New Cross Nursery & Pre-School

75 Amersham Road, London SE14 6QQ
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8.8 71 Reviews
  • New Cross Nursery & Pre-School, London
Rated Good by Ofsted (October 2017), New Cross Nursery & Pre-School provides childcare and education to children from birth to 5 years old.

The Nursery is based in New Cross, close to the station. It's a bright, modern setting with separate rooms and gardens for different age groups.

The experienced staff believe the key to learning is variety. There are lots of activities to try… cooking, science experiments, yoga, woodwork, messy play, and more! The children also love to get out and about, enjoying trips to the park, market and local library. Families can join in the fun too, with breakfasts for mums and dads and tea parties for grandparents.

A dedicated chef prepares all meals using healthy recipes from LEYF’s menu.

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Care Provided by New Cross Nursery & Pre-School

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Stacey-Jane Whitfield (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 26
  • Total Places for Children
  • 69
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 0 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
  • Christmas

New Cross Nursery & Pre-School Reviews (71)

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New Cross Nursery & Pre-School has a Review Score of 8.8 (8.838) out of 10, based on 6 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time New Cross Nursery & Pre-School has 71 reviews.

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Review from Ai H (Mother of Child) published on 14 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I can tell my son is really happy going to the nursery that says everything.
It’s a shame I can’t see how he is doing there so much due to there being a restriction going into the nursery as coronavirus situation.
However, staffs usually give me great feedback in detail and I can access the online
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I am pleased with everything they do in this difficult situation.
I’d recommend others for the New Cross Nursery!


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Review from Brett D (Father of Child) published on 14 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

New Cross Nursery provides a team of passionate and almost impossibly adaptable staff who very capably accomplish the herculean feat of facilitating our small child's socialisation. Every day she comes home fascinated by something new or having learned some new word, phrase or concept. She is in tune
with her emotions and learns how to deal with adversity in a supportive environment but also one which promotes independence. She was putting on her own coat before she was even two using a clever trick they taught her. Staff have gone out of their way to provide opportunities to speak and hear her mother's language as well which is extraordinarily helpful for a third country child to understand their identity better. Thank you New Cross Nursery team.

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Review from Lauren B (Mother of Child) published on 20 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child thrives at nursery and has a great relationship with all the staff in the room.
The feedback we get at the end of the day and the Friday 5 is full of enriching, fun and new activities that my daughter has explored. She is now so confident in social situations and the nursery and staff have
a huge part to play in that.

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Review from Mariana G (Mother of Child) published on 18 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff is polite and helpful.
Very professional and give good advice.
The activities are interesting and lots of learning.
Happy with the nursery.

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Review from Isolde J (Mother of Child) published on 18 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We love our nursery so much! Without having grandparent's nearby, this is a massive part of our support network. Our little one loves her carer and is visibly excited about going to nursery. I couldn't continue my work without this amazing service and I am safe in the knowledge that our daughter is
not only safe but is also learning so much. Love that they go to the market to buy their own veg. Keep up the great work!

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Review from Alexandra A (Mother of Child) published on 18 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son looks so happy and is having the best time, he loves the teachers very much! I’m very happy with my son learning English and making friends as he didn’t speak at all because he has not been in the UK long.

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Review from Katy D (Mother of Child) published on 18 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent nursery with great facilities, plenty of outdoor space, caring friendly staff, healthy tasty food and a wide variety of learning and fun opportunities for kids of all ages. Recommended!

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Review from Rebecca D (Mother of Child) published on 18 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The nursery staff are welcoming and friendly and include male and female members as well as many different cultures, languages and ethnicities. I think this provides my son with a varied and interesting understanding of the wider world. The nursery arranges thoughtful and fun events for parents and
children to enjoy together. My son has great fun at nursery and comes home happy and exhausted every time he goes.

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Review from A B (Mother of Child) published on 14 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The nursery has a nice space and is well equipped for the number of children that it caters for. It benefits from a small soft play area. Meals are cooked on site and allergies are catered for.


My child is happy to come to nursery and enjoys her relationship with her peers.


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well and they share progress updates daily in a short verbal exchange and more formal reviews regularly.

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Review from Charlotte L (Mother of Child) published on 10 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

A really lovely and stable team who look after our son very well. Really appreciate the speed of response and the dedication to trying new things! Thanks.

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Review from Karen K (Mother of Child) published on 10 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

What most impresses me about the nursery is the staff's commitment to a positive attitude and making an effort every day to provide structured learning opportunities and mixed activities and keeping a smile on their face regardless. Their cheerful hellos and warm goodbyes are consistently delivered
and even perk up the grown-ups. They work very hard, thanks to them. Good outside space and range of facilities.

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Review from James H (Father of Child) published on 4 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The staff here are very kind and supportive to our son. He has been going for around four years now and loves it. From baby room to toddlers and now pre-school I can say that my wife and I have been pleased with the approach taken by the nursery to provide a fun learning environment. One downside is
the fact that after the baby room, the toddler room is too small really - but they are in the pre-school room a lot of the time which helps. Food has always been good and healthy, staff turnover low - we still see his keyworker from the baby room all the time even now he is in pre school. Hard to criticise the place really.

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Review from Grace J (Grandmother of Child) published on 4 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The environment is clean and tidy, space maximised and teachers are warm and welcoming. It also has equality and diversity both on staff and pupils. It’s well secured.

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Review from Kirsten L (Mother of Child) published on 3 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 2 kids go to this nursery. I took 1 out and moved him to a private daycare feeder school to an expensive school in Dulwich. That was twice the price and after a week of observation, I pulled my son out and returned him to New Cross Community Nursery. The food and standard of care was 100 times better
at new Cross Community Nursery and it was worth losing £3000 to move him back here where he was happy and there is no pretence behind a glossy brochure. Shout out to the deputy leader who honestly is the most awesome leader who knows a lot about my child’s personality and writes me great reports that a busy lawyer has little time to have to download verbally. I have nothing but praise for this amazing nursery and I am proud my kids were part of the growth of this place. The nursery teacher and her discipline is awesome, I wish she could just live with us, and the deputy leader needs to run a series of these centres. Never met anyone I would trust with my kids' development more than this person.

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Review from Bunmi N (Mother of Child) published on 3 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Great friendly and warm staff and I’ve had no complaints from my 4-year-old! Loves going to nursery as there a variety of things for him to do.

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Review from Wilfred N (Father of Child) published on 3 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Staff seem to be diligent and professional in carrying out activities as it relates to the kids, which is encouraging to see as a parent.

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Review from Richard C (Father of Child) published on 3 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are amazing and you can see how much they genuinely love the kids. Also the development and activities are great.

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Review from Jeffrey H (Father of Child) published on 19 June 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff at LEYF Awersham Vale are experienced. Since the day we began they have been like family to our daughter who adores the nursery and all the opportunities for fun and learning it provides her.

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Review from James H (Father of Child) published on 7 June 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has been so happy at New Cross Nursery since starting seven months ago.
The staff are brilliantly motivated, engaging and friendly whilst also being very professional.
Our daughter has been nurtured and has become very sociable as a result of the attention and care she has received.

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Review from Flora W (Mother of Child) published on 7 June 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very welcoming nursery. Friendly staff who relate and care for my son. Staff discount for children attending nursery. Plenty of food and fun activities for the children.

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Current Review Score: 8.8 (8.838)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.8 (8.838) out of 10 for New Cross Nursery & Pre-School is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 6 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.0 out of 5 from 6 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 4.803 for New Cross Nursery & Pre-School is calculated as follows: ( (57 Excellents x 5) + (14 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 71 Ratings = 4.803

  • 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 4.035 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for New Cross Nursery & Pre-School is based on 6 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 = 3.6

    • 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 69 number of registered child places is 13.8. 6 Positive Reviews ÷ 13.8 = 0.435

  • 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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Katerina

Katerina

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Hello, my name is Katerina and I'm the manager of New Cross Nursery & Preschool. I have been working in Early Years for 10 years now and I have a Masters in Early Years Leadership and Practice. Here at New Cross, we have a dedicated, passionate and nurturing team that strives daily to offer new learning opportunities to every single child. We have also worked hard to create a spacious and enabling environment where the children can thrive and feel at home.


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