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Nursery at Ivy House School
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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
Early years is part of Ivy House School itself, on the Golders Green site, rather than a separately registered nursery. The school serves children from age two, so the youngest pupils share a setting with the primary-age school while retaining an early-years stage designed around younger children's development. For families wanting one school community from nursery age, that is the central proposition.
The school's overall capacity covers all ages, not a published nursery-place total. Families should therefore ask the admissions team how many nursery places are available for their child's intended term and attendance pattern rather than treating the whole-school figure as nursery capacity.
The nursery operates within England's Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). In parent language, that means learning is organised around communication and language, physical development, personal and social development, literacy, mathematics, understanding the world and expressive arts. These areas are intended to work together through purposeful play, adult interaction and routines, rather than as a miniature primary timetable.
That framework makes the quality of the daily detail important. When visiting, ask to see how children can choose activities, how staff extend their language during play, and how indoor and outdoor experiences connect. It is also useful to ask for the current nursery timetable: the public school record establishes the age range but does not settle the session pattern a particular family will be offered.
For a child starting at two, continuity of care matters as much as the activity list. Parents should establish who will act as their child's key person, how settling visits are paced, and how observations or concerns are shared between home and nursery. Those answers show whether routines will be adapted to the child rather than simply explained to the family.
Ask directly about snacks and meals, toileting support, rest arrangements, allergies and the process for additional needs. The useful test is practical: who notices a change, who tells the parent, and what happens next? Families needing SEND support should discuss the child's needs before accepting a place so that staffing, professional liaison and any adjustments can be considered in advance.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place. Families should obtain the current Reception application process and timetable directly from the school, then follow the published requirements for the relevant intake.
Familiar surroundings may make the social transition easier, but familiarity is not an admissions entitlement. Ask for the current Reception process and decision dates in writing, then keep the nursery place and Reception offer as two separate decisions in family planning.
The nursery is attached to Ivy House School at 94-96 North End Road, Golders Green, London NW11 7SX. The recorded starting age is two. Current session times, minimum attendance, term-time operation, funded-entitlement arrangements, uniform expectations and collection rules should all be confirmed directly with the school before registration because these details can change between intakes.
A useful enquiry should name the child's date of birth, preferred start term and required days. Ask for a written breakdown of what is included, which extras are optional, how late collection is handled and how notice must be given. That creates a like-for-like basis for comparing the place with other early-years options without relying on an old timetable.
The school's recorded age range begins at two. Confirm the available start term and place directly with the admissions team.
Yes. It is the school's own early-years provision at the Golders Green address, not a separately listed provider.
It works within the EYFS, which combines communication, physical and personal development with early literacy, mathematics, understanding the world and expressive arts.
No. Families should ask the school for its current Reception application process and timetable.
Confirm the offered sessions, settling plan, key-person arrangements, food and care routines, current charges, funded-entitlement treatment and collection rules in writing.
