Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill

Orchard Hill, Lewisham, London SE13 7QZ
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9.7 14 Reviews
Quaggy Nursery in Lewisham offers childcare and early years education to children aged from three months to the age they start school.

Staff work hard to support children's wellbeing and learning throughout their early years and put their social, emotional and physical development at the heart of their care.

They monitor their progress very carefully and tailor their care around their individual needs.

The environment of the nursery is nurturing and welcoming and children take part in fun and stimulating activities.
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Type of Service

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

Person in charge

  • Dawn Brown & Joanna Lawrence (Directors)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 18

Registered Charity Number

  • 1109711

Total Places for Children

  • 46

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • Full Time / Year Round:


    0 - 2 Years old:
    Full Price - 2 days: £723 - 3 days: £1,077 - Full Time: £1,674 - 25 Hours: £889 - 15 Hours: £588
    With WP funding (from September 2024) 2 days: £383 - 3 days: £737 - Full Time: £1,334 - 25 Hours: £549 - 15 Hours: £248


    2 - 3 Year Olds:
    Full Price - 2 days: £656 - 3 days: £976 - Full Time: £1,507 - 25 Hours: £805 - 15 Hours: £538
    With WP funding (from September 2024) 2 days: £356 - 3 days: £676 - Full Time: £1,207 - 25 Hours: £505 - 15 Hours: £238


    3 - 5 Year Olds:
    Full Price - 2 days: £605 - 3 days: £899- Full Time: £1,379- 25 Hours: £741 - 15 Hours: £499
    With FEG funding (from September 2024) 2 days: £330 - 3 days: £624 - Full Time: £1,104 - 25 Hours: £466 - 15 Hours: £224
    With 30 Hours Funding: 2 days: £55 - 3 days: £349 - Full Time: £829 - 25 Hours: £191


    Term Time Only:


    2 - 3 Year Olds:
    Full Price - 2 days: £496 - 3 days: £739 - Full Time: £1,135 - 25 Hours: £609 - 15 Hours: £406
    With WP Funding (from September 2024) 2 days: £196 - 3 days: £439 - Full Time: £835 - 25 Hours: £309 - 15 Hours: £47.50
    With T4T Funding (from September 2024) 2 days: £196 - 3 days: £439 - Full Time: £835 - 25 Hours: £309


    3 - 5 Year Olds:
    Full Price - 2 days: £459 - 3 days: £683 - Full Time: £1,041 - 25 Hours: £562 - 15 Hours: £378
    With WP Funding (from September 2024) 2 days: £184 - 3 days: £408 - Full Time: £766 - 25 Hours: £287 - 15 Hours: £47.50
    With 30 Hours Funding (from September 2024) 3 days: £90 - Full Time: £491 - 25 Hours: £12

  • Please call or email for any additional questions regarding fees.

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

Parking

  • Paid on street parking available nearby.

Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill Reviews (14)

9.7

Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.657) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill has 14 reviews.

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Review from R D (Mother of Child) published on 24 July 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We've been with Quaggy since the very start of our daughter's nursery journey, and we've always felt it to be a warm, supportive, and nurturing environment. The staff are experienced, caring, and genuinely great with the children. It's clear they put a lot of thought and heart into what they do. We
highly recommend Quaggy to any parent looking for a place where their child will feel safe, happy, and encouraged to grow.

Reply from Joanna Villiers, Early Years Lead at Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill

Thank you so much for your review. Your insights will certainly assist other parents in making an informed choice when seeking a nursery place. It has been a joy to witness Maya's growth in confidence as she embraces everything the nursery has to offer.

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Review from P B (Father of Child) published on 11 July 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both of my children have attended Quaggy and both love it. The staff are friendly, supportive and nurturing. Development goals are regularly set and assessed. Communication with parents is good. The outside space is very large with lots of equipment for play and physical development and has a small
garden area to learn about nature. There are always lots of fun and educational activities, most recently My youngest has been encourage to learn 3-D shapes.

Reply from Joanna Villiers, Early Years Lead at Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill

Thank you for taking the time to review our nursery. We are dedicated to offering engaging learning opportunities for the children and supporting them in their individual interests.

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Review from J H (Mother of Child) published on 10 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both our daughters have loved their time at Quaggy. Everyone has the children's best interests at heart and really cares about them. We love coming to the Xmas concert and the carnival in the summer is a real highlight. We've made lots of family friends too which is really nice.

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Review from Rachel S (Mother of Child) published on 10 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Quaggy have been incredible. The team are very nurturing and caring, and take the time to get to know your child and their family. They have been very accommodating to our sensitive child and she has blossomed in their care. The food is all home-cooked and nutritious and tasty. We love Quaggy.

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Review from S K (Mother of Child) published on 8 August 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Great experience. Very happy with the teachers.

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Review from Theresa W (Mother of Child) published on 8 August 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

All three of my children went to nursery at Quaggy, the support from the staff has been fantastic.

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Review from Myrto P (Mother of Child) published on 21 June 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My sons have all attended Quaggy and we are very happy with the level of care they have received. My two-year-old has been very happy there and enjoys his time with the other children and staff. He loves the outdoor space, especially the sandbox.

Reply from Joanna Villiers, Early Years Lead at Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill

Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. I will pass this onto the staff team. The sandbox is certainly very popular with the children.

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Review from C F (Father of Child) published on 21 June 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have had a great experience with Quaggy Nursery.
The staff has always been very supportive, empathetic and professional. Every time I drop off my daughter, I feel reassured that she is in good hands.
As a suggestion to improve, I would include a system to organise the dropping off. When several
parents/kids arrive over a short period of time, I would have some numbers available by the main door, so when parents arrive, we wait in some organised queue.

Reply from Joanna Villiers, Early Years Lead at Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill

Good Afternoon, thank you for providing feedback. We are aware that the end of the day has been problematic and have put things in place to ease the busyness. We will monitor this over the next week and hope to see an improvement.

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Review from D O (Mother of Child) published on 26 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I honestly love the Quaggy Nursery, from the activity they run during the week for babies and mothers and of course the nursery. From having regular progress reviews to ensure targets are being met and what can be done to assist your child more if need be. As well as always keeping myself updated within
the app about his day and what skills he's demonstrating and much more. Being able to give him that extra support when needed and some one-on-one time with his support teacher whom we adore. My son has definitely come a long way from September, from learning to share, better hand coordination, trying to articulate himself by using gestures and words, sitting down at teatime, controlling his tantrums, timeout time and many more. I honestly can’t thank Quaggy staff enough for the work they have done and are still doing with my son but especially his support worker, she honestly is a Godsend and couldn’t have asked for a better support worker.
We love you.

Reply from Joanna Villiers, Early Years Lead at Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill

We are so pleased to be part of your child's learning journey. The team work really hard to meet the children's individual needs and support the parent's through the process too. Thank you for taking the time to share your review.

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Review from Osariemen E (Mother of Child) published on 26 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great nursery, great community with exceptional communication across Quaggy Nursery, so impressed with my child's development and I am very grateful to God Almighty, in Jesus name Amen. Thank you I am very grateful.

Reply from Joanna Villiers, Early Years Lead at Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill

Thank you for your reveiw. We are pleased your child is progressing well.

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Review from M D (Mother of Child) published on 26 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has improved her vocabulary (she is just 2 years old) and she loves, from day one, to go to nursery, she cries when it's the holidays and she can't go to see her teacher and her friends, she is so happy attending Quaggy Nursery. I, as a mother, am also happy because they let her explore
their environment safely and always supervise for a teacher, they also make sure she is clean and changed for when mummy picks up or daddy, after all, what I just need is my baby is well looked after then I can do some work without worrying if she will be fine, so I always recommend Quaggy Nursery as the best in the area.

Reply from Joanna Villiers, Early Years Lead at Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill

Thank you for taking the time to give us your review. We are so pleased your daughter is settled and enjoys her time here.

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Review from Swathi K (Mother of Child) published on 26 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Quaggy Nursery is an excellent nursery. My daughter was a clingy and shy child but after starting going to the nursery, I could see the changes in her, she has grown into a confident child. She now prefers to do most of her daily chores by herself. The staff are very friendly and supportive, creating
a warm and nurturing environment for the children. They set milestones for the kids and keep updating the progress to the parents, which has been so great! They have helped us with potty training my daughter, helping her make friends and with activities like sliding and balancing (which my daughter was very scared of).
They have a schedule planned every day for the kids, so we know what the kids are doing there. They have a scheduled meal plan too, which also lets us know what our kids have each day!
My daughter loves her friends and all the teachers and always looks forward to going to the nursery.
I would certainly highly recommend this nursery.

Reply from Joanna Villiers, Early Years Lead at Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill

Such lovely feedback! Thank you so much. We are thrilled that you have felt supported during the time your daughter has been with us and that she is developing her confidence in all areas of development.

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Review from Y M (Mother of Child) published on 26 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am so happy with the nursery, my son has learning difficulties since he started nursery, he has made a huge improvement. The staff are very good. I really recommend this nursery, I would like to say thank you to everyone.

Reply from Joanna Villiers, Early Years Lead at Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill

You are very welcome. The staff enjoy watching the children progress and meet their targets however big or small. Thank you for providing feedback.

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Review from Andreea S (Mother of Child) published on 26 March 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are very kind, always offering the right support. Paying attention to my child's needs and helps him through his journey.
I know I made the right choice when I see the progress that my son has made.

Reply from Joanna Villiers, Early Years Lead at Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill

Thank you for your kind kind feedback. We are pleased you made the decision to enroll your child with us.

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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.657)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.657) out of 10 for Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 14 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 14 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.657 for Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill is calculated as follows: ( (113 Excellents x 5) + (49 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 166 Ratings = 4.657

  • b) 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 Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill is based on 14 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 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 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 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 46 number of registered child places is 9.2, which has been reached with 14 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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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Awards / Recognitions (4)

Eco Award 2023 - 2024

Recipient: Quaggy Development Trust

Date: Thursday 01 Jun 2023 More details

Healthy Early Years Award.

Recipient: Quaggy Development Trust

Date: Thursday 20 Apr 2023 More details

The Baby Friendly Award.

Recipient: Quaggy Development Trust

Date: Tuesday 14 Feb 2023 More details

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Frequently Asked Questions about Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill

What is the Age Range of Children that Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill accepts?

Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill Open?

Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill 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 Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill have capacity for?

Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill has capacity for a total of 46 Children.

How far is Quaggy Nursery at Orchard Hill to the centre of London?

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

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