Bunnies on the Green

Small scale and shared spaces give Bunnies on the Green its character. This Stockwell nursery accepts children aged two to five and publishes a maximum of 26 children, and uses three shared activity spaces. The Creative Room, Main Room and Book Corner are used by children learning and playing together. Its Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum draws on Montessori influences. The EYFS means that play and adult-guided experiences build seven connected areas of development, while the Montessori influence adds independence and self-directed exploration.

Ofsted rated the provision Good in July 2024. The findings described kind, gentle relationships, children confidently seeking comfort, and a purposeful curriculum shaped around what children already knew. Two outdoor spaces were equipped with a climbing wall, ropes and scooters. The result is a compact nursery with credible variety rather than a single-room offer.

The nursery currently publishes full-time and half-day attendance, Monday to Thursday during 38 term-time weeks. It opens from 8am to 4pm.

Rooms and Ages

All three named spaces serve children across the published two-to-five age range rather than operating as age-banded rooms. The Creative Room concentrates on painting, music, movement, messy play and sensory exploration. That gives children practical ways to develop hand control and express ideas.

The Main Room is the central space for circle time, Early Years activities, structured play and preparation for school. The Book Corner offers a quieter counterpoint: sofas, stories and calm activities support listening and language when a child needs a less busy setting. The website does not publish a usual number of children or practitioners in each space, so this is an important point to establish for the intended days.

Learning and Named Experiences

The Early Years Foundation Stage covers communication, physical development, relationships, literacy, mathematics, understanding the world and expressive arts. In practice here, that means stories, songs and conversation build language; threading, mark-making and climbing strengthen physical control; and counting, sorting and patterns make early mathematics tangible. Montessori influences add prepared equipment and opportunities for children to choose, explore and work at their own pace.

The documented practice gives this approach substance. Practitioners observed children, identified gaps and planned activities that built on existing knowledge. Older children were encouraged to expand their thoughts, while younger children heard adults narrate activities and joined stories and songs. Modelling clay, play dough and mark-making were used to develop the hand strength needed for later writing.

Outdoor Life

Two outdoor spaces extend physical play beyond the rooms. The climbing wall, ropes, scooters and obstacle-course activity ask children to balance, coordinate movement and judge space. Children also examined snails together in the garden, an ordinary but useful example of natural curiosity becoming shared conversation and cooperative play.

Relationships and Communication

Every child is assigned a key worker who monitors progress across the EYFS and works with the family. The nursery publishes daily communication through texts, emails, photos and verbal handovers; learning journals then inform termly reports. This creates several routes for parents to understand both daily care and longer-term development.

Settling is handled with a practical concession. Children may bring a favourite toy or comfort item during that period, although toys from home are otherwise not permitted. Practitioners gathered important information from parents, knew their key children well and offered comfort readily in July 2024.

Inclusion and Wellbeing

In July 2024, the manager and SEND coordinator worked with practitioners, parents and other agencies, while staff adapted interactions to children's ages and abilities. Children with SEND made good progress from their starting points. Safeguarding arrangements were effective, supported by safer recruitment and vetting.

There were two clear development points. The nursery was asked to strengthen communication support for children learning English as an additional language, including better use of home languages or visual aids. It also asked for clearer support through daily transitions for younger children and children with SEND. Current practice on both points deserves close attention from affected families.

Sessions and Attendance

Bunnies on the Green is at the United Reformed Church, 60-62 Stockwell Road, Stockwell, London SW9 9JQ. The current offer runs Monday to Thursday, 8am to 4pm, term time only for 38 weeks. The admissions page distinguishes full-time attendance and half days, but does not publish separate half-day clock times. The admissions process begins by telephone, with visits arranged through the nursery.

Funding and Paid Extras

The nursery says it offers funded places for eligible two-, three- and four-year-olds. Delivery follows its term-time calendar. A current written calculation should separate funded hours, any private hours and food.

Lunch is charged separately, with different categories for full-time and half-day attendance. The nursery publishes a hot lunch with vegetarian and non-dairy options, alongside a morning snack and afternoon tea. Parents provide nappies where needed; the published information does not set out a wider consumables package.

• Four-day week. The nursery currently opens Monday to Thursday during term time. Friday and holiday care therefore require another arrangement.
• Daily transitions. The July 2024 improvement point concerned helping younger children and children with SEND understand what happens next. Visual cues and the present daily routine are the key details to examine.
• Additional-language support. A second improvement point requested stronger communication support for children who speak English as an additional language. The current use of home languages and visual aids is the material follow-up point.
• Shared spaces. Children learn together across three activity spaces rather than published age rooms. The way staff organise quieter work, active play and peer groups will matter on the days under consideration.

Bunnies on the Green suits families seeking a small, term-time nursery for full-time or half-day attendance from Monday to Thursday. Its strongest qualities are concrete: three contrasting indoor spaces, two outdoor areas and a Montessori-influenced EYFS approach within a 26-child setting.

The Good judgement in 2024 supports the picture of warm relationships, purposeful teaching and inclusive progress, while also giving parents two precise matters to test. For a child who would benefit from shared-age spaces, outdoor movement and close key-worker communication, this is a distinctive Stockwell option.