Starlings Nursery

Britannia Community Centre, 2 Britannia Road, London N12 9RU
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  • Starlings Nursery, London
The staff at Starlings Nursery endeavour to work with parents to develop confident children who thrive and have every opportunity to reach their full potential.

Staff encourage, nurture and support children throughout their time at the nursery.

At Starlings Nursery, staff ask themselves, 'Would they want this for their own children or family members?' It’s a great question that guides practitioners and managers and ensures each child is at the centre of everything the nursery does.
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Type of Service

  • Nursery School
  • Open term time
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Owner

  • Starlings Education Ltd
  • Privately Owned

Person in Charge

  • Naomi James (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 9

Total Places for Children

  • 52

Age Range

  • from 1 years 6 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Fees start form £21.25p per session

  • Most parents will be entitled to some form of funding for their child. You can check what funding you may be entitled to by visiting Childcare Choices website


    Fee prices can be obtained from the nursery. We charge an hourly rate for our services and parents are invoiced monthly.

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:45-16:15
    Tuesday 07:45-16:15
    Wednesday 07:45-16:15
    Thursday 07:45-16:15
    Friday 07:45-16:15

When Closed

  • School Holidays

Parking

  • On site parking

Starlings Nursery Reviews (73)

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Starlings Nursery has a Review Score of 10 (9.970) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Starlings Nursery has 73 reviews.

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Review from Maria S (Mother of Child) published on 7 August 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I'm incredibly happy with Starlings Nursery! The teachers are truly wonderful - warm, attentive, and full of positive energy. You can see how much care and thought they put into everything they do. They create such a fun and supportive environment, and it shows in how excited my child is to go each
day. They do so much creative work with the children - from art projects to hands-on activities - and it really helps them grow and enjoy learning.


It's a packed lunch nursery, and they also provide healthy, nutritious snacks throughout the day. I feel confident knowing my child is in such safe, loving hands. Highly recommended to any parent looking for quality early years care!

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Review from Samantha W (Mother of Child) published on 2 June 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Starling is an excellent nursery. My daughter currently goes there as well as my eldest daughter who used to go there five years ago. I will always recommend this nursery as the staff are extremely friendly and nurturing the education through play program is not match by any other nursery in this area
And I'll be happy to let my daughter stay here until she's five years old and my baby daughter will also be attending when older too.
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Review from Maria D (Grandmother of Child) published on 22 May 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
As Grandma to two attendees, one still attending, I cannot praise this nursery enough. The nursery care workers are like a family, they are nurturing, attentive and loved by all the children. Starlings Nursery keeps you well informed of your child's progress and their varied daily activities educate,
stimulate and ensure your child is well prepared for their next step into primary school. My granddaughter has developed beautiful relationships with both her peers and all members of staff. Their safeguarding is exemplary, giving you peace of mind that your child is always safe, secure and happy. Best choice we ever made.
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Review from Robert H (Father of Child) published on 21 May 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We're very happy with Starlings nursery. The staff are incredibly caring and attentive. The environment is clean, safe, and welcoming. We always feel informed and involved in our daughter's progress and daily activities. Highly recommended!
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Review from Pamela C (Mother of Child) published on 20 May 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My two children have gone here and over the years, it has been such a positive experience at this wonderful nursery. We feel so very supported by the staff and it has been like a home away from home for my kids.
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Review from Truska A (Mother of Child) published on 19 May 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are incredibly grateful for Starlings Nursery for providing our son with an excellent start in his early education. We highly recommend it to any parent seeking a nurturing and high-quality learning environment. The facilities are bright, clean, and safe, thoughtfully designed to meet children's
needs and interests.
We couldn't be happier with our experience at Starlings Nursery. The staff is exceptionally caring, attentive, and genuinely passionate about early childhood development. Even after the nursery moved to a new location, we chose to keep our son there.
Thank you to all the staff. Your care and dedication are truly appreciated!
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Review from Maria S (Mother of Child) published on 16 May 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been at this nursery for a year now and we moved him to the new building so he can stay on at the nursery because we love all the staff and how they look after him.
He's been so happy there and it makes our life a lot easier if he is happy.
All of the ladies that work there are amazing
and so lovely and we couldn't ask for a better nursery.
We love the new place and how clean and spacious it is for the kids.
They all seem very happy there.
Thank you
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Review from Emre E (Father of Child) published on 16 May 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is our second time with Starling Nursery. We were delighted with our first son's progress and decided to send our youngest one. We recommended to four different families, and they all sent their kids here as well. They moved in to a new location, which is bigger, modern and cleaner. The manager
and her team are great; I can not find one negative topic to write about. I can say thank you to all staff.
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Review from F E (Mother of Child) published on 16 May 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son loves going to nursery and it makes me so happy and comforted. The staffs are so friendly and work brilliantly with the children. Highly recommend Starlings to anyone looking for a high-quality, caring and friendly setting.
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Review from Suzanne K (Mother of Child) published on 16 May 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We love Starlings Nursery. My daughter has been attending since September 2024. The staff are brilliant - so helpful and dedicated to the children's learning and care. They have a lovely space with great resources and they plan engaging activities, often linked to a topic or story. We like the balance
between getting children to sit and listen to a story or sing nursery rhymes, or gather for snack time, encouraging children to join in on planned activities, and letting children choose and play independently. We receive daily tapestry photos of activities. A first-class nursery!
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Review from Ellie Y (Mother of Child) published on 9 September 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We couldn't have asked for a better nursery for our daughter. The care of the staff has been outstanding, not just for her but for our whole family. There is such creativity and thoughtfulness in the variety of activities the children do and our daughter has learned so much. Staff are quick to notice
the personalities of the children and to tailor activities to them and we have been very grateful for how they prepared our daughter for school. We would have appreciated slightly more nursery-initiated updates, such as end-of-term reports but the staff are obviously very knowledgeable about the children and our daughter's key workers could give more detailed reports, updates and advice for the next steps when asked.
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Review from Edina M (Mother of Child) published on 28 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are very happy with Starlings Nursery.
My first son attended from 2018-2020 and my second son is currently there. Can’t recommend it enough, one of the best ones in Barnet.
Staff are very friendly, kind, caring and helpful. My little one settled very well in a few days, and since that, he loves
to go to learn and do new things there. Always showing very proudly his paintings and other activities whatever he made.
They are also very supportive, my son started to eat a bit more fruit as well with their help. Thank you for the team, couldn’t be any happier.
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Review from Jacqueline D (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
So happy we picked this nursery for our son, the staff are so kind and caring! They have taken the time to build a genuine relationship and bond with him. In the beginning, he was unhappy going in but calmed down quickly, everyone always makes him feel safe and welcome and is more than happy to update
me on how he is.
I would 100% recommend this nursery to anyone.
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Review from Emelia M (Mother of Child) published on 13 December 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Starlings is an amazing nursery, in fact I feel it is one of the best in Barnet! Both managers are very experienced and organised in the running of the nursery, it is a very family friendly nursery where all the staff will nurture and support your child like their own. All three of my children attended
and enjoyed every day with their lead teachers! They keep you updated with weekly activities always learning something new and always have lots of fun with learning. We miss you all dearly and wish you every success with your future ahead. Thank you, Team.
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Review from F M (Mother of Child) published on 17 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We couldn't have expected a better nursery for our daughter! Thank you so much for having us and to your caring team for being part of our family. I would highly recommend Starlings Nursery to everyone. The team are wonderful.
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Review from Hazel S (Mother of Child) published on 13 September 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Starlings Nursery is such a delight. Everybody there is extremely friendly and supportive. My daughter was very apprehensive at the beginning but, with the help of staff at Starlings Nursery, she absolutely loved going into nursery. I can't thank them enough for all they have done for my daughter. It's
clean and always so professional. Thank you again.
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Review from Melissa D (Mother of Child) published on 28 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All the staff are brilliant with the children and caring. My child always comes out of nursery with a big smile on his face and can see his progress since starting the nursery. Cannot fault them at all
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Review from Mohammad Reza B (Father of Child) published on 24 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
They are always available for help and support for the whole family not only the children.
The manager and her team are very supportive and experienced. The nursery environment is great and children feel safe and happy. Recommend A+.
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Review from A K (Mother of Child) published on 21 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent nursery. The staff is amazing. My daughter has been going to this nursery for two years and she would never change. When she started, she had a hard time joining, but with the patience of her teacher, she managed to do it very quickly. She goes every day with joy and happiness.
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Review from N R (Mother of Child) published on 31 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My 3-year-old has been attending this nursery for seven months and is really happy here. The staff are amazing, and settling in was a breeze. The activities they do are excellent. Great find, perfect for preparing little ones for school.
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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.970)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.970) out of 10 for Starlings Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 14 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. 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:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.970 for Starlings Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (160 Excellents x 5) + (5 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 165 Ratings = 4.97
  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 Starlings Nursery 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:

    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 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 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 52 number of registered child places is 10.4, which has been reached with 14 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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Frequently Asked Questions about Starlings Nursery

What is the Age Range of Children that Starlings Nursery accepts?

Starlings Nursery accepts Children aged from 1 year 6 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Starlings Nursery Open?

Starlings Nursery is open: Monday 07:45-16:15, Tuesday 07:45-16:15, Wednesday 07:45-16:15, Thursday 07:45-16:15, Friday 07:45-16:15.

How many Children does Starlings Nursery have capacity for?

Starlings Nursery has capacity for a total of 52 Children.

How far is Starlings Nursery to the centre of London?

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

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