Little Angels Day Nursery & Pre-Prep School Highgate (Archway)

70 Bredgar Road, London N19 5BF
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Little Angels Highgate is a family run nursery, part of a group of two, based in Dartmouth Park, North London. They welcome children from 3 months to 5 years across four rooms and three garden areas. They provide a caring and nurturing approach to learning, which responds to the individual needs of every child. Children are supported at every stage of their learning journey, only transitioning into the next room when they are ready to do so and in consultation with parents.

The nursery is open from 8am until 6.30pm, Monday to Friday, 49 weeks of the year. Rather than planning trips which requires parental participation, Little Angels brings in outside activities such as theatre companies and 'Wild Fangs'. They also have weekly peripatetic teachers who tutor children in French, sports and football, music and drama.

With over 30 years experience, Little Angels has a proven record of high quality education and care. The ratios are maintained meticulously and older 3 and 4 year old children not only operate within a 1:8 ratio (one adult to eight children) instead of a 1:13, they also have a PGCE qualified teacher who is over and above ratio and who designs project based activities for the pre-school children. This teacher works in collaboration with the team to expertly prepare children for a smooth transition into school. Their approach focuses on building skills and dispositions to learning in fun and creative ways, fostering a life-long love of learning.

Little Angels provides healthy home-cooked meals, made on the premises by their Chef using fresh ingredients following a rotating three week seasonal menu. Their food is uploaded onto an Instagram page, @littleangelsdaynurseries daily so parents can see what the children have eaten.

The nursery provides nappies, wipes, nappy cream, and swim nappies (for water play) free of charge.
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Care Provided by Little Angels Day Nursery & Pre-Prep School Highgate (Archway)

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Caroline Thompson (Director)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 32
  • Total Places for Children
  • 70
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 08:00-18:30
    Tuesday 08:00-18:30
    Wednesday 08:00-18:30
    Thursday 08:00-18:30
    Friday 08:00-18:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays, Christmas & Easter

Funding & Fees Guide for Little Angels Day Nursery & Pre-Prep School Highgate (Archway)

  • •   0 - 2 years: £1125 (2 days), £1620 (3 days), £1925 (4 days), £2210 (5 days)


    •   2 - 3 years: £985 (2 days), £1415 (3 days), £1680 (4 days), £1875 (5 days)


    •   9 months - 2 years (with 15 hrs)*: £987 (3 days), £1292 (4 days), £1577 (5 days)


    •   2 - 3 years (with 15 hrs)*: £938 (3 days), £1203 (4 days), £1398 (5 days)


    •   3 - 5 years (with 15 hrs)*: £1102 (3 days), £1367 (4 days), £1562 (5 days)


    •   3 - 5 years (with 30 hrs)*: £1012 (3 days), £1142 (4 days), £1249 (5 days)


    •   3 - 5 years (School Day): £705 (3 days), £903 (4 days), £1051 (5 days)

  • *These fees are payable after either the 15 hours or 30 hours a week government-funded NEG (nursery education grant) has been applied. A child becomes eligible for this reduction the term after their third birthday.


    The standard monthly fee, paid in advance by standing order, has been calculated over 49 weeks of the year and then divided by 12 months. Fees are reviewed annually.


    Alternative daily attendance times: 8.00am - 5.30pm / 8.30am - 6.00pm / 9.00am - 6.30pm (Standard Day) and 9.00am - 3.00pm or 10.00am – 4.00pm (School Day).


    Morning and afternoon sessions are available on request and can be part of your regular monthly schedule. Morning sessions run from 8.30am – 1.00pm and afternoon sessions from 1.00pm – 6.00pm.


    Whilst the nursery is unable to swap days, emergency cover can be arranged where available. This will be charged at an ad-hoc hourly rate of £12.50 for under 2 years and £11.50 over 2 years.


    Early drop-off 8.00am and late pick-up 6.30pm are available to extend any of the alternative daily attendance times on a monthly basis @ £6.00 for each 30min extension. We require 1 full weeks notice before the start of a month to make any changes to this arrangement. The 30min extensions can also be requested on a ‘one off’ basis with 24 hours notice subject to availability.


    A 10% sibling discount will apply to the lowest monthly fee. The over two year rate applies from the 1st of the month following the child’s birth date.


    Please note: There is no reduction in fees for absence due to holidays or sickness.
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  • Parking restrictions are in force. There is limited parking nearby.


Little Angels Day Nursery & Pre-Prep School Highgate (Archway) Reviews (3)

Over all time Little Angels Day Nursery & Pre-Prep School Highgate (Archway) has 3 reviews.

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Review from Laura H (Mother of Child) published on 7 October 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my daughters gained so much from their time at Little Angels; I couldn't have asked for a better experience of other caring adults to relate and attach to, the deep friendships with other children, the learning, the play - even the food! The organisation, communication, parent support, everything
was just as you'd want it! I honestly couldn't think of a fault for this nursery. They both thoroughly enjoyed their time and were always so proud to show off whatever they had done in the day. The perfect foundation for school, and also, more importantly perhaps, a glorious experience of baby and toddlerhood in the community. We are very grateful.

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Review from A M (Mother of Child) published on 15 August 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son attended Little Angels Day Nursery from 10 months to 4 years. We found it to be a nurturing, supportive and professional environment. He truly flourished. One suggestion I have is to include trips to the local park/s for the older children to extend the outside space offering. We would not hesitate
to recommend this nursery.

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Review from Mark O (Father of Child) published on 4 August 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter attended Little Angels from 9 months through to 4.5 years.
It's an excellent nursery which I would recommend without reservation. All of the staff are fully engaged and motivated and our daughter definitely blossomed there as a result and there are lots of long-standing team members. The
food for the children also deserves a mention - it's excellent! In the interests of objectivity, my only comment would be that there isn't much outside space.

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Meet the Team (6)

Caroline

Caroline Thompson

Job Title: Director

Joined: 1991

Caroline was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1952 and moved to England in 1959. She was educated in London at a Roman Catholic Day School. Caroline trained as a Nursery Nurse (NNEB) and went on to work at Great Ormond Street Hospital for sick children. Married in 1979, she opened her own restaurant in Clarkenwell Green in 1981, EC1 which she kept for six years while having two children, Georgina in 1984 and Hermione in 1987. Caroline co-founded Little Angels Day Nursery & Prep-Prep School in 1991.

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Cal Meyrick

Job Title: Director

Joined: 1999

Born in New Zealand in 1962, I left to travel in 1985, finally settling in the UK in 1987. Having studied architecture at university before moving into accountancy when living in London. Married in 1987 to Gayna, Co-Founder of Little Angels Day Nursery & Pre-Prep School 1991. Being heavily involved in the Nursery from the outset I joined the company on a permanent basis in 1999. Having five sons and two dogs we live in a busy house. The family has a keen interest in travelling and sport, particularly football and Arsenal.

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Hayley

Hayley Maggs

Job Title: Area Manager

Joined: 2003

Hayley Maggs is the Area Manager, working across both our Highgate and Highbury nurseries. She joined having completed a foundation degree in Early Childhood Studies and started with the nursery as an Early Years Practitioner before progressing into management. Hayley is the Designated Safeguarding Lead responsible for overseeing safeguarding across both nurseries, as well as risk management, business continuity and writing and updating all nursery policies. She also audits and maintains the nursery’s statutory staff training including Paediatric First Aid, Safeguarding Level 1 & 2, Food Hygiene and Prevent Training as well as running the Staff Meetings and Inset Training days.

She grew up locally in Islington where she still lives with her partner and three children. Her two girls and boy attended Little Angels for 6 months until they went to Reception, giving Hayley valuable insights from a parent’s perspective in addition to being a member of the senior management team. Her involvement in the Little Angels family extends further, with her mother, Debbie Vaneyndhoven, managing our Little Angels Highbury Office.

Hayley acts as a mentor for the staff team, helping to support their wellbeing as well as professional development. With over two decades of experience in the Early Years, she guides the team to effectively support children’s overall development, working with them to adapt to the environment and pedagogical approaches to meet the individual needs of every child. She researched and implemented a bespoke software in 2016 which combines our children’s registers, parent communications, observations and nursery management and continues to oversee its development and train staff on its use within the nursery. Her professionalism, unwavering high standards and positive outlook were recognised by the Nursery World Awards in 2018 when she was nominated as a Nursery Operations Finalist.

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Georgina

Georgina Trevor

Job Title: Director

Joined: 2017

Georgina is one of the Directors at Little Angels. She is the daughter of Caroline Thompson, a Founding Partner and the Managing Director. She grew up locally, first attending Dallington School in Clerkenwell and then Channing School in Highgate. She is responsible for the HR function, staff training and curriculum design. Prior to Little Angels, Georgina spent ten years working in the arts across Fine Art logistics, installation, conservation and framing.

Georgina has a Foundation Diploma from Chelsea College of Arts, an undergraduate degree from Glasgow School of Art in Fine Art and a Masters in Early Years Education from UCL’s Institute of Education.

Georgina is also a Trustee of Home-Start Camden and Islington, a local grass-roots charity supporting and empowering parents of young children under five. She has taken on the role of Trustee Safeguarding Lead and is on the Communications Sub-Committee.

She has published in the Early Education Journal (with Amanda Ince, 2020), co-wrote a chapter in Transforming Early Childhood in England (with Amanda Ince and Lyn Ang, Cameron & Moss Eds. UCL Press 2020), has spoken at the Early Education Autumn Conference 2020, been a guest speaker focusing on Leadership in Education at the IOE on the Early Years MA course and was invited to be on the Nursery World Roundtable Discussion centred on the updated 2021 EYFS.

She has a continued interest in creative learning approaches with young children. She lives with her children and husband near Alexandra Palace.

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Shireen

Shireen Gharehtakan-Attarian

Job Title: Manager

Joined: 2020

I am a mother of one girl and two boys. I have a CACHE Level 2 and a CACHE Level 3 Early Years Educator. I have worked as a special educational needs coordinator, practitioner, room leader, deputy manager and now manager. I enjoy teaching and watching children learn to their full potential. I started at Little Angels in September 2020 and feel very welcomed and part of the Little Angels family. My hobbies include reading and spa days.

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Danielle

Danielle Evans-Soares

Job Title: Senior Administrator

Joined: 2019

I joined Little Angels Nursery in October 2019. Having previously worked as a sales manager, I wanted a change of environment that brought great reward, and this job brings just that. You’ll mostly find me keeping the office organised and systems up to date, but the best part of the day is having daily conversations with the parents and children. After becoming a parent myself, I love the support and understanding this nursery has.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Little Angels Day Nursery & Pre-Prep School Highgate (Archway)

What is the Age Range of Children that Little Angels Day Nursery & Pre-Prep School Highgate (Archway) accepts?

Little Angels Day Nursery & Pre-Prep School Highgate (Archway) accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Little Angels Day Nursery & Pre-Prep School Highgate (Archway) Open?

Little Angels Day Nursery & Pre-Prep School Highgate (Archway) is open: Monday 08:00-18:30, Tuesday 08:00-18:30, Wednesday 08:00-18:30, Thursday 08:00-18:30, Friday 08:00-18:30.

How many Children does Little Angels Day Nursery & Pre-Prep School Highgate (Archway) have capacity for?

Little Angels Day Nursery & Pre-Prep School Highgate (Archway) has capacity for a total of 70 Children.

How far is Little Angels Day Nursery & Pre-Prep School Highgate (Archway) to the centre of London?

4.3 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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