Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool

62 Pembroke Road, London W8 6NX
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9.8 42 Reviews
  • Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool, London
Kensington Place Day Nursery is proud to have received a Good rating at their latest Ofsted inspection. (Nov 2024)

The nursery offers a secure and cosy environment for your child.

The space has a ‘townhouse’ feel, with dedicated rooms for babies and older children, access to the soft play area and a beautifully decorated garden, allowing the nursery to offer your children a creative, free-flow experience.

The magical Kensington Place Nursery (formerly known as Maggie and Rose) is a unique concept in early years’ development, breaking the mould from the standard in both design and learning ethos.

At the home-from-home in Kensington, they are passionate about getting to know each child, allowing them the time and space to develop at their own pace. Whether developing literacy, numeracy or fine motor skills, the creative approach and imaginative spaces ensure that learning is fun, rewarding and effective.

The nursery kitchen prepares all food using fresh, locally-sourced ingredients and the Brasserie exposes the children to the most amazing foods and flavours.

The friendly, experienced team is well equipped to work with children with special needs and children who have English as an additional language.

Please book a tour, the staff would love to show parents and their children around and answer any questions.

Care Provided by Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Gemma Williams (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 10
  • Total Places for Children
  • 24
  • 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
  • Bank Holidays & 1 week between Christmas & New Year

Funding & Fees Guide for Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool

  • £140 per day


  • Parking
  • Limited on street parking available immediately outside the Nursery. Additional parking on side roads.


Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool Reviews (42)

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Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.791) out of 10, based on 17 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool has 42 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Our daughter has joined the nursey for 2 years, until December 2024! The level of support and communication has been great. Since the start, all teachers and members of staff have been always happy to discuss about our concerns and have gone out of their way to support our little one.
Daily communication
to the school is easy through the app, food is ok and diversified

Reply from Robyn Hattingh, Marketing Team Lead at Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for your review of Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool. We are happy to hear that you have felt supported and communicated with by our wonderful team, they truly do care about the well-being of each child and their families. Parent partnership is a priority for us to ensure you are included in their day-to-days and that we can support and assist as best we can!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Such a lovely small nursery where our son has thrived from 11 months until 3 years old when we took to hard decision to move him to a larger pre-school in preparation for a large class at school. He adored each of the teachers, who all knew him so well and were always supportive to us as parents too,
making all the development milestones as easy as possible. He made some beautiful friends. We will definitely be back with baby no.2!
Cannot recommend them enough!

Reply from Robyn Hattingh, Marketing Team Lead at Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for your review of Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool. Thank you for your lovely feedback, we're so glad we were able to be apart of his Early Years journey and that he did so well developmentally during his time with us! Our wonderful team is dedicated to providing a healthy, safe, fun and high-quality education environment to each child so that they can thrive. We look forward to welcoming baby number 2 and seeing big brother when he pops in and hearing about his new preschool!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A beautiful setting that provides something truly special.
Our little boy is very lucky to attend such a loving, caring and cosy nursery with a team who care about him so much. They have become our second family and I couldn't be happier with our choice of care for him.
He comes home each day happy
having learnt something new every day, he gets to experience so many wonderful activities and loves being out and about with the many trips they do.
Thank you to the team at Kensington and the wonderful management team, we feel lucky to be part of your nursery family and look forward to continuing to watch our little boy grow and thrive at nursery until he moves on to big school.

Reply from Robyn Hattingh, Marketing Team Lead at Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for your review of Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool. What lovely feedback - thank you! We are so glad that your son has such a wonderful time with us. Our team really sees themselves as an extension of your family and strives to create a home-from-home environment so that your child can feel safe and happy and thrive within the setting. We love taking them for trips and seeing how their world expands!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son started nursery in May and I couldn't be happier! The level of support and communication is unrivalled. Since the start, all teachers and members of staff have been always happy to listen to my concerns and have gone out of their way to help my son with his needs. He's quite an active boy but
they manage to keep him entertained with different activities that are also aimed at developing his skills. They have an app through which we can communicate and the teachers always reply within minutes! They offer different food every day, which is great, since we only cook Italian at home! They exceeded my expectations and I feel comfortable to leave my son with them. Last but not least, he is super happy to be there!

Reply from Robyn Hattingh, Marketing Team Lead at Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool

Hi there. Thank you for your wonderful review on Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool! We are so happy that you and your son are happy with the school and level of care. We make it a priority to hire excellent staff who cater to your child's unique needs and interests - so we are glad that you are experiencing this! We are so happy your son is enjoying the food - this is such a vital part of their development. Thank you for entrusting your sons care to us, we are so happy you are both happy.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our little boy is at the nursery since May. He is the youngest kid there. All the team are taking care of him. He is doing many different activities every day being able to learn new things. We have daily feedback pictures and/or videos. The food is super various and gives him the opportunity to taste
different flavours. Everyone is doing their best and easily adapt to different situations. We are super grateful. Thank you.

Reply from Laura Wiltshire, Marketing Executive at Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool

Hi there, thank you so much for leaving a lovely review of our Kensington Place Day Nursery & Preschool. We are so glad to hear that the nursery team is taking good care of your son, especially as he is the youngest one in the nursery! We always do our best to ensure that everything we do from the tasty meals we provide to the activities we hold within our setting is of the highest quality to ensure that your child is getting the very best care!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Wonderful team and environment - my kid just can’t stay out of it!
Since she started in January she learnt so much in every field such as communication, social, physical development etc.
Highly suggested!

Reply from Charlotte Whyatt, Marketing and Communications Executive at Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool

Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Our bespoke education programmes are used to inform the great range of activities children enjoy every day presenting a great variety of fun, engaging opportunities for learning.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Just a great place where your kids will improve massively every day thanks to a great team of teachers!
My daughter just loves going there!
Can’t be more happy to have selected Maggie and Rose for her first steps in the school world.

Reply from Charlotte Whyatt, Marketing and Communications Executive at Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool

Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Children thrive in our welcoming nursery environment where their individual needs are nurtured and supported by our dedicated team.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff in Maggie and Rose helped me and my daughter feel calm and safe, once she was dropped off. I would ask myself if I was doing the right thing, thinking maybe she was too young to be going to the nursery at 10 months, however, 3 months later, she gets excited to see her key person and jumps
into their arms! Her key person helped me out more than they can imagine, as they reassured me that my daughter was happy and safe and gave me all the feedback I needed to set my mind at ease. There is no better place I could think of, for my kids to be happy!

Reply from Charlotte Whyatt, Marketing and Communications Executive at Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool

Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Our warm, friendly team strive to form strong relationships with both the children and their families. An important part of this is providing support and reassurance as well as informative, detailed updates to give parents an insight into their little one's nursery day.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very good nursery, with lots of activities, the staff are really nice to the children and really take care of the children. Very good nursery also for bilingual children. Very good communication with parents also.
I really recommend this nursery.

Reply from Charlotte Whyatt, Marketing and Communications Executive at Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool

Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Our kind, caring team provide a great variety of stimulating activities for children to enjoy throughout the nursery day. Maintaining strong communication with our families is so important in building strong bonds between nursery and home.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our grandson is lively, chatty, confident, happy and interested in everything he sees, hears and experiences. Naturally, we like to ascribe this to his genetic heritage but we think Maggie & Rose Kensington Nursery might have something to do with it. The warm and welcoming, safe and stimulating environment
at the nursery has helped his development enormously. Each week we get a rundown of what’s been happening from the nursery and talking to him about what he’s done, it’s obvious that he’s happy there and can apply what he’s learned at the nursery to the world around him, whether it’s road safety, caring for others or what happens to caterpillars. This is just a wonderful place for a child to begin their education and we’re really glad he’s at Maggie & Rose.

Reply from Charlotte Whyatt, Marketing and Communications Executive at Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool

Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We provide a warm, stimulating and supportive nursery environment which means children feel confident to indulge their natural curiosity and learn from the world around them. Maintaining effective communication with our families is so important, helping to continue children’s development and ensure a strong partnership between nursery and home.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Maggie & Rose Kensington Nursery staff truly made an effort for my son to settle in. They take time to carefully find out about children’s personalities and interests and also encourage them to understand and better control their own emotions. I am so happy my son started his journey here.

Reply from Charlotte Whyatt, Marketing and Communications Executive at Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool

Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Our dedicated team really takes the time to build supportive, nurturing relationships with the children in their care in order to help them thrive. They work hard to ensure that the settling in process is as smooth and seamless as possible.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Maggie & Rose is a wonderful nursery. My son really enjoyed his time there,e and the nursery has really helped in his journey to be ready to start school in September. The staff is really passionate and involved, and you can see they really love children. Activities were always really interesting and
diverse. Thank you very much.

Reply from Our, Marketing and Communications Executive at Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool

Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. It's so great to hear that your little one enjoyed his time with us! Our team works hard to provide a supportive, nurturing environment where children can develop the positive life skills and knowledge they need for the future.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Maggie & Rose Kensington Nursery welcomed our daughter last October as we moved to London from Luxembourg. All the staff have supported us with the transition, including adaptation to the new language. It wasn’t easy, but the staff were great, and throughout the year, we had an amazing experience; our
daughter has enjoyed every single day, and she has learned so much. The place itself is cute, clean and functional for children's development. I'd recommend it to everyone, and we cannot wait to start a new year together. Thank you, Maggie & Rose Kensington Nursery.

Reply from Charlotte Whyatt, Marketing and Communications Executive at Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool

Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. It's so great to hear that our team have been so brilliant in helping your little one transition to nursery. We strive to make that experience as smooth and stress-free as possible.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

From the moment my son stepped into Maggie & Rose Kensington, it became clear that we had found something truly special.
One member of staff, with her unparalleled warmth, has been a beacon of encouragement and care for my son. Her approach to teaching goes beyond instruction; she genuinely connects
with the children, and this connection has made my son look forward to each day at the nursery.
Then there's another member of staff, whose sing-along sessions have become the highlight of his week. The sheer joy and excitement on my son's face as he joins in the musical escapades are priceless. Her ability to make every song resonate with fun and enthusiasm ensures that the little ones are always engaged and entertained.
It was heartwarming to see my son flourish and grow in such a nurturing environment.
In the vast sea of choices available in London, Maggie & Rose stand out! A cherished part of our son’s early years.

Reply from Charlotte Whyatt, Marketing and Communications Executive at Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool

Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review and the incredibly kind words about our team. We are proud to have such a passionate and hardworking team who form such caring relationships with the children in their care.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My daughter has had an excellent experience at Maggie and Rose Kensington. We have seen her develop immensely, learning a broad vocabulary and enjoying learning through activities, arts, crafts and messy play, as well as make some fantastic new friends. We did have to push the potty training process
a bit, but when we started the team were really proactive and supported my daughter through the process.

Reply from Charlotte Whyatt, Marketing and Communications Executive at Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool

Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Children can enjoy a variety of stimulating activities throughout the nursery day which enables them to develop positive life skills whilst having plenty of fun.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Maggie & Rose Kensington Nursery has been, and continues to be, a wonderful home from home for our daughter. She bounds through their front door every morning and is never anything other than happy there which is the most important thing for us. Her teachers are always enthusiastic and loving towards
her and clearly take a great deal of pride in their work and the children's development. They are available to speak to whenever we need and seem to work hard to take our thoughts and desires for our child into consideration. It's not a big nursery with lots of structure - it's warm, welcoming and personal which is what we wanted when choosing a nursery for our daughter. For us, it's been the perfect start for her.

Reply from Charlotte Whyatt, Marketing and Communications Executive at Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool

Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. It's lovely to hear that your little one is so happy here! Our kind, caring team really take the time to build strong relationships with the children in their care. They are passionate about providing exceptional childcare and education, and helping every child to thrive.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are extremely friendly and my daughter is very happy attending. She does an array of activities including outdoors and is never keen to leave! The nursery is intimate but it makes for a great experience for my daughter as I truly believe it’s a home-from-home.

Reply from Charlotte Whyatt, Marketing and Communications Executive at Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. It's lovely to hear that your little one is so happy here! Providing a great variety of indoor and outdoor activities throughout the nursery day is so important. Children are happy, stimulated and engaged whilst enjoying practising important skills like creativity.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Maggie & Rose Kensington Nursery has surpassed my expectations for a nursery experience for my son - they have been loving and caring but also helped his development massively. He has truly flourished there and built amazing relationships with his teachers so we are sad to take him out (due to moving
too far away from the nursery).

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Maggie & Rose Kensington Nursery have made my sons experience at nursery the best we could have ever asked for. The staff are so caring, each and everyone I’ve met. Making my son feel so welcomed and has helped his confidence so much. He absolutely adores them and has enjoyed spending his days there.
The facilities are great with lots of things to help the children learn new things every day and many activities to keep them busy. My son always came home with something new that he’s created. I’m just thankful that we found Maggie & Rose Kensington Nursery. It definitely shows how much the member of staff cares about their job and the children. Big thank you to them. We will miss them all.

Reply from Lucy Alice Prew, Education & Curriculum Director at Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you for taking the time to write your review, we are delighted to hear that you are happy with your choice in nursery. The core objective of The Maggie Method is to provide an environment which stimulates enquiry based learning as a third teacher, and reading your review we are grateful to our teams for highlighting this through good practice and engagement with you and your little one thus far. The relationship between the nursery and home is paramount so thank you for empowering our team every day they appreciate your supportive words and gratitude to help us to continue to make memories together.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We were extremely happy with Maggie & Rose Kensington. Our daughter loved going there every day. The staff were very helpful, flexible and loving to the kids.
In particular, the login website is very advanced with daily updated photos, nappy change times, meal plans (and how much they ate) and chatrooms
with staff. We also have the impression that they do lots of different activities with the kids on a daily basis, which really helps them develop.
There is not one single negative point we can think of and we would make the same decision again without any hesitation.

Reply from Gemma Williams, Head of Nurseries at Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool

Thank you so much for taking the time to feedback! We are so thrilled to hear such positive reviews of our Kensington setting and feel truly privileged to have your little one as part of our community.


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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.791)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.791) out of 10 for Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool 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 17 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 17 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 4.791 for Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool is calculated as follows: ( (162 Excellents x 5) + (36 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 201 Ratings = 4.791

  • 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 Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool is based on 17 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 24 number of registered child places is 4.8, which has been reached with 17 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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Gemma Williams

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Gemma has worked in the Early Years and Education sector since 1999. Upon leaving school she knew she wanted to work with children and has always had a passion for working with children who have additional needs. Gemma is Level 7 qualified and strives to ensure the quality of care and learning is prioritised at all times, giving children and their families the best nursery experience she possibly can. Gemma loves to support, develop and train her team to ensure little ones have access to quality learning opportunities and unique learning experiences to support their growth and development.


Frequently Asked Questions about Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool

What is the Age Range of Children that Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool accepts?

Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool accepts Children aged from 0 years 0 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool Open?

Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool is open: 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.

How many Children does Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool have capacity for?

Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool has capacity for a total of 24 Children.

How far is Kensington Place Day Nursery and Preschool to the centre of London?

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