Southover Pre-School

Old Finchleians Club, 12 Southover, London N12 7JE
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  • Southover Pre-School, London
Established in 1968, Southover Pre-School is a long-standing and well-respected pre-school located in the leafy, lush grounds of Old Finchleians Sports Club in the Woodside Park area of North London.

Children benefit from having access to the large playing fields and learning through play in everything that they do. One of the key aims of the setting is to form strong relationships with families to ensure each child's individual learning style and talents are recognised and supported.

Each child has a key person who goes above and beyond to provide engaging and enriching learning opportunities to help them develop their knowledge and understanding of the world around them.

Southover caters for children aged 10 months to five years.

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Care Provided by Southover Pre-School

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

Good to Know

  • Owner
  • Huma Sayed
  • Person in charge
  • Huma Sayed (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 8
  • Total Places for Children
  • 60
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 10 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:45-18:15
    Tuesday 07:45-18:15
    Wednesday 07:45-18:15
    Thursday 07:45-18:15
    Friday 07:45-18:15
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas
  • Parking

  • Southover has its own car park with ample space.


Southover Pre-School Reviews (23)

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9.7

Southover Pre-School has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.667) out of 10, based on 11 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Southover Pre-School has 23 reviews.

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Review from Y T (Mother of Child) published on 14 December 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Good pre-school.
Very nice staff.
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Review from Achu S (Father of Child) published on 19 November 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Southover Pre-School has been an excellent choice for my daughter. It has an excellent set of staff who has been flexible and accommodative to our requests. This was the first time our daughter went to a school and was staying away from home. We need not have worried, as the many activities and play
space Southover has completely engaged our daughter from day one. Over time, we could see she took a real liking to the school. Me and my wife are grateful that we chose Southover Pre-School and would highly recommend it. Our daughter enjoys many activities like a drama class, baking class, drawing and many more.

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Review from Reddy G (Father of Child) published on 22 October 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I was nervous at first with my 3-year-old son, who came back from India after a year and a half lockdown, unable to speak in English, never played with any children before. Having met the manager, I was relieved. She is kind, understanding, passionate and professional, and she genuinely cares about
children and their well-being. She ensured me that she would take good care of my son, and I have no doubt, and I can say after nearly a month, my son is happy and improving. The staff at Southover are caring, kind, cooperative and professional, which is what I was looking for. I’m happy I have chosen Southover; keep up the good work, girls!

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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.667)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.667) out of 10 for Southover 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 11 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 11 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 4.750 for Southover Pre-School is calculated as follows: ( (102 Excellents x 5) + (27 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 132 Ratings = 4.75

  • 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 4.917 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Southover Pre-School is based on 11 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 60 number of registered child places is 12. 11 Positive Reviews ÷ 12 = 0.917

  • 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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Meet the Team (3)

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Huma Sayed

Job Title: Principal

Joined: 2000

Hello,
My name is Mrs Sayed and I have been the Principal of Southover Pre-school for the past 20 years.


I have a great passion to work alongside children and help them to unfold their learning capabilities.


It is fascinating how children progress and develop during their formative years.


We are fortunate enough to have a lot of outdoor space and one of our core beliefs is to have mixed aged groups, where younger children learn from older children, and the older children learn to look after their younger peers, which I believe is a primary aspect of learning amongst many that we try and yield.


Southover Pre-School has one of the largest outdoor areas amongst local schools, facilitating their physical development and social skills, assisting in their gross motor skills and fine motor skills.


We are a friendly team and look forward to answering any questions you may have.


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Siew (May) Chan

Job Title: Curriculum Leader

Joined: 2018

I am the curriculum leader at Southover Nursery.


I provide professional support and guidance to the rest of the team as well as report back to the principal with progress and any issues. I put the correct provisions and support in place to ensure that children receive the best possible care. I take the lead in directing and guiding nursery staff to deliver children's activities in accordance with the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and with defined local policies and regulations.


Veronika

Veronika Abdelgadir

Job Title: Senior Child Care Practitioner

Joined: 2019

I am a qualified senior early years practitioner, here at Southover for many years.


My main responsibility is to deliver a high standard of learning, development and care for children under the age of 5 years. I am trained to look after the mental, social, emotional and educational development of children in this age bracket. My priority is to work closely with the children, care for them, and guide and support them in their day-to-day life at the nursery.


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