Seedlings Day Care

Babies and very young children shape the offer at Seedlings Day Care: it accepts children aged 9 to 24 months and has 24 places in total, with refurbished indoor and outdoor spaces on the Houndsfield Primary School site. The emphasis is on early communication, movement and relationships.

No Ofsted inspection has been published for this setting yet. Care operates during term time, making the school calendar an important part of the family decision.

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) means learning through play, exploration and relationships, adapted to each child's development. Here, the emphasis falls on communication and language, physical development, and personal, social and emotional development. For this age group, that puts learning to communicate, move and relate to other people at the centre of the day.

Indoor spaces can adapt to children's interests and developmental stages. Both indoors and outdoors have been refurbished, and the outdoor areas are designed for babies and young children. That gives the physical environment a clear connection to the ages the nursery accepts.

The Key Person approach connects personalised care and learning with consistent relationships with adults. For families, its practical value is continuity: a child's individual needs inform their care rather than being treated as separate from learning.

Support includes potty training, nutrition and oral health. Children also begin exploring healthy use of digital devices and care for their emotional wellbeing. The staff structure includes a day care manager and a deputy day care manager.

Seedlings operates at Houndsfield Primary School, Ripon Road, London, N9 7RE. Opening hours are 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, during term time; it closes for school holidays. The holiday break matters as much as the daily opening window when matching care to a working week.

The government's 30 hours of free childcare funding can be used flexibly across the week, with additional privately paid care also offered. Families receive a personalised quotation for their chosen arrangements. Enquiries and tours can be requested through the contact form, by email or by telephone.

Attending this nursery on a school site does not guarantee a Reception place.

• Term-time calendar. Care closes during school holidays. Families needing year-round childcare should weigh that break against their working commitments.
• Funding and daily costs. Flexible use of funded hours and additional paid care are offered. During a tour, ask how meals and consumables fit into the quotation for your proposed attendance.
• School-site expectations. Sharing the Houndsfield Primary School site does not secure a Reception place. Treat childcare and school admissions as separate decisions.

Seedlings suits families seeking term-time care for children aged 9 to 24 months, with flexible use of funded hours. Its clearest strengths are the age-specific environment and an approach centred on early relationships, communication and movement. The school-holiday closure is the decisive practical consideration.