RIMU Music Day Nursery & Forest School

King's Church Lee, 21 Meadowcourt Road, London SE3 9DU
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RIMU Music Day Nursery & Forest School offers an expertly equipped nursery environment and is resourced to specialise in music and drama activities.

As well as all the performance activities, RIMU also offers Mandarin for children aged 2+.

Children can start at RIMU at 3 months, with the service looking to make the most of nursery education and prepare each child well for the transition to full-time school years.

Each room is equipped with age-appropriate resources which enhance their learning journey, inside and outdoors.

RIMU has 4 rooms: Baby Bach 0-1yr; Petit Puccini 1-2 yrs; Mini Mozarts 2-3yrs and Bouncing Beethoven's 3+.

The Pre School room also operates as a forest school where staff have forest school qualifications. RIMU also has a chef that prepares fresh food and snacks throughout the day

An experienced team look to be as versatile as possible to support parents, valuing a good relationship through which to support each child's development and education.

As well as using Famly to inform the parents, there are parents meetings and reports issued once a year and the managers are always onsite to deal with any immediate concerns.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Harri Hale (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 18

Total Places for Children

  • 75

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • Available on request

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 & the week between Christmas & New Year

Parking

  • There is parking on the road and surrounding areas

RIMU Music Day Nursery & Forest School Reviews (7)

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RIMU Music Day Nursery & Forest School has a Review Score of 9.0 (9.024) out of 10, based on 7 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time RIMU Music Day Nursery & Forest School has 7 reviews.

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Review from Leila M (Mother of Child) published on 21 November 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
RIMU staff have been exceptional with my sons development. He is engaged all the time and his language has developed immensely.
Each practitioner has a friendly and approachable disposition to both myself and my child. The amount of trips my child has experienced is also amazing - experiencing so many
things on so many levels Overall I have to say that having experienced other nurseries I can honestly say that RIMU nursery is wonderful for a child's development and growth in their early years.
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Review from Jess B (Mother of Child) published on 6 October 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has been attending RIMU Lee for the last 5 months and to say we are impressed would be an understatement. She settled in so quickly, gets so excited when we get to the gate each morning, and loves to play with her nursery workers and peers. She's flourished into a proper little toddler,
and the staff genuinely enjoy playing with and educating her. We love the more blended approach to rooms and the garden; our daughter gets to play with older peers and learn from them, while they look out for her and love to spend time with the littler ones. An absolutely wonderful nursery, we wouldn't hesitate to recommend Rimu!
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Review from Jack I (Father of Child) published on 31 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are really happy we chose this nursery. The staff are kind, enthusiastic and get to know all the children really well. I feel very assured knowing that he is in such caring hands. We don't live close so it is a bit of a walk for us but it is well worth it. Our son has really developed there and always
seems happy when I drop him off. The staff put regular updates and pictures on the app and are very communicative. They also run fun events throughout the week and to mark special occasions. We are very grateful to the staff and would 100% recommend this nursery.
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Review from Ben L (Father of Child) published on 25 July 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent experience after a year of sending our son to RIMU Lee. He has come on very well and seems happy at the start and end of every nursery day. We've seen improvements in his eating and we like getting daily reports of the different food he has been eating, or at least trying! He's also become
more confident with counting, being able to tell different colours and drawing. The nursery regularly introduces new learning topics such as space, architecture and dinosaurs - we get updated both from our son and through pictures/messages sent by the nursery. In addition, the weekly music/singing session has become a highlight of his week. Staff are very approachable and have always been happy and prompt to help us. They've been fantastic with our son; he knows them all by name and seems comfortable with everyone. Would happily recommend the nursery.
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Review from N G (Father of Child) published on 24 July 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have been extremely happy with Rimu at their Lee venue and the staff that work there.
The staff worked hard at creating a safe, fun, caring environment and our son quickly settled there.
We appreciate all the hard work the staff put in including the extra activities like the summer show, Father's
Day party etc.
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Review from Ryan T (Father of Child) published on 24 July 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We've had a very positive experience with our two kids attending RIMU. We enjoy the engagement from the staff and hearing about what fun things the kids have done when we pick them up in the evening. I have seen first-hand their creative development from the mix of unique activities and sensorial experiences
that are done at nursery. Also, they have a showcase twice a year which we always look forward to.
The food served is great. We are assured that it is healthy and there's a variety offered to expose the kids to different cultural foods. The updates on the app are my favourite. I can track what they've had to eat, sleeping times, toileting, and pictures and videos from their learning experiences throughout my day.
We highly recommend RIMU. Thank you to the managers and staff!
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Review from Stuart K (Father of Child) published on 14 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My 2-year-old son has been going to RIMU Music Day Nursery & Forest School for over a year now and it has consistently been a great experience. The staff are super friendly and well-trained and have managed to build great relationships with him. He has developed above my expectations and is particularly
proud of all the fun activities that he can bring home to show us. We get consistent, high-quality updates and observations throughout the day, and it's obvious the staff care about him. Would recommend without hesitation.
Reply from Nathalie Richardson, Owner at RIMU Music Day Nursery & Forest School
Hi Stuart, thanks for this wonderful review of my Lee branch of RIMU. It's been an exciting year since we opened at King's Church Lee and It's fantastic to have such positive comments for the team. I…read more
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Current Review Score: 9.0 (9.024)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.0 (9.024) out of 10 for RIMU Music Day Nursery & Forest School is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 7 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.2 out of 5 from 7 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 4.857 for RIMU Music Day Nursery & Forest School is calculated as follows: ( (72 Excellents x 5) + (12 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 84 Ratings = 4.857
  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 4.167 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for RIMU Music Day Nursery & Forest School is based on 7 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 = 3.7
    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 75 number of registered child places is 15. 7 Positive Reviews ÷ 15 = 0.467
  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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Meet the Team (8)

Nathalie

Nathalie Richardson

Job Title: Nursery Owner Joined: 2012

For the last 15 years, Nathalie has run her own stage school, Step Up Music Theatre School, and has been involved in numerous projects bringing music and drama back into schools.


She also manages young singers wanting a career in the industry and teaches singing and piano privately. Nathalie is also a professional jazz singer.

Harri

Harri Hale

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2020

Nursery Manager
NVQ Level 3
Level 3 Team Leader and Supervisor
First Aid Trained
DSL
SENCO
Teaching and Curriculum Lead

Josie

Josie Brightwell

Job Title: Drama Tutor Joined: 2015

BA Drama from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama

Lyndsey

Lyndsey Gardiner

Job Title: Performance Arts Tutor, Street dance, Ballet and Senco Support Joined: 2017

BA in Musical Theatre from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts

Victoria

Victoria Leech

Job Title: Singing, Performance Arts Tutor Joined: 2018

BA Musical Theatre from Trinity Laban

Lucy

Lucy Johnson

Job Title: Third in Charge , Under 2,s Room Leader Joined: 2021

Third in Charge
Under 2,s Room Leader
NVQ Level 3 Early Years Educator
First Aid Trained
SENCO

Lydia

Lydia Dos Santos Smith

Job Title: Level 3 Practioner Joined: 2023

Level 3 Practioner
First Aid Trained

Holly

Holly Donlon Savage

Job Title: Nursery Apprentice Joined: 2024

Nursery Apprentice

Frequently Asked Questions about RIMU Music Day Nursery & Forest School

What is the Age Range of Children that RIMU Music Day Nursery & Forest School accepts?

RIMU Music Day Nursery & Forest School accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is RIMU Music Day Nursery & Forest School Open?

RIMU Music Day Nursery & Forest School 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 RIMU Music Day Nursery & Forest School have capacity for?

RIMU Music Day Nursery & Forest School has capacity for a total of 75 Children.

How far is RIMU Music Day Nursery & Forest School to the centre of London?

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

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