Raphael Nursery Clapham

12 Poynders Road, London SW4 8NY
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  • Raphael Nursery Clapham, London
Raphael Nursery is a group of award-winning bilingual French nurseries. The setting is a family-owned nursery located in Clapham South at the edge of Abbeville village. The nursery welcomes children aged between 3 months and 5 years old. They open 51 weeks a year from 8.00am to 6.00pm.

They provide a living culture and creative exploration through the eyes of the child. By building on Montessori methods and linguistic arts, they have developed their unique curriculum. As a result, they prepare a child to excel in their foundation years. Children can then move through life with a strong ability to achieve excellence.

Your child’s early years are vital. They are the foundation for thinking, language, vision, attitudes and aptitudes. This is the perfect time for children to learn foreign languages. At Raphael Nursery, teachers are French and English. These early years are ideal for a teacher to guide a child’s willingness and ability to learn. In the French nursery, bilingualism helps children to make sense of the world around them. It also helps them to discover the joy of communication.

Furthermore, Montessori is a dynamic international education platform. Through continuous observation and tailored approach, they strive to meet each child’s needs. By meeting physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional, children therefore grow with excitement. In the bilingual French Montessori nursery, children blossom.

Finally, a high level of academic achievement is a natural outcome in most Montessori schools and nurseries because of the supportive environment. All children are born with a curiosity to discover new things. They are indeed eager to try and develop new skills in the world around them. Raphael Nursery combines Montessori methods and early teaching of a foreign language. This therefore equips the children with the right tools to thrive in their development within the bilingual French nursery.
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Funding & Fees

Please contact us for our fees, they are on our Brochure. We offer 3 days to 5 days. No half day sessions due to bilingualism.

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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Colette Creasy (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 16

Total Places for Children

  • 40

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 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

Raphael Nursery Clapham Reviews (46)

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Raphael Nursery Clapham has a Review Score of 10 (9.986) out of 10, based on 23 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Raphael Nursery Clapham has 46 reviews.

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Review from Marie L (Mother of Child) published on 27 August 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We do not exactly live near the nursery but we really do not regret the time spent in travelling to drop our daughter off. It is a friend who recommended Raphael Nursery. It is such a lovely and warm place. The staff truly care about children to develop them. The key worker for my daughter was French
and we had a wonderful relationship with her. Our daughter's progress has really been stunning and we work well with the nursery to build bridges between what she learns at the nursery and what she does at home.
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Review from Julie R (Mother of Child) published on 29 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter attended this nursery. It was not the closest to where we lived, but it was worthwhile making the efforts every morning. The staff are very nice and professional. They provided the caring environment for my daughter that I really wanted. My daughter had a smile every day she came to the
nursery. She is now at reception, and she settled very well. We miss the nursery but hopefully, they will have a place for our second child!
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Review from John C (Father of Child) published on 19 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This nursery has been a stepping stone for my child. We were hesitant at the beginning as we are both English but our child is now able to speak fluently in French and English. This is quite stunning. The nursery staff have been caring and loving all along so we would really recommend the place.
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Review from France M (Mother of Child) published on 4 April 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We live around the area. This nursery is a first choice because it provides French bilingual education and Montessori on the top of the normal nursery services. So it was really an obvious choice for us even if we are not French. Our child thrives and is making very good progress. Very family friendly
with loving staff.
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Review from Sophie G (Mother of Child) published on 3 April 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter joined the nursery at 11 months and is thriving and incredibly happy at almost 3 years old now. The staff are very friendly at the nursery and my daughter absolutely loves them. Not only do they give the usual daily feedback, they are helpful in guiding a new parent with areas such as potty
training, sleep problems, guidance on which areas your child is or is not progressing in.
The small nature of the nursery means all the kids and carers know each other well and get on with each other well too (often with shrieks of delight when they arrive one by one in the mornings)! The owners are very attentive and listen to parents, taking on-board any suggestions. Given my daughter's progression and happiness at the nursery I would highly recommend Montessori Des Sourires to any new parent looking for nursery. The settling in period was incredibly comforting and taken very seriously for a new parent too, which I found very supportive. My daughter will happily stay there until she is old enough for school.
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Review from Juan V (Father of Child) published on 28 September 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
It is a great nursery with French and English. Loving staff and atmosphere. Very strong progress seen for my child.
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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.986)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.986) out of 10 for Raphael Nursery Clapham 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 23 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 23 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 4.986 for Raphael Nursery Clapham is calculated as follows: ( (272 Excellents x 5) + (4 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 276 Ratings = 4.986
  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 Raphael Nursery Clapham is based on 23 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 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 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 40 number of registered child places is 8, which has been reached with 23 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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