The Spanish Nursery and Children's Centre for Culture and Language

Absolutely love The Spanish Nursery. The staff are extremely caring and loving, with fantastic teaching technique. Lots of creative activities; allowing children to explore at their own pace and interest. Definitely not afraid of making any mess and my son absolutely loves it. Great variety of cooked meals, snacks and fruit. It is a fun, creative, caring and loving nursery. Would definitely recommend this nursery to any family.

I can only praise this fabulous nursery and all the staff for their amazing hard work! My son has been attending since last year and we couldn't be happier. The staff is caring and affectionate, children are nurtured and their skills developed with an individual attention. My son loves going to nursery and he asks me to go even during the weekends! The food is delicious and the atmosphere is always joyful and relaxed. We also really appreciate the parents evening and the events which have contributed to creating a great social network among parents too. The director went the extra mile for us last year when we suddenly found ourselves with no childcare from one day to another and everyone helped our son settling in smoothly. He is also picking up Spanish which is great! We can't thank enough the nursery staff (including the lovely chef) for their commitment and dedication especially his key workers. This nursery is a little gem and we feel very lucky to have found it!

Our son was at The Spanish Nursery from 1 1/2 to 2 years old, when we left it was because of moving house. In this time he developed from a baby to a little boy, learning huge amounts and developing socially and personally each week. We cannot imagine a better nursery with kinder, more caring staff. Their attention to each child is extraordinary and our son talked about the teachers at the time. The food is excellent and the balance between having a routine and being flexible and responsive to each child was perfect. For example, lunch is at 11.45 but if he's hungry before they took him to the kitchen for a breadstick or some fruit. We are so sorry to leave - a truly wonderful nursery.

Really jealous of my sister's nursery at Tufnell Park. They have meals prepared on the premises and her little ones are very happy attending nursery everyday. The second language advantage is a major plus in my book.

The Spanish Nursery is a loving and stimulating bilingual environment for children. The child to staff ratio is excellent and children are well cared for. The food is healthy and mealtimes are shared with everyone. There's always plenty going on and lots of focus on art, music and core learning. The nursery is good at involving and engaging with parents. My daughter loves going there!

Lovely nursery. They give my 2 year old son so much love, affection and patience. As an added bonus he is learning Spanish, even though we only speak English to him at home. They have also helped him enjoy new foods, including salad! Everything is home made in the nursery, which is great. They have been flexible with us around certain needs, like his nap. Highly recommended. I also appreciate their hours because they are open for the whole work day. This is essential to me as a working mother.

The Spanish Nursery is a lovely, caring and nurturing place. We feel like we are dropping our children off with the family every day as the ladies that work there are so friendly and warm. Our children are constantly learning, playing and developing and the teachers speak Spanish to them most of the day. My husband is Spanish and he speaks Spanish to the children on the weekend and evenings and from this and attending the nursery a few days a week, they are already bilingual. The space is also lovely and there are so many corners for the children to play and learn. I would highly recommend this nursery to other parents.

There is less Spanish spoken by the children than I would have wished for as many children come from non-Spanish speaking families, but the teachers do their best to give them as much instruction in Spanish and to promote English when needed as this is, of course, part of the curriculum and ethos. I do however think it is a wonderful opportunity for those families and for education overall as promoting bilingualism is paramount these days.

My daughter was one of the first to attend this very special place in 2013, so we have got to know all the staff very well and they have become like an extension of our family. This made the transition very easy when we sent my son there last year. The environment is nurturing in every way. The children are greeted with smiles and cuddles as soon as they enter in the morning and this affection is continued throughout the day. The focal point of the day being lunch where the staff sit with the children who are expected to sit at the table and enjoy a three-course meal all together using real cutlery. The teachers will often sing to the children at siesta time to help them get to sleep emphasising how well they are cared for. Whenever I pick my son up he is full of exciting stories from his day and I know that he has been looked after beautifully by the warm and kind hearted girls who are like young aunties to him.

This gives us great confidence that she is being well looked after.

I can't recommend The Spanish Nursery enough.

Run by the amazing staff, within a safe and structured environment and with love.

Lately, it has been getting harder to get our little one to leave when I arrive, I am often being showed around for a few minutes before we manage to leave. A great sign I think.

Oh, and the food is fantastic and very healthy.

We could not be more happy with every member of staff and our child looks forward to every new day. We do not have a Spanish background at home, but our child in a year has begun to communicate fully in Spanish which only adds to the reasons to chose this excellent nursery. The nurturing kindness of this environment makes it stand out from other creches we have looked at and attended.

He has developed strong bonds with pretty much all the carers and never wants to leave when we pick him up.

I am delighted with the care and education my son is receiving at The Spanish Nursery. We are new to London and I feel so lucky to have found this community-minded nursery. My son was immediately welcomed and made to feel comfortable. The teachers and staff are lovely and knowledgeable about early childhood education. They very quickly got to know my son and communicated any observations about him immediately. The care they take with the children is reflected in everything they do, from the thoughtful activities, routines, incredible food and meal times, and the curriculum. The staff are responsive to my needs and questions and they are excellent communicators. They take great care to meet expectations are are meticulous about guidelines and regulations. The best thing about the school is its incredible warmth and good feeling. My son is all smiles every day when I come to pick him up. The teachers all work hard and their dedication is evident. I highly recommend this school to anyone.

My daughter has gone to the Spanish Nursery since October 2015, we chose it because our Spanish nanny had taught my daughter some Spanish and we wanted her to keep what she had learnt. The nursery has been great and has done far more than just help my daughter keep and develop her Spanish.

The nursery is in a large community hall with a connected Astro turf garden and access to a private wood where the children can do nature walks and exploring. Every day there is nice mix of free play, group activities (singing, stories and games) and planned activities to develop different skills (fine motor, problem solving etc). There is also lots of topic based learning, at the moment we are learning poems and songs about winter and the children are doing work about the season in nursery. The poems and songs helps parents get involved and are really useful for parents like us with very limited Spanish as we can learn the songs and poems that my daughter brings home and sing them as a family.

My daughter is very happy at the nursery, she really likes the adults and describes them all as her best friends and with their help and encouragement she is making friends the other children. The food is nice and healthy and often includes traditional Spanish food which deepens my daughters knowledge of Spain. The progress reports we have had are detailed and helpful, we and the staff are currently working on developing my daughter's gross motor skills.

The staff are lovely and are all bilingual English/Spanish which helps me and my husband as meetings about progress and updates can be given in either English or Spanish. There are quite a few children who had no Spanish before they started at the nursery and they are progressing too.

All in all (as you can tell from this review) I am really happy and recommend this nursery.

The whole team works hard to ensure every child has the right activities, equipment, to make the daily learning so much fun that children love going to the nursery. The staff is really professional and friendly, the food is excellent and the kids eat really well. Key-workers are in constant contact with parents to update them and review, share goals. Managers and team leaders are very accessible and responsive. Our experience has been excellent and our child couldn't be happier.