Partou Rosendale Road Day Nursery & Pre-School

In June 2025, Rosendale Road combined a baby gym, wildlife conversations and books for families to borrow. Based at All Saints Church in London, it has capacity for 64 children and accepts ages from 3 to 60 months.

At its June 2025 inspection, Ofsted rated the nursery Good overall and judged safeguarding effective. The detail behind that judgement matters: children explored through movement, conversation and imaginative play, with activities building on what they could already do. Two improvement points deserve attention too: explanations of behaviour and support for staff wellbeing.

The early years foundation stage sets the requirements for children's learning, development and care, bringing communication, movement and learning through play into the nursery day. In June 2025, staff used assessments to decide what children should tackle next, alongside activities shaped around their interests.

For younger children, a sand tray provided hands-on exploration while adults supplied words for their discoveries. Babies investigated reflections in shiny objects and practised movement on the baby gym. These were concrete opportunities to connect physical exploration with language.

Older children discussed birds and insects, including discoveries in the bug hotel. A pretend shopping activity brought counting and simple addition into play; writing activities included recording information and attempting their names. School preparation therefore involved using skills for a purpose.

Movement extended beyond climbing and balancing to yoga. Shared stories also worked differently across ages: younger children handled textures and discussed pictures, while older children predicted events and connected stories with their own experiences.

At the June 2025 inspection, Ofsted found good support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, with staff involving parents and arranging specialist referrals promptly. That gives families a useful picture of how additional needs were addressed at that point.

In June 2025, babies turned to familiar adults for comfort, and staff helped newcomers settle gently. A book lending library extended reading into family life, giving parents resources to continue children's enjoyment of stories at home.

Children also practised everyday independence and safety, including tidying toys and using a handrail on the garden steps. The improvement points were specific: adults sometimes stopped unwanted behaviour without explaining its effect on others, and some staff felt workload pressures affected their wellbeing. Both warrant a direct conversation about present practice.

The address is All Saints Church, Rosendale Road, London SE21 8LN. Opening hours are 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, across the year, with closures on bank holidays and between Christmas and New Year. Those closures matter when planning childcare around work.

In June 2025, the nursery provided funded early education. Families should obtain current prices in the nursery's written quotation.

• Behaviour explanations. In June 2025, children were sometimes told to stop an action without being helped to understand its consequences. During a visit, ask how staff now explain the effect on another child.
• Staff wellbeing. Workload pressure was an improvement point in June 2025. Ask how supervision gives practitioners time to raise concerns and receive support.
• Attendance and costs. The nursery opens across the year but closes over bank holidays and the Christmas break. What booking pattern and funded-hours charge breakdown would apply to your family, including meals and non-food consumables?

Rosendale Road merits consideration for families who value practical exploration, books and learning woven into play. Its June 2025 activities gave both babies and older children purposeful things to investigate. The balance is clear: a Good inspection judgement, concrete examples of learning and care, and two specific improvement points to explore before choosing it.