Noah's Ark Nursery & Pre-School

Pelter Street, London E2 7PE
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  • Noah's Ark Nursery & Pre-School, London
Rated Good by Ofsted (September 2025), Noah’s Ark Nursery & Pre-School provides childcare and education to children from birth to 5 years old.

The Nursery is based in Shoreditch, close to Hoxton station. It's a light, spacious setting on two levels, with two baby rooms, a floor dedicated to pre-schoolers, and a garden.

The long-standing, highly qualified team ensure every child feels safe and secure from their very first day. There are always lots of activities to try… from science experiments to gardening, cooking to construction. There are also comfy spaces for reading, an outdoor den, a home corner, and more!

An accredited chef provides all the children's meals using healthy recipes from LEYF’s menu.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Aine Sattaur (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 32

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

Noah's Ark Nursery & Pre-School Reviews (21)

9.3

Noah's Ark Nursery & Pre-School has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.303) out of 10, based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Noah's Ark Nursery & Pre-School has 21 reviews.

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Review from Bruce B (Father of Child) published on 22 January 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Noah's Ark is an excellent nursery and we have sent both our children here, even after moving slightly further away.


There is very little staff turnover compared to other nurseries and the nursery has a family feel to it as a result.


There is less age segregation compared to other nurseries,

with all children over 2 in the same large room. This has helped our children's development as they first learn from the older children when they are 2 and then get to help nurture the younger ones when they are older.


There are always plenty of activities going on to entertain the children and there is a focus on play for development, giving them a chance to enjoy their childhood, rather than treating them as little school children.


All the food is cooked on site by the chefs and is nutritious and seems to go down well with the children.

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Review from Gabrielle M (Mother of Child) published on 9 August 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent nursery, highly recommend. The staff are beyond kind, loving and attentive, which creates a positive and warm environment. Our daughter started at Noah's Ark when she turned one and is now three, she feels safe and very happy there. The staff have helped her to become confident and she has
made a lot of great friends. Lovely parent community too.
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Review from V D (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Outstanding. Our little boy loves to go to Noah’s Ark as he feels at home, surrounded by people who really care about him. Lovely staff and great little friends. Nice activities are organised and a lot of support to encourage kids to explore and become independent. Will definitely recommend it.
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Review from Ashley B (Mother of Child) published on 27 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little girl has gone from strength to strength since joining Noah’s Ark. She runs through the door each day and talks about the staff and children in such a positive way when she is home with us. They are patient and caring and loving with her, everything we hoped nursery would be.
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Review from P P (Mother of Child) published on 27 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery. My child has developed so much since starting!
Great selection of food and brilliant activities set up. The staff look after him very well and I love looking on the app to see what he has been up to.
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Review from Renate U (Mother of Child) published on 27 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We love Noah's Ark and all of her staff members. Such a great, consistent team of professionals, who give our children the best environment to play and learn. Our children feel safe, happy and seen at Noah's. And the chef is amazing too.
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Review from L P (Mother of Child) published on 27 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Noah’s Ark is everything you could want in a nursery. Excellent care, fantastic activities and wonderful employees - our child is very happy there. From day one, the staff have gone above and beyond to make our family feel welcome. We personally love that most of the staff have been there for years,
demonstrating that they enjoy their workplace and as a result, they create a fantastic, positive environment for the kids. The management team are excellent - the perfect balance of professional but extremely personal. We highly recommend Noah’s Ark!
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Review from C Y (Mother of Child) published on 27 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been attending Noah’s Ark Nursery since September 2022 and has had a wonderful experience there. All the staff members are lovely and interactive; they take pride in what they do and make an effort to know and speak to each child, which makes them feel seen and safe. There’s always a
good amount of activities for children to play with but not feel overwhelmed. Also, they have opportunities to be included in experiments and baking! I’ve not had one bad experience and can’t fault this nursery at all.
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Review from Erica A (Mother of Child) published on 3 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The entire Noah’s Ark team are attentive, professional and loving towards our children. Given this is essentially a “second home” for our children and they’re in the Noah’s team care for the full day, this is extremely important. The children are engaged with the various activities and learning opportunities
they foster. The food is fab as well (we joke that they eat more balanced food here than at home). We’ve had a great experience here over the past three years. There has been little to no turnover we’ve noticed throughout our time and the nursery manager/deputy managers are amazing! Tip: get on the waitlist earlier than you’d think as it’s a popular nursery (for good reason).
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Review from C B (Mother of Child) published on 29 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our child has been there since 10 months old. Staff are amazing, caring, knowledgeable and the whole team works together amazingly. So welcoming too. They are there to support you and communication is brilliant too.
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Review from A B (Father of Child) published on 15 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter loves going to Noah's Ark Nursery. On arrival, she runs to greet her nursery teachers. The staff are professional, attentive and look to have a genuine passion for working with children. We took our daughter out of another nursery to join Noah's Ark when a space became available as we were
impressed by the nursery when we visited and it is closer to home - four years later I can say we are very pleased with that decision.
The other nursery was also rated outstanding by Ofsted but in my view, Noah's Ark is in a different league. I particularly like the fact that the children at the nursery come from a diverse range of backgrounds. At Noah's Ark children come first and not financial profit. The nursery feels like one big family in which even the chef has a rapport with the children. Older siblings of children at the nursery are often seen happily engaging with their former teachers when accompanying their parents to do pick-up. The nursery's manager is outstanding.
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Review from O G (Father of Child) published on 7 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely, caring staff. I always feel confident that my child is going to have a great day and be cared for.
The days are structured and my child often comes home having learned new things. Since going to nursery she has developed very quickly.
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Review from C S (Mother of Child) published on 31 August 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our little one attended from 11 months to 3.5 years. I am so grateful for the care we all received; it was exceptionally attentive and our little one did very well. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a nurturing environment, for little ones as well as parents!
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Review from I G (Father of Child) published on 14 November 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our child is happy there. The staff care. The activities are thoughtful and varied. They communicate well and are really kind. The food is amazing. Great they play outside. Staff do an enormous amount of paperwork really thoroughly. Staff seem happy and not too exhausted with all the noisy children.
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Review from Koen S (Father of Child) published on 3 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been attending Noah’s Ark crèche since she was nine months. She is now almost three and during this time, the nursery staff have become like a family to us. They are remarkably wonderful and genuinely care about children. There is always a positive vibe in the nursery, the classroom
is airy and full of activities, the spacious outdoor space is enjoyed by kids all day long and the food cooked on site is very well balanced. Thanks to the nursery, my daughter picked up yoga at the age of two, tidying up her toys and priceless wisdom such as daddy, sharing is caring.
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Review from Mariia P (Mother of Child) published on 2 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Although we had to wait for nine months to get a place at the Noah’s Ark nursery, it was well worth the wait. The staff are brilliant! Professional and caring. The environment is stimulating and nourishing, everyday children do different activities such as sports, painting, carnivals, even growing real
butterflies and spend a lot of time outside in the garden. The manager of the nursery is a wonderful woman with a big heart, who takes care of the nursery and the kids like if they were her own.
Our daughter and us we cannot be happier with the Noah’s Ark. She is going to stay at the nursery until the primary school and we hope our second child will also get a place there.
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Review from Rachelle (Mother of Child) published on 25 July 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my children have attended Noah's Ark during the last five years and I have huge praise for the excellent staff who have become like extended family to us. The manager is incredible - she possesses an admirable combination of calmness, kindness, wisdom and authority. The staff are a brilliant mix
of personalities and we have the utmost faith in their ability to provide an excellent standard of care for the children. There are a handful of staff who have been there for a good few years - collectively the team has a high level of experience. The daily feedback we receive at collection time is particularly thorough in the baby room - we have appreciated the level of detail the staff go to when writing in this book, and also in the files that record the children's learning'personal development. The free flow nature of play here enables the children to develop their own interests, which the staff then nurture. A happy and well-organised nursery - we love Noahs Ark!
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Review from S S (Father of Child) published on 6 July 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Great nursery.
Friendly and professional staff.
Daughter loves attending and likes her key worker.
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Review from Jemma R (Mother of Child) published on 2 July 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little boy has been at Noah's Ark for just under a year and it has been fantastic. He loves going to nursery every day, so much so that he doesn't want to come home! The staff are all caring, loving and great with the children, they all genuinely love being around the kids. I am constantly surprised
with the things my little boy tells me about that he has learnt at nursery, shapes, days of the week, colours, etc. Importantly, I can go to work every day and not worry about him because I know he is in the safest/loving hands.
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Review from Daniella B (Mother of Child) published on 13 June 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been very happy at Noah's Ark where she started full time from one year old. I have been impressed by the creativity of displays and the variety of play activities laid on for the children including sports and yoga. Communication about my daughter's progress and development has always
been forthcoming, and I have had the benefit of taking books, and toys home from the nursery and my daughter loves singing and reading which I can attribute to staff efforts at the nursery to involve them in fun activities that she's been interested in. The nursery has in many ways prepared my daughter for preschool and beyond by helping develop a sense of herself early on she will sit down for story time and has become more independent here. All the staff including the chef who prepares a diverse range of healthy meals are great communicators and expert handlers of babies and toddlers moods, and all their related phases including toilet training!
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Current Review Score: 9.3 (9.303)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.3 (9.303) out of 10 for Noah's Ark 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 8 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.4 out of 5 from 8 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 4.884 for Noah's Ark Nursery & Pre-School is calculated as follows: ( (84 Excellents x 5) + (11 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 95 Ratings = 4.884
  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 4.419 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Noah's Ark Nursery & Pre-School is based on 8 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 = 3.65
    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. 8 Positive Reviews ÷ 10.4 = 0.769
  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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Aine

Aine

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 1993

My name is Aine and I have been manager of Noah’s Ark Nursery & Pre-School since 1993! My most memorable moment is when I showed Princess Diana around the nursery when it first opened. We recently had the third child of a family join the nursery, which is very unusual. I also have very fond memories of my own daughter attending the nursery until she was 4.

Frequently Asked Questions about Noah's Ark Nursery & Pre-School

What is the Age Range of Children that Noah's Ark Nursery & Pre-School accepts?

Noah's Ark Nursery & Pre-School accepts Children aged from 0 years 0 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Noah's Ark Nursery & Pre-School Open?

Noah's Ark Nursery & Pre-School is open: 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.

How many Children does Noah's Ark Nursery & Pre-School have capacity for?

Noah's Ark Nursery & Pre-School has capacity for a total of 52 Children.

How far is Noah's Ark Nursery & Pre-School to the centre of London?

3.7 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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