Little Garden The Finchley Day Nursery & Pre-School (Previously Scribbles)

2a Hertford Road, London N2 9BU
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  • Little Garden The Finchley Day Nursery & Pre-School (Previously Scribbles), London
The Finchley Day Nursery & Preschool offers quality care and education for children aged 3 months to 5 years in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum.

Formally a Baptist church, the setting has been carefully restored and refurbished to create a safe, warm, and welcoming environment in which children can grow and develop through the child-centred approach and focused learning.

The nursery's outdoor space is used all year round and in addition, children take regular trips on outings to the local area.

The team value their partnership with parents and aim to work with your family, providing daily updates and photos about your child’s routine and activities.

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Care Provided by Little Garden The Finchley Day Nursery & Pre-School (Previously Scribbles)

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Voula Agiannidou (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 19
  • Total Places for Children
  • 68
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Little Garden The Finchley Day Nursery & Pre-School (Previously Scribbles)

  • Nursery fees are dependent on the age of your child and your specific childcare requirements. Funding options are available, including the government’s 30 hours funded childcare, for working families with 3-4-year-old children and we also accept the Government Tax Free Childcare Scheme and childcare vouchers.
    Please call us to request pricing and availability.
  • Parking

  • Street parking is available.


Little Garden The Finchley Day Nursery & Pre-School (Previously Scribbles) Reviews (48)

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9.9

Little Garden The Finchley Day Nursery & Pre-School (Previously Scribbles) has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.900) out of 10, based on 22 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Little Garden The Finchley Day Nursery & Pre-School (Previously Scribbles) has 48 reviews.

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Review from Alice S (Mother of Child) published on 2 November 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Scribbles is an excellent nursery - from the moment our daughter joined we were all made to feel welcome and I felt reassured from the outset that she was in good hands. Staff are extremely friendly and great with our daughter, they do lots of activities and her food looks great. We're really pleased
with Scribbles and our daughter is very happy there.

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Review from Michel (Father of Child) published on 28 October 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Scribbles is a lovely nursery - both my children go there and they love it. The staff are great, caring and trustworthy, and go out of their way to make sure that the children are looked after properly. For example, at the end of lockdown, they offered that we drive past the nursery a couple of days
before to give my children a heads up that they were about to start nursery again - my children loved it. Scribbles have also been great at supporting my eldest daughter who is autistic - they worked with the council to make sure she gets extra support, have attended the training (both staff and management), working with the surrounding professionals (speech therapist, pre-school team, specialised setting) to get the best outcome for her, and most importantly keep making sure that my daughter is integrated and supported by the other children. It feels like a very warm and happy place, and I would 100% recommend them to other parents as a result.

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Review from Katy H (Mother of Child) published on 27 October 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I couldn't have wished for a better childcare setting for my daughter who has been at Scribbles for just over a year. The staff are caring and think of such exciting activities for the children to engage in. She brings home the most creative things that she has made and happily babbles about her day
on the way home. Her confidence has grown and this is due to the nursery's encouragement of the children to become independent learners (with lots of support). My daughter is two and she loves helping to make meals, set the table, read us a story, get dressed by herself etc and this has been encouraged by nursery staff.

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Review from P D (Mother of Child) published on 23 October 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my children have been at Scribbles and are extremely happy. A very inclusive environment - I think they celebrate nearly every culture and teach the children about the diversity of our world, human and otherwise. Government restrictions permitting, they engage with the local community from fundraising
for charity, visiting the residents at Age UK and participating in the annual town festival. They also try to include the parents in activities: trips, religious festivals, career day, parents evening, etc. I will be very sad when my youngest graduates to primary school.

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Review from Paul C (Father of Child) published on 21 October 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter absolutely loves it here. The staff are brilliant with her and she’s learned so much it surprises us regularly. A great facility, clean and organised, we couldn’t recommend it highly enough.

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Review from Janie D (Mother of Child) published on 20 October 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Brilliant nursery. Great atmosphere and the staff are fantastic! My two girls love it there. The managers are always very helpful and accommodating. Our eldest daughter is autistic and even though this is a mainstream nursery they are going above and beyond to help navigate her preparation for school.

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Review from Amy M (Mother of Child) published on 20 October 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very friendly, very knowledgeable staff. Always prepared to go the extra distance for your child. I would wholeheartedly recommend this place. Our boy who has been there for a year now loves it and always comes home with a smile!

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Review from Virginia R (Mother of Child) published on 19 October 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my children (now ages 1 and 3) attend Scribbles Nursery and we've been very happy with their care. They are both cared for lovingly, with attentive caregivers, clear boundaries, and lots of fun playtime as well as educational and developmental activities. Their teachers send us regular reports
and help us mitigate and identify issues, and they've been helpful with things like potty training. We feel very lucky to have such a special nursery close and convenient to us! The only thing we might wish for is more outdoor space to run around in, but the nursery is located within London so this is a common issue in urban nurseries, and they're very creative in how they use outdoor space to get kids moving there.

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.900)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.900) out of 10 for Little Garden The Finchley Day Nursery & Pre-School (Previously Scribbles) is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 22 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 22 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.900 for Little Garden The Finchley Day Nursery & Pre-School (Previously Scribbles) is calculated as follows: ( (236 Excellents x 5) + (24 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 261 Ratings = 4.9

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Little Garden The Finchley Day Nursery & Pre-School (Previously Scribbles) is based on 22 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 68 number of registered child places is 13.6, which has been reached with 22 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Awards / Recognitions (7)

Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2023

Recipient: Family First Day Nurseries

Date: Friday 28 Apr 2023 More details

Top 20 Large Nursery Groups 2022

Recipient: Family First Day Nurseries

Date: Friday 29 Apr 2022 More details

NMT Nursery Awards 2021 - Nursery Business Development

Recipient: Family First Day Nurseries

Date: Saturday 20 Nov 2021 More details

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Meet the Team (2)

Voula

Voula Agiannidou

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2015

Hi, I’m Voula, the Nursery Manager.


I am a qualified teacher with a Degree in Nursery Education, I’m the Designated Safeguarding Lead and am qualified in Paediatric First Aid.


At The Finchley Day Nursery & Preschool we love learning through a variety of activities. We enjoy science experiments, practising our writing skills and phonetics, and learning all about numbers, as part of our school readiness. We love going on trips to the woods and allotments, and developing our physical skills through running, climbing, and yoga.


Caring for our children is such a rewarding career and I strive and encourage our children to progress and reach their full potential and be happy independent learners.


As a team we build close bonds with the children and work together in achieving our goals.


Melissa

Melissa Allegro

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2022

Hi, I am Melissa the Deputy Manager at The Finchley Day Nursery & preschool.


I am extremely experienced having worked in nurseries for 10 years. I have worked with babies, toddlers and pre-school which has enabled me to bring a wealth of knowledge to the team.


I love working in early years education because it is something I have always been passionate about, I would like to think I am making a difference in young children’s lives by providing a range of ideas and enabling activities.


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