Pekes, Bilingual Nursery & Day Care

English and Spanish give Pekes its clearest identity, alongside a Christian ethos shaped by its church community. Based at Veterans Hall on Osidge Lane in Southgate, it caters for children aged two to five. For families choosing bilingual early education, the language approach and religious character belong together in the decision.

No Ofsted inspection has been published for this setting yet. Morning and afternoon sessions provide different attendance options, with a minimum of 15 hours each week.

Learning and Activities

The EYFS sets the learning, development and care framework: here, children encounter language, physical activity, early number work and creative expression through activities. English and Spanish sit alongside that framework through the One Person One Language approach, which is the nursery's named bilingual model.

Talk & Sing brings interaction, storytelling, songs and music into language learning. Number work includes weighing during cooking and counting outdoors, making early mathematical ideas part of practical activity. Literacy extends to mark-making, poetry and recognising the relationship between sounds and symbols.

Indoor and outdoor areas support physical play, including jumping and climbing. Creative activities include pottery, textiles and drama, giving children different materials and ways to express ideas. The emphasis is on doing: language and early learning run through activities rather than standing apart from them.

Settling starts with an hour together for child and parent, followed by time apart as the child becomes comfortable. Parents stay nearby during the initial separation and can telephone for updates throughout settling. This gives families a gradual introduction rather than an immediate handover into a full session.

Safeguarding lead and deputy roles sit within the leadership team, whose members hold paediatric first-aid certificates. Staff have enhanced DBS checks. These are arrangements for safeguarding, rather than an inspection judgement on their effectiveness.

For prescribed medicine, parents complete a consent form and take the medicine home daily. Accidents are communicated to parents, who sign the accident form. The Christian ethos also shapes the nursery's work with families and its church community; its religious character is part of everyday identity.

Sessions and Attendance

The address is Veterans Hall, Osidge Lane, Southgate, London, N14 5DU. Opening hours run from 8.30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. Morning sessions are 8.30am to 11.30am; afternoons run from 12.30pm to 3.30pm, with a minimum weekly attendance of 15 hours.

Full-day care involves a separate lunch period from 11.30am to 12.30pm. Families who omit that hour collect their child after the morning and return for the afternoon. Enquiries use the contact form; registration can be completed online.

Funding and Paid Extras

Universal Funding (15 hour) and Extended Funding (30 hour) are offered from the term after a child turns three until starting school, up to the term after turning five, with funding spread across the year. Extended funding requires a successful eligibility application and code. Private childcare is also offered; current prices come in the nursery's written quotation.

Parents supply packed lunches and nappies; replacement items supplied by the nursery incur a charge. Fees are paid monthly in advance. Ending a place requires one month's written notice, with fees payable during that period regardless of attendance.

• Annual attendance. Term-time-only places are excluded, but the approximately 38-week contract conflicts with the 50-week opening calendar. Before booking, establish the calendar and funded-hours pattern that will apply to your contract.
• Bilingual and Christian character. Both shape the offer. During the guided visit, ask how English, Spanish and faith are incorporated into your child's day.
• Lunch logistics. Omitting the lunch hour means collection and a return between sessions. Decide whether that extra journey fits your routine.

Pekes suits families seeking English-and-Spanish early education with a Christian ethos, whether they prefer morning attendance or afternoon sessions. Activity-led language learning gives the offer a clear character. The annual attendance arrangement needs resolving before committing, while packed lunches and the separate lunch hour add practical responsibilities.