she was eleven months old and has been attending for seven months now. She absolutely loves her time at the nursery and the level of care and support from all the staff is excellent. The facilities are fantastic too and the children have the opportunity to engage
in a wide range of activities, such as painting, baking, messy play, baby yoga and reading. Our daughter is growing into a confident, bright, inquisitive toddler, thanks in part to the experiences she is having at The Grove and we would highly recommend the nursery.
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Review from Kate D (Mother of Child) published on 7 December 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have two children in the nursery and absolutely love it. Everyone is so kind and thoughtful, both our kids run in every morning. I love how carefully the staff support the development of each child and work with us when there are things the kids find tricky or there are problems. Our eldest is now
in the preschool room and we can see him getting ready for school. For example, by teaching him to learn at a table and taking the kids further afield on trips. He loves music, Spanish and dancing and is getting lots of help managing those big toddler emotions! While the outside space is limited, both kids go out to parks most days and forest school has been a real highlight for our eldest. I honestly can't recommend The Grove highly enough.
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Review from Ruth J (Mother of Child) published on 7 December 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I cannot speak highly enough of The Grove nursery. The level of care the staff give each and every individual child is exceptional. They are friendly, warm, encouraging, patient and caring. The facilities are wonderful and the communication between the staff and parents is always brilliant.
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Review from M Y (Mother of Child) published on 7 December 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We adore this nursery. Our eldest attended here four years ago and our youngest is currently at The Grove. It is a home-from-home for our children. They gain so much developmentally from The Grove and are so happy. The staff are wonderful. Couldn't recommend it highly enough.
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Review from Hannah T (Mother of Child) published on 7 December 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very caring, happy staff. My daughter loves it and doesn't want to come home in the evening at pick-up time. Frequent playtime in the nearby gardens, forest school days and day trips out to London including landmarks, theme parks and children's farms.
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Review from E H (Mother of Child) published on 7 December 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have been happy with The Grove nursery. The staff are excellent, including the lovely receptionist and amazing cook. The atmosphere is very friendly and they take a lot of trouble to plan activities for the children. The learning in the older rooms could be more structured and like most London nurseries,
more space would be ideal.
Reply from Rebecca Browne, Managing Director at Kindred Islington Nursery and Pre-schoolThank you for your lovely review, we are very fortunate to have amazing staff who work together within The Grove family to create a very warm homely environment. We make the most of our small outside space and also take the children out locally every day for more adventures. There is learning structure in place in all our rooms but our emphasis is on learning through play, building on each child's strengths and supporting their needs across all areas of the curriculum.
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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.656)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.656) out of 10 for Kindred Islington Nursery and Pre-school is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 37 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 35 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 4.656 for Kindred Islington Nursery and Pre-school is calculated as follows: ( (362 Excellents x 5) + (48 Goods x 4) + (9 Satisfactorys x 3) + (6 Poors x 2) + (17 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 442 Ratings = 4.656
  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 Kindred Islington Nursery and Pre-school is based on 35 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 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 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 78 number of registered child places is 15.6, which has been reached with 35 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 (2)

Mikki

Mikki Burns

Job Title: Senior Nursery Manager Joined: 2024

I am originally from Wales and moved to London back in 1997.


I completed my NNEB in 1993. This was the original Level 3 qualification in Early Years. I have since completed my NVQ4 in Childcare, and my NVQ5 in Management and have taken part in numerous early years trainings and projects.


I love all aspects of child development, but I have a passion for supporting speech & language development as well as children’s well-being & self-esteem and also movement & physical play and how this supports brain development.

Nese

Nese Tarhan

Job Title: Deputy Nursery Manager

Hi, my name is Nese, and I am the Deputy Manager at Kindred Islington.


I have worked at this nursery for 15 years and have been the deputy for the past 5 years. My nationality is Turkish, and I am a mum to a 6-year-old boy.


I hold a Level 3 Diploma in Childcare and I am also the named Health and Safety Co-ordinator for the nursery. I enjoy my roles and relish creating new experiences with our little ones whilst creating memories and learning new skills along the way.

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