Robin
6 months to 2 years
Calm, cosy and close.
Soft spaces for crawling, cuddles and first steps, with sleep and feeds planned around your baby’s own routine.
- A key person for every child
- Staffing follows the EYFS
Drop off a coat.Pick up a story.
A play-based day nursery in East London for children from 6 months to 5 years. Open 7:30am to 6pm.
Rooms by age
Three rooms, one for every stage.
Children move up when they are ready, not on a birthday.
Goldfinch
2 to 3 years
Busy hands, big feelings.
Sand, water, paint and plenty of outdoor time, with patient help as words and friendships grow.
- A key person for every child
- Staffing follows the EYFS
Kingfisher
3 to 5 years
Ready for Reception, in their own time.
Early phonics, counting games, cooking and projects they choose, so starting school feels like the next adventure.
- A key person for every child
- Staffing follows the EYFS
Robin
6 months to 2 years
Calm, cosy and close.
Soft spaces for crawling, cuddles and first steps, with sleep and feeds planned around your baby’s own routine.
- A key person for every child
- Staffing follows the EYFS
Goldfinch
2 to 3 years
Busy hands, big feelings.
Sand, water, paint and plenty of outdoor time, with patient help as words and friendships grow.
- A key person for every child
- Staffing follows the EYFS
Kingfisher
3 to 5 years
Ready for Reception, in their own time.
Early phonics, counting games, cooking and projects they choose, so starting school feels like the next adventure.
- A key person for every child
- Staffing follows the EYFS
One key person, from the very first visit.
Your child is matched with a key person who learns their routines, comforts and first words, and talks with you every day.
Visit together
Stay for an hour while your child explores, with you close by.
A short stay
You head out for an hour. We call if they need you.
A first full day
When you and their key person feel ready, not before.
Seven ways to learn. All of them play.
Our days follow the Early Years Foundation Stage. It sets out seven areas of learning, and here they are as verbs.
Talk
Communication and language
Stories, chatter and a few new words every day.
Move
Physical development
Climbing, balancing, pouring, threading and putting on their own shoes.
Share
Personal, social and emotional development
Taking turns, naming feelings and making first real friendships.
Read
Literacy
Books in every corner, mark making, and phonics when they are ready.
Count
Mathematics
Counting steps, sorting conkers and spotting shapes on the way to the park.
Wonder
Understanding the world
Bugs, weather, seasons, families and how things work.
Make
Expressive arts and design
Paint, clay, junk modelling and the home corner.
What a day here looks like.
Every room follows a gentle rhythm, flexed around naps, feeds and the weather, so children know what comes next.
Hello and breakfast
Doors open. Porridge, toast and fruit for early arrivals.
Free play
Children choose: blocks, paint, books or the sand tray.
Garden
Out in all weathers, with waterproofs and wellies by the door.
Lunch, cooked here
Our cook makes every meal from scratch. Allergies, cultural and faith diets are planned in from the start.
Rest
Quiet books for some, a nap for others.
Stories and tea
A story on the big cushion, then tea together.
Home time
A proper hand-over, and the story of their day.
Naps follow your child, not the clock.
We keep to the sleep routine you use at home. Sleeping children are checked often and never left alone in the room.
Sample Registered with Ofsted, URN 000000.Every practitioner holds an enhanced DBS check and paediatric first aid.
Outside every day, whatever the weather.
Wellies on, waterproofs zipped. Our garden has a mud kitchen, a growing patch and space to run, climb and dig.
Find us in East London.
Pop in any weekday. We are a short walk from the station, with buggy parking by the door and quiet streets around.
- Address
- 1 Example Yard, London E2 0XX
- Phone
- 020 7946 0000
- Opening hours
- Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 6pm
