Seahorse Nursery - Wimbledon Park Day Nursery

132-134 Arthur Road, London SW19 8AA
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  • Seahorse Nursery - Wimbledon Park Day Nursery, London
Seahorse Nursery - Wimbledon Park Day Nursery is across 2 buildings located on Arthur Road, each less than a minute's walk from Wimbledon Park Tube Station.

The nursery has 4 separate classrooms, Starfish Room for ages 3 months to 2 years, Sea Turtle Room for 2-3-year-olds, and Seahorse Room for Preschool.

The Starfish room has a large open space filled with exciting equipment for the children to explore, as well as a quiet and cosy sleeping space.

The Sea Turtle Room has a large classroom perfect for a range of fun activities, as well as a separate classroom for circle time activities, storytime, mindfulness and quiet time.

The Seahorse Room for Preschoolers has a range of spaces from a quiet reading corner for storytime and INKY SWOT lessons, to art activities, Montessori trays and a larger space to play.

The nursery also has a secure outdoor play area which the children use multiple times a day. As well as the outdoor play area, the children also regularly visit Wimbledon Park, which is a short walk away, for park trips or their Forest School lessons.

The Nursery also engages with extra-curricular classes of French, Tennis, Music, and Baby Sensory.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Harriet Wolfe (Principal)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 25

Total Places for Children

  • 44

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • 5 days £2,522.76 (£118.72 per day, £11.04 per hour)
    4 days £2,153.73 (£126.69 per day, £11.79 per hour)
    3 days £1,736.29 (£136.18 per day, £12.67 per hour)
    2 days £ 1,246.26 (£146.62 per day, £13.64 per hour)

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:45-18:30
    Tuesday 07:45-18:30
    Wednesday 07:45-18:30
    Thursday 07:45-18:30
    Friday 07:45-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays, Christmas & Inset Days

Parking

  • Seahorse Nursery has limited parking available around the site. There are parking restrictions in operation on Arthur Road and The Crescent, please check parking limitation signs on arrival.

Seahorse Nursery - Wimbledon Park Day Nursery Reviews (26)

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Seahorse Nursery - Wimbledon Park Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.843) out of 10, based on 16 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Seahorse Nursery - Wimbledon Park Day Nursery has 26 reviews.

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Review from Emma W (Mother of Child) published on 29 April 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have been really pleased with the care provided by Seahorse Nursery - Wimbledon Park Day Nursery and the progress our children have made there. The nursery workers are genuinely really loving towards the children and we have great confidence they are being well looked after. The management team are
very proactive with child development at the very core of their focus. The activities at every stage are really varied with external music classes, trips to the playground and the weekly forest school, all of which have been a real highlight. I’d definitely recommend to any family in the area.
Reply from Gemma Laight, Marketing Manager at Seahorse Nursery - Wimbledon Park Day Nursery
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback; we will make sure that we share this with the team! We are so glad you and your family are part of our Seahorse community.
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Review from Gerhardt d (Father of Child) published on 19 January 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
We had an overall good experience with Seahorse Nursery, can't really compare to any other nurseries as we have no prior nursery experience. At times we did feel communication from nursery was poor and sometimes combative; this has however improved in the last few months since Seahorse reopened after
lockdown 1 and our daughter finally moved up to the next level. We also feel that the high turnover of staff is not ideal. When we enrolled our daughter back in January 2019 we did so because of the staff but in the time she left the baby room not a single one of the staff members were still with the nursery. Last thing the parent app is terrible and in today's day and age of technology, surely there must be something better out there.
Overall we had a good experience and would like to thank you for being part of our daughter's younger years education.
Reply from Gemma Laight, Marketing Manager at Seahorse Nursery - Wimbledon Park Day Nursery
Thank you for your review, we appreciate your response and we thoroughly enjoyed being part of your daughter’s formative years. We will certainly take into consideration your feedback on the parent…read more
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Review from Vicki S (Mother of Child) published on 8 December 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Over a short period of time, the staff and in particular, the key person, made a strong bond with my 8-month-old at the time. This made the transition from home to nursery very smooth, tear-free and reassuring.
Reply from Gemma Laight, Marketing Manager at Seahorse Nursery - Wimbledon Park Day Nursery
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback; we will make sure that we share this with the team. We are so glad you and your family are part of our Seahorse community.
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Review from Jo S (Mother of Child) published on 4 December 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter started Seahorse when she was 1. She left in August this year aged 3.5 due to starting at a nursery attached to future primary school. I truly believe she could not have been more cared for and nurtured in the way that she has been by Seahorse. From day 1, they went out of their way to make
sure she was settling in well and forming strong bonds with the staff in her room (and looking after me as I left in tears). They always provided detailed feedback on how she spent her days, including emotions/food eaten/who she had played with etc. When picking up, I would often come a bit early and everyone was having a blast whether it was reading funny stories or playing games. My daughter has the best sense of humour and is so kind and considering the time spent at Seahorse, they must at least partly take the credit. Issues like when she was scared of fireworks or would not sleep in her own bed were overcome through things Seahorse did or suggested. Thoroughly recommend them.
Reply from Gemma Laight, Marketing Manager at Seahorse Nursery - Wimbledon Park Day Nursery
Thank you for your lovely feedback, I will be sure to share this with the team! We all hope you and your family are doing well and are enjoying the new nursery!
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Review from Roshini J (Mother of Child) published on 25 November 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son is 1 and 1/2 years old. He really enjoyed going to the nursery. As soon as he's at the gates, he's looking forward to going in. They have structured learning and always provide updates to the child's progress. The food they provide is excellent. My child was a fussy eater to start with, and slowly
he ate more and more. Also, my son enjoys helping to bake cupcakes. Overall, an outstanding nursery.
Reply from Gemma Laight, Marketing Manager at Seahorse Nursery - Wimbledon Park Day Nursery
Thank you for your lovely feedback which we'll be sure to share with the team. We are really delighted you and your family are part of our Seahorse community!
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Review from Caroline W (Mother of Child) published on 3 November 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Super nursery - structured, but flexible. Seahorse manages to blend a caring environment with a firm intention to progress the children. The management and members of staff are switched on and on my wavelength. My daughter incorporates polite turns of phrases in her chat that we haven’t taught her yet.
Her interest in books and recognition of numbers are impressive (the latter aided I think by watching Numberblocks on CBBC). Her creation of pieces of art is encouraging, especially as we don’t do much art at home to avoid the mess. She says (since she turned two) she has enjoyed her day. I speak to many parents in a park who want or wanted their child to go to Seahorse, but couldn’t for lack space at the relevant time. I feel she is having a quality experience.
Reply from Gemma Laight, Marketing Manager at Seahorse Nursery - Wimbledon Park Day Nursery
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback, we will make sure that we share this with the team. We are so glad you and your family are part of our Seahorse community.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.843)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.843) out of 10 for Seahorse Nursery - Wimbledon Park Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 16 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 16 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 4.843 for Seahorse Nursery - Wimbledon Park Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (165 Excellents x 5) + (22 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 191 Ratings = 4.843
  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 Seahorse Nursery - Wimbledon Park Day Nursery is based on 16 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 44 number of registered child places is 8.8, which has been reached with 16 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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Awards / Recognitions (8)

Meet the Team (2)

Harriet

Harriet Wolfe

Job Title: Principal Joined: 2012

Harriet, the daughter of the founder of Seahorse Nursery Julia, has been involved with the expansion of the nurseries since 2012. Harriet has Qualified Teacher Status in her Early Years, specialising in ages 0-5 years. She is heavily involved in all aspects of nursery life, from teaching daily and curriculum planning to lead trips and helping with meal times.


She has a special interest in Early Years Dental Hygiene and is an advocate for the prevention of poor oral health by starting education early. She is an expert on the topic and has even spoken in the Houses of Parliament on the importance of this (2019).


Harriet has also completed a programme of study with Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford (2020) to further her education as well as all of her nursery roles and duties.

Carly

Carly Wray

Job Title: Area Manager Joined: 2017

Carly has been the Manager of Seahorse Nursery since joining the team in 2017, after gaining years of experience and training since starting her career in the early years of 2011. She received her degree in BA (Hons) in Early Childhood Education from the University of Roehampton and continues to take part in training every year on a range of different topics and is especially knowledgeable in Safeguarding and Health and Safety Practice.


Carly is involved in all aspects of nursery life, and although she is primarily office-based, you can often find her in the classroom teaching, helping with meal times, and getting involved in a wide variety of activities.

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