Little Rosie's Nursery School

Child-directed play, regular cooking and a reading area with comfortable chairs give Little Rosie's Nursery School its character. Based in Our Lady of Holy Souls Church Hall on Bosworth Road, it accepts children from 18 months to 4 years.

No Ofsted inspection has been published for this setting yet. Attendance is term-time, with morning, afternoon and full-day patterns alongside funded sessions.

The Early Years Foundation Stage connects play with learning about language, movement, relationships, numbers and the world. Children can explore construction materials, musical instruments and an interactive table, giving them different ways to investigate and express ideas.

Alongside that framework, The Curiosity Approach combines activities shaped by children's interests with adult-planned experiences. Children make choices about their play; staff build learning opportunities around those interests. This describes the approach to the day, rather than an assessment of its results.

Circle time includes stories, songs and discussion of the week's topic. Baking and creative activities sit alongside free play, while the timetable allows park outings depending on the weather. World Book Day and the Christmas Nativity Play are among the celebrations during the academic year, adding shared occasions to the routine.

A child's key person plans activities around their development, with another practitioner acting as a buddy when that person is away. Families therefore have a second contact familiar with their child. Before starting, children are offered a one-hour settling-in session.

Tapestry Online Learning Journal carries learning and care updates, which may include meals, sleep and nappy changes. Annual parent meetings take place in July, with monthly newsletters covering learning themes and family activities. Full-day attendees have a scheduled rest period from 12.30pm to 2.30pm.

Sessions and Attendance

The address is Our Lady of Holy Souls Church Hall, Bosworth Road, London W10 5DJ. General enquiries use a contact form, telephone or email.

Private sessions run from 8am to 12.30pm, 1pm to 5.30pm, or 8am to 5.30pm for a full day. Funded arrangements include weekday mornings from 9.30am to 12.30pm and days from 9.30am to 3.30pm, with alternative combinations of full and half days. Breakfast Club extends attendance from 8am to 9.30am; Afterschool Club covers 3.30pm to 5.30pm.

Requests for sessions must be written. Booked sessions cannot be exchanged, and missed attendance receives no refund, so the chosen pattern needs to fit the family's regular week.

Funding and Paid Extras

Both 15-hour and 30-hour funded childcare arrangements operate during term time. Additional hours are chargeable; current prices come in the nursery's written quotation. A non-refundable registration charge applies, except for children using Disadvantaged 2 year old Funding.

Lunch is provided for private-paying sessions; during funded sessions, families can choose a separately charged lunch-and-fruit scheme or supply a healthy packed lunch. Menus follow a two-week rotation, and the nursery's policy excludes nuts and peanut butter, including from packed lunches.

• Session timings. Two sets of session times conflict: morning sessions end at either 12.30pm or 12.45pm, and full days at either 5.30pm or 5.45pm. Confirm the contracted times before choosing a pattern.
• Term-time attendance. Care follows the terms, so families needing holiday childcare need a separate arrangement.
• Starting and food arrangements. A visit comes before registration, followed by the offered settling-in session. Use that appointment to discuss how settling can fit your child and, where allergies matter, confirm current food practice.

Little Rosie's suits families seeking term-time morning or afternoon sessions, as well as those choosing full days or funded attendance with paid extensions. Child-directed activities and a key-person buddy arrangement are concrete reasons to consider it. The fixed-session rules make a predictable weekly schedule especially important.