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Nursery at Rosendale Primary School
Last reviewed: October 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 If you spot anything outdated or inaccurate, please let us know.
A nursery day stretching from breakfast to tea gives Rosendale’s youngest children a different rhythm from the main school. Childcare runs for 48 weeks of the year, with both part-time and full-time places. That makes the provision relevant to families looking beyond a school-hours session.
Within Rosendale Primary School in West Dulwich, the nursery caters for children aged 2 years up to 4 years 11 months and can accommodate up to 58 children at any one time. Ofsted judged the school’s early years provision Outstanding at its inspection on 18 and 19 April 2024. This is an early years judgement within the school inspection.
Topics provide a starting point for learning, while children’s interests also shape the activities adults plan. The early learning goals give this work its direction: there is planned learning alongside opportunities to follow what catches a child’s attention.
Letter formation and understanding number receive explicit attention in the early years. In April 2024, staff helped children build secure number knowledge, with learning to read another central focus. These are concrete foundations for later learning, rather than simply a timetable of childcare.
Meals give the longer day its regular markers. Breakfast takes place in each room between 8:00am and 8:30am; fruit follows at 10am. Lunch runs from 11:20am to noon, and tea from 3:00pm to 3:30pm. For children staying longer, eating is woven through the day rather than concentrated around lunchtime.
A nursery teacher works alongside a nursery team. Across the school, responsibility for children’s learning rests with all staff, and Rosendale describes inclusion in every aspect of school life as its approach. For a family with additional needs, that makes participation a useful focus for conversations about their child.
Support for parents also extends to organisations including Contact and Lambeth Parent Forum. Rosendale directs families towards these organisations even before a child has a formal diagnosis, giving parents another route to advice and shared experience.
Nursery attendance does not guarantee a Reception place and does not confer priority in Rosendale’s Reception allocation criteria. Families must make a separate application to their home local authority, either online or using the Common Application Form.
For September 2027 entry, the deadline is Friday 15 January 2027. The priority categories cover looked-after children, siblings, exceptional medical or social circumstances, children of school staff and distance from school. Choosing the nursery therefore needs to stand on the childcare and learning it provides; the Reception application remains a separate decision and process.
The longer childcare day runs from 8:00am to 5:50pm, five days a week. Shorter nursery sessions run from 9:00am to noon and from 12:30pm to 3:30pm. Children leaving at noon are taken to the school reception area for collection, giving morning-session families a specific collection point.
The nursery closes for two weeks over summer, two weeks at Christmas, five staff training days each year and other bank holidays. Nursery applications require an application form, and a late-entry form covers September 2026. Direct admissions enquiries to admissions@rosendale.cc and contact the school for current charges.
Children aged 2 years up to 4 years 11 months can attend, with capacity for up to 58 children at any one time.
Childcare runs from 8:00am to 5:50pm, five days a week, for 48 weeks annually. Shorter sessions run from 9:00am to noon and 12:30pm to 3:30pm.
No. Attendance neither guarantees a place nor confers priority. A separate application goes to your home local authority; the September 2027 entry deadline is Friday 15 January 2027.
The nursery has breakfast, a fruit snack, lunch and tea scheduled in each room.
Email admissions@rosendale.cc. A nursery application form is required, with a late-entry form for September 2026.
