Nursery at Tashbar of Edgware
Last reviewed: August 2026 · Inspection data and key information above update regularly, however, this review below is refreshed bi-annually and may not reflect recent changes. Contact the nursery directly to confirm current arrangements. If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Stories, rhymes and first number language give Tashbar of Edgware's early years a clear academic thread from age three. The nursery is part of an independent Orthodox Jewish day school for boys aged three to eleven at Mowbray Road. Ofsted recorded 213 pupils across the school in February 2025, but did not publish a separate nursery roll or number of nursery places.
This is school-based early years provision, not a separately registered nursery. The school's religious studies curriculum runs in the morning and secular teaching in the afternoon, with important subject knowledge planned in sequence from the early years onward.
Early reading has real definition. Children listen to stories, join in rhymes and receive daily phonics teaching when they are at the early stages of reading. Staff check which letter sounds children know, target teaching accordingly and match books closely to those sounds. Parents also receive information about supporting reading at home. That creates a joined-up route from listening and sound play towards confident reading.
Mathematics begins with basic vocabulary for counting and describing numbers. Ofsted found that this early language is deliberately extended as children move through the school. More broadly, the secular curriculum covers subjects in line with the national curriculum, while the early years foundation stage provides the statutory framework for children's learning, development and care.
Relationships are the strongest published feature of the nursery experience. The February 2025 inspection found that staff form supportive bonds with children as they join the early years, helping them settle quickly into routines. For a three-year-old starting school, that pairing of close adult support and predictable routines matters.
Support for children with SEND is collaborative. The school works with families and specialists to identify needs quickly, then adapts teaching and resources so children can learn alongside their peers. Inspectors also confirmed that the school complied with the statutory requirements of the early years foundation stage and that safeguarding arrangements were effective.
Progression from nursery into Reception is not automatic. Nursery and Reception admissions are separate, and families must apply again through the school's own admissions process because Tashbar of Edgware is independent. No published admission arrangements establish priority for nursery children, so families should ask the school for the current Reception application route, criteria and deadline rather than treating progression as automatic.
The familiar setting may still make the educational transition easier: early number vocabulary and reading knowledge are designed to build sequentially beyond the early years. That continuity of learning is distinct from an admissions advantage.
The nursery is for boys from age three and operates within the school at 45-47 Mowbray Road, Edgware, HA8 8JL. Families should contact the school directly for current nursery applications, session times, term pattern, funded-entitlement arrangements, uniform, food, settling visits, collection procedures and any charged extras. Confirm the full weekly pattern before relying on it for childcare planning.
The school takes boys from age three, with its full age range continuing to eleven.
Published inspection evidence identifies stories, rhymes, early phonics and basic vocabulary for counting and describing numbers.
Staff build supportive bonds with children when they join, which the 2025 inspection found helps them settle into routines quickly.
No. Families must apply separately through the independent school's own admissions process, and published evidence does not establish priority for nursery attendance.
Applications are handled directly by the school. Families should request the current process, availability and session details before applying.
