Katharine Bruce Nursery & Pre-School

Queens Park Court, Ilbert Street, London W10 4QA
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8.7 41 Reviews
  • Katharine Bruce Nursery & Pre-School, London
Rated Outstanding by Ofsted (October 2025), Katharine Bruce Nursery & Pre-School provides childcare and education to children from birth to 5 years old.

The Nursery is in Kensal Green, close to Queen’s Park and Kensal Rise stations. It's a bright, airy setting with a large garden, providing plenty of space for all-weather outdoor activities.

For the long-standing staff, the key to learning is variety. Each day is different! The children enjoy science experiments like ‘Volcanoes’, yoga, growing vegetables in the greenhouse, messy arts play, woodwork, and more. They also have a sensory room for babies.

The Nursery's on-site chef provides a range of meals and snacks 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

  • Yvonne Cadore (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 14

Registered Charity Number

  • 299686

Total Places for Children

  • 52

Age Range

  • from 0 years 0 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

Katharine Bruce Nursery & Pre-School Reviews (41)

8.7

Katharine Bruce Nursery & Pre-School has a Review Score of 8.7 (8.698) out of 10, based on 4 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Katharine Bruce Nursery & Pre-School has 41 reviews.

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Reviewer Connection to Katharine Bruce Nursery & Pre-School
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Review from Tiffany J (Mother of Child) published on 3 May 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Katharine Bruce nursery has been a wonderful home-from-home for both our older son (who attended from 10 months to 4.5 years old) and younger son (who is currently attending the nursery). Stand out features are without question the warm and caring staff who create a fun, nurturing environment in which
our children have thrived. It speaks volumes that many of the team have worked at the nursery for 10 or 20 years plus, and the sense of friendship within the staff creates a relaxed family-like atmosphere. The nursery itself benefits from a wide range of resources, including purposefully equipped baby room, toddler room and pre-school room, fantastic sensory room, and a large outdoor playground with separated space for babies. Key workers focus on devising activities to suit each child’s individual interests and stage of development, in order to stimulate their learning and prepare them for a smooth transition to primary school. We have recommended Katharine Bruce Nursery to many friends.
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Current Review Score: 8.7 (8.698)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.7 (8.698) out of 10 for Katharine Bruce Nursery & Pre-School 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 4 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.8 out of 5 from 4 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 4.938 for Katharine Bruce Nursery & Pre-School is calculated as follows: ( (45 Excellents x 5) + (3 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 48 Ratings = 4.938
  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 3.76 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Katharine Bruce Nursery & Pre-School is based on 4 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 = 3.375
    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 52 number of registered child places is 10.4. 4 Positive Reviews ÷ 10.4 = 0.385
  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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Yvonne

Yvonne

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 1996

Hello, my name is Yvonne and I have been with LEYF since 1996 and joined Katharine Bruce Nursery & Pre-School in 1997. We are really special because of our extensive outdoor area and qualified staff, who are friendly and supportive. My proudest moment here was probably when I introduced the outing for the whole nursery, something which had never been done before I became manager.

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