Rising Stars Nursery & Daycare, Tottenham

Three named rooms give this Tottenham nursery a clear progression from babyhood to Reception preparation. Petals takes babies from three months to two years, Tulips covers ages two to three, and Sunflower is the preschool room for children aged three to five. The setting has capacity for 75 children at 14 Church Lane.

Ofsted rated the nursery Good in April 2024, five months after an Inadequate inspection. By April, leaders had successfully addressed the earlier actions, staff were deployed well and management had sharpened its emphasis on improving practice; safeguarding arrangements were effective.

The nursery opens on weekdays from 7.30am to 6pm. Its current branch information gives an opening window rather than a choice of priced session patterns, so families should make the attendance pattern they need a central question when enquiring.

Rooms and Ages

Petals combines a key person with a co-key person, an unusually explicit continuity arrangement for babies. The room's published emphasis is on the prime areas of learning, while daily updates keep parents close to care routines and development.

Tulips builds independence for two- and three-year-olds. Staff monitor progress from entry towards the move to school, and the same key and co-key person structure gives each child two identified adults around that journey. Sunflower then brings tolerance, respect and cultural understanding into preschool work, alongside skills intended to prepare children for Reception.

Learning and Named Experiences

The curriculum follows the Early Years Foundation Stage. In practical terms, that means children's days cover communication and language, physical development, personal and social development, literacy, mathematics, understanding the world and expressive arts, rather than concentrating narrowly on early reading and number.

In April 2024, that broad outline had useful substance. Staff responded to babies' babble, encouraged simple words and sounds, and extended older children's vocabulary through conversation. Musical, sensory and messy play sat alongside self-chosen activity. Children also practised putting on coats, fastening shoes, serving food and clearing plates, turning independence into part of the daily routine.

Outdoor and Community Life

Outdoor physical challenge was a strength in April 2024. Children jumped from play equipment and travelled across narrow planks and floor ropes, while babies used digging, climbing and water-play equipment. Staff still needed to develop the same age-appropriate approach to managing risk indoors, where their knowledge was less secure.

Relationships and Communication

Consistent routines helped children settle and feel safe in April 2024. Inspectors saw kind staff encourage children and build their concentration, while parents described strong bonds, approachable leaders and detailed daily feedback. The nursery also uses meetings, verbal and written updates, plus a diary covering food, sleep and changes for younger children.

Meals form part of children's growing independence. An in-house kitchen plans breakfasts, warm lunches and afternoon snacks, with lunch around 11.30am and tea around 3.30pm. The published approach includes adapting for dietary needs and working with parents over allergies, and children enjoyed varied, healthy meals and social mealtimes.

Inclusion and Wellbeing

Children with special educational needs and disabilities received the support they needed in April 2024. The SENCO helped staff use strategies linked to individual targets, and leaders used additional funding for that work.

Behaviour was positive overall, supported by golden rules revisited at circle time. However, the nursery needed to make support more consistent for children still learning expectations and boundaries, particularly during free play. This is a meaningful point for families whose child needs close help with self-regulation.

Sessions and Attendance

Rising Stars is at 14 Church Lane, Tottenham, London N17 7AA. It operates from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, and describes itself as open all year apart from bank holidays and Christmas. Breakfast is available for early arrivals, and the day includes child-led and adult-led activity, naps tailored to younger children's routines, lunch and afternoon tea.

Funding and Paid Extras

The nursery accepts Universal and Extended Early Years Funding. It states that three-year-old funding begins in the term after the child's third birthday, subject to the usual eligibility dates. The nursery invites families to explore its fee structure, government grants and nursery scholarships by phone, by enquiry form or by registering their interest.

Meals, snacks and drinks are included in private fees. Families using funded hours should ask whether that same inclusion applies to their attendance pattern.

• Attendance pattern. The branch publishes its weekday opening window but not the clock times of the full-day and half-day products it sells. Ask for the current session menu and any minimum weekly commitment before comparing the offer with another nursery.
• Indoor risk-taking. Outdoor physical challenge worked well in April 2024, but staff needed to strengthen their knowledge of age-appropriate risk indoors. Families can ask how indoor activities now let children test balance, judgement and confidence safely.
• Behaviour support. In April 2024, help with boundaries was not consistent for every child during free play. Parents of a child who needs extra support with self-regulation should discuss the strategies now used in their child's room.
• Funded-hour meals. Universal and Extended funding are accepted, but the treatment of meals during funded attendance needs to be clear in the quotation. Ask for the position in writing.

Rising Stars Tottenham is strongest where continuity and practical independence matter. Petals' key and co-key person model is reassuringly specific, Tulips gives toddlers a staged route towards independence, and Sunflower makes the move to Reception an explicit part of preschool life. The rapid improvement from Inadequate to Good also matters: earlier actions had been addressed and stronger practice was in place.

It should suit families seeking weekday care across the baby, toddler and preschool years, especially those who value detailed daily communication and an active outdoor programme. The final decision rests on whether the nursery's currently sold attendance pattern fits family working hours, and on the answers about funded-hour extras and the two April 2024 improvement points.