Edgware Gan

Weekly Shabbos parties, daily davening and crafts for each Yom Tov give Edgware Gan a clearly Jewish rhythm. Torah values shape the nursery’s educational purpose, with religious learning woven into singing, celebrations and creative activities.

Based at Planet Universe in Edgware, the nursery welcomes children up to five and has capacity for 48 children. No Ofsted inspection has been published for this setting yet.

Term-time attendance includes a core day and options to start earlier or finish later.

Jewish learning includes daily shared davening, weekly Shabbos parties and making crafts for each Yom Tov. These recurring activities give the week a recognisable pattern and connect creative play with religious life.

Children’s interests also guide activities. Staff use what captures an individual child’s attention as a starting point for learning, so the approach centres on engagement through play. For families seeking Jewish early-years education, the combination of child-led activities and Torah values is the central attraction.

Each child has an assigned key worker responsible for tracking development, assessing learning and planning next steps. Other staff also get to know the children. That gives families a particular practitioner with responsibility for their child’s development within the wider team.

This relationship is worth exploring during a visit: how the key worker learns about a child’s routines and communicates with parents will matter as much as the activity programme, especially for a younger child beginning nursery.

Sessions and Attendance

The nursery operates during term time, Monday to Friday. Monday to Thursday, the core day runs from 9am to 3pm, with an earlier start at 8am and a later finish at 4pm. Additional hours between 4pm and 6pm provide a further extension on those days. Fridays and Yom Tov finish at noon in winter and 1pm in summer.

Closures include school holidays, Christmas, bank holidays and Jewish holidays. Families organising care around work need to consider both the shorter Friday and the holiday calendar, rather than treating the weekday timetable as uniform.

Getting There

The address is Planet Universe, 88 Edgware Way, Edgware HA8 8JS. Enquiries can be made by telephone, email or the contact form, and visits can be booked through the nursery’s enquiry route.

Funding and Paid Extras

Funded childcare is offered for eligible families using 15 or 30 hours per week, with up to six funded hours a day within the term-time timetable. Eligibility remains a condition, rather than an entitlement every family can assume.

Meals and non-food consumables are charged separately through a daily charge that also covers security and activities; it applies to all parents and is outside government funding. This distinction matters when comparing funded hours with the total cost of attendance. Current prices come in the nursery’s written quotation.

• Friday and holiday cover. Friday finishes at noon in winter and 1pm in summer, and the nursery closes for school and Jewish holidays. Match those breaks against your working calendar.
• The youngest children. The nursery accepts children up to five and uses a key worker system. During a visit, ask how settling, sleep and daily communication work for a child of your child’s age.
• Finding the premises. Planet Universe and HA8 8JS identify the site, but the street address differs between Edgware Way and Mowbray Parade. Confirm the entrance before visiting.

Edgware Gan suits families seeking Jewish early-years education with either core term-time days or extended days. Its religious activities and individual key worker give the offer a clear shape. The practical decision rests on whether the shorter Friday, holiday closures and separately charged daily extras fit family life.