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14 West Smithfield, London, EC1A 9HY
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06 January 2025
We have sent our daughter to Smithfield since she was 3 months old, starting in January 2024. She has progressed from part-time initially to full-time, and from one of the smallest babies to one of the bigger ones in the room! One of the reasons we chose the Smithfield initially was because of the different rooms that they have, with a dedicated sleep room for the babies. Overall, we have been absolutely delighted with her care at Smithfield. She is so happy to go and play every day, and we have every confidence that she will be well taken care of and stimulated. The range of activities they do is amazing, and we love getting the updates and photos via the app. We are moving her only because we moved house and the commute is too much for her, but we are so sad to be leaving. We really cannot speak highly enough of the team and nursery, and would recommend them without reservation. We'll miss you!
27 August 2024
Our son has gone to the nursery two days a week for the last 8 months in preparation for starting the reception class at his school. Three particular members of staff and the rest of the team made us completely welcome and feel like part of an extended family, despite our son only attending part-time. It's an extremely professional, highly welcoming nursery. Our son always looked forward to his days there. We were entirely happy with the care and range of activities and food provided, and we appreciated the daily feedback we received about his behaviour and development. There were also several occasions when our son's nanny was on holiday or ill, and we asked the nursery for additional days at short notice. We were very impressed by their flexibility in trying to accommodate us, which they were able to do on the vast majority of days when we asked for additional help. Overall, this is a fantastic nursery, centrally located and staffed by real professionals who our son loved spending time with.
22 April 2024
Our daughter attended Smithfield House Children’s Nursery for 6 months, until we moved out of London in March 2024. She settled in quickly, formed strong bonds with the staff and always started the day with a smile on her face. The days were filled with lots of messy play and craft activities. We had regular updates and EYFS assessments or observations from which it was clear how much the staff cared about her. We always felt entirely confident leaving her there and were very sad that we moved out too far for her to continue at that nursery. The only downside is that they have no outside space, but the children go for outings at the park and around the city a lot which more than makes up for it. I loved that the children had several ‘rooms’ to explore (e.g. the babies have a meal room, 2 main rooms, a sensory room and the sleep room) and that on quieter days children of all ages engaged in activities together.
25 January 2024
My little one has been attending Smithfield House Children's Nursery since September. I have to say that after a very bad experience in the previous nursery, I was very sceptical about finding a good nursery for my 3-year-old daughter. This is by far the best nursery ever! All staff have a very caring nature and are approachable. This nursery is superb and I'm so pleased I chose this environment for my daughter. The staff and management are fantastic and they clearly love their jobs. The attention to detail and love that my daughter receives is so comforting to me that I would have no hesitation in recommending this nursery to friends and family. Childcare, activities and communications with parents are top quality. Thank you so much for making both my child and I so happy and comfortable. I am thrilled with my child's progress. The amount of different activities you provide is excellent. I love the text message system. Thank you for making my child feel happy, safe and secure.
25 January 2024
I highly recommend this nursery to parents. My daughter attended, and they helped her become a confident, curious toddler. Every day, she learned something new in their beautiful installations with stimulating toys and engaging activities. The best part is the caring and loving staff. My daughter was always happy, showing signs of affection to everyone involved in her care. We love this place.
22 August 2023
My almost 4-year-old son spent a year at Smithfield House while his parents were studying in London. It is such a wonderful place, with the kindest and most loving staff in every position. He did not speak any English upon arrival but found it very easy to communicate from the first day and learned a lot of English throughout the year. The food was always good, variety of things to do and a lot of creative playing with colours, shapes, drawings etc. For people working or studying in central London, the location is perfect and the facilities were always clean and up to the highest hygienic standards. Communication with staff was flawless and they took such good care of our son.
28 June 2023
We couldn't be happier with our decision to enrol our children at Smithfield House Children's Nursery. From the moment they started attending at the ages of 3.8 and 1.2, our little ones settled in quickly. One aspect that truly sets the nursery apart is the dedication of its staff. The practitioners go above and beyond to organise interesting and engaging activities for the children on a daily basis, which fosters their skill development and sparks their interests. Our son has developed a deep bond with his carers and looks forward to going to the nursery every morning with pure enthusiasm. Our daughter has made remarkable progress, including learning English over a short period. Thank you, Smithfield Nursery, for being an exceptional place for our children to learn, grow, and flourish.
07 March 2023
Our 20-month-old daughter has been attending Smithfield House for a year now, and we could not be more satisfied with the care she’s received. The carers are not only supremely qualified, but every one of them treats our daughter with the same amount of love and attention she is used to at home; it’s no wonder she is always in such a great mood when we drop her off and pick her up. The environment is always so calm, pleasant and familial, and our daughter’s days are kept so busy and diversified. I 100% recommend it!
06 March 2023
My daughter joined the nursery at 15 months have had little interaction with many other babies and adults. She has come on so well in her almost one year there. All the staff are so welcoming and hardworking, and it means a lot to me to know my daughter spends her day around adults who show her and the children around her love and attention.
03 March 2023
My daughter loves her time in the nursery. She has fun-filled days and is always excited to attend, and almost doesn't want to leave at the end of each day. The staff are very friendly and caring, and the communication is excellent! I have had the experience of my daughter attending another nursery and can safely say this place is well run and would recommend it to all family and friends.
27 February 2023
Smithfield House Childrens Nursery is our baby's second home. Everyone is so caring and warm, that it feels like he is being taken care of by family. The atmosphere in the nursery is really cosy and nurturing and the staff have so many fun ideas for the baby's activities. The administration is stellar - everything is done exactly right and the responsiveness is immediate. We couldn't have asked for more!
14 February 2023
Our daughter joined the team at eight months old and soon settled in quickly, thanks to the amazing team in the baby room! All of the ladies at the nursery are very attentive. Our daughter loves all of the creative messy plays that the ladies make for them and really enjoys the trips outside to the local library. I couldn't recommend the manager and the team anymore. They really helped make it easy for me to get back to work. Our daughter has made many friends at nursery and has developed so much since being there!
14 December 2022
Many thanks to the team for the experience. Our daughter settled in, in a couple of days and was quickly requesting to go to school, which didn't happen with the nurseries she attended previously. She made her first friends there. Also, seemed to appreciate the daily outings organized by the nursery.
22 November 2022
This is the friendliest nursery either of my children has attended (out of about five over the years!). Staff show a genuine affection for the kids and a real concern for their wellbeing. Our one-year-old had a really fun time there. The price is relatively reasonable given its convenient location in the heart of the city. I'd definitely recommend it.
11 July 2022
My daughter was there for almost a year, and I've nothing but praise for them. So accommodating and caring nursery. My daughter settled in so well with the help of fantastic staff. An absolutely delightful nursery, full of fun, life and colour. Brilliant, friendly and committed staff. Lots of engaging activities for the children. Thoroughly recommend it!
14 April 2022
My daughter has been at Smithfield House for over 6-months now and loves it! She adores her key workers and all the staff and is really happy here. The range of activities is comprehensive and fun. It's clearly a very well managed nursery with enthusiasm and attention to detail in childcare coming from passionate leadership at the top, which echoes right down to caring and engaging attention to the children in the nursery rooms. A great and stimulating place for babies and toddlers alike!
06 April 2022
I joined Smithfield House Children's Nursery at the beginning of 2022 as I was returning to work after having my son during the pandemic. Being a first-time mum and worrying about the Covid situation, I was obviously very anxious. From my first conversation with the nursery, I was immediately put at ease. When I visited the nursery, I found the staff to be engaging (although I was not yet an attending parent) and interested not only in my son but in me as a parent. I was shown the whole nursery, and any/all questions that I had were answered immediately. This added to my confidence. I love the app used by the nursery; it is so user friendly, and I love seeing the posts of what my son is doing throughout the day. I know what he has eaten, when he has slept and that I can message his key-worker directly, and they always come back to me in a timely manner. I know my son's emotional needs, as well as his learning needs, are being met, and I am so happy with his progress. Best decision ever!
16 April 2021
Lovely atmosphere and great staff. My twins look forward to seeing their carers again after the weekend and have developed so much since attending the nursery. We get regular updates and are kept fully informed as to their progress, which is reassuring.
03 June 2020
Why did I register my son at Smithfield House Nursery? Because of their exceptional staff. I went to visit with my son so I could see whether he would be happy being there every day and he started chatted happily to a member of staff and asked to stay longer to play once the visit is over. And this doesn’t normally happen so I knew hand on heart that my son will be happy there and that he will be well looked after. Call it a sixth sense or a gut instinct but I knew it will be a great place for him to be. And I was right, he settled in and was happily sharing what he did during the day even telling me which book he was reading during his time at nursery and he knew the name of his little friends in less than a week. The staff really pay attention to the kids and their individual and collective needs. I had trust and faith in them and they did not disappoint. I can truly recommend the nursery to any parents looking for a place for their children. My only regret was that my son didn’t start there sooner.
03 June 2020
My son started with Smithfield in February and was, sadly, only there for a month and a half due to the Coronavirus situation. In that short time, however, he thrived and was brilliantly looked after by all staff members. He made a number of friends and I do hope he will be able to see them again soon. From the initial visit, I knew that this was the place for him to thrive in, with excellent space allocation, resources, and facilities. The staff genuinely cared about his interests and engaged with his love of dinosaurs. Information and communication was impeccable. I speak for both myself and my son's mother when I say I wish we had put him into Smithfield earlier. He will be starting school in September and his short time with Smithfield has given him a good bedrock for his next step. I wish the nursery all the best and hope it moves from strength to strength, it is much deserved for all involved.
Latest Reviews for Smithfield House Childrens Nursery
06 January 2025
We have sent our daughter to Smithfield since she was 3 months old, starting in January 2024. She has progressed from part-time initially to full-time, and from one of the smallest babies to one of the bigger ones in the room! One of the reasons we chose the Smithfield initially was because of the different rooms that they have, with a dedicated sleep room for the babies. Overall, we have been absolutely delighted with her care at Smithfield. She is so happy to go and play every day, and we have every confidence that she will be well taken care of and stimulated. The range of activities they do is amazing, and we love getting the updates and photos via the app. We are moving her only because we moved house and the commute is too much for her, but we are so sad to be leaving. We really cannot speak highly enough of the team and nursery, and would recommend them without reservation. We'll miss you!
27 August 2024
Our son has gone to the nursery two days a week for the last 8 months in preparation for starting the reception class at his school. Three particular members of staff and the rest of the team made us completely welcome and feel like part of an extended family, despite our son only attending part-time. It's an extremely professional, highly welcoming nursery. Our son always looked forward to his days there. We were entirely happy with the care and range of activities and food provided, and we appreciated the daily feedback we received about his behaviour and development. There were also several occasions when our son's nanny was on holiday or ill, and we asked the nursery for additional days at short notice. We were very impressed by their flexibility in trying to accommodate us, which they were able to do on the vast majority of days when we asked for additional help. Overall, this is a fantastic nursery, centrally located and staffed by real professionals who our son loved spending time with.
22 April 2024
Our daughter attended Smithfield House Children’s Nursery for 6 months, until we moved out of London in March 2024. She settled in quickly, formed strong bonds with the staff and always started the day with a smile on her face. The days were filled with lots of messy play and craft activities. We had regular updates and EYFS assessments or observations from which it was clear how much the staff cared about her. We always felt entirely confident leaving her there and were very sad that we moved out too far for her to continue at that nursery. The only downside is that they have no outside space, but the children go for outings at the park and around the city a lot which more than makes up for it. I loved that the children had several ‘rooms’ to explore (e.g. the babies have a meal room, 2 main rooms, a sensory room and the sleep room) and that on quieter days children of all ages engaged in activities together.
25 January 2024
My little one has been attending Smithfield House Children's Nursery since September. I have to say that after a very bad experience in the previous nursery, I was very sceptical about finding a good nursery for my 3-year-old daughter. This is by far the best nursery ever! All staff have a very caring nature and are approachable. This nursery is superb and I'm so pleased I chose this environment for my daughter. The staff and management are fantastic and they clearly love their jobs. The attention to detail and love that my daughter receives is so comforting to me that I would have no hesitation in recommending this nursery to friends and family. Childcare, activities and communications with parents are top quality. Thank you so much for making both my child and I so happy and comfortable. I am thrilled with my child's progress. The amount of different activities you provide is excellent. I love the text message system. Thank you for making my child feel happy, safe and secure.
25 January 2024
I highly recommend this nursery to parents. My daughter attended, and they helped her become a confident, curious toddler. Every day, she learned something new in their beautiful installations with stimulating toys and engaging activities. The best part is the caring and loving staff. My daughter was always happy, showing signs of affection to everyone involved in her care. We love this place.
22 August 2023
My almost 4-year-old son spent a year at Smithfield House while his parents were studying in London. It is such a wonderful place, with the kindest and most loving staff in every position. He did not speak any English upon arrival but found it very easy to communicate from the first day and learned a lot of English throughout the year. The food was always good, variety of things to do and a lot of creative playing with colours, shapes, drawings etc. For people working or studying in central London, the location is perfect and the facilities were always clean and up to the highest hygienic standards. Communication with staff was flawless and they took such good care of our son.
28 June 2023
We couldn't be happier with our decision to enrol our children at Smithfield House Children's Nursery. From the moment they started attending at the ages of 3.8 and 1.2, our little ones settled in quickly. One aspect that truly sets the nursery apart is the dedication of its staff. The practitioners go above and beyond to organise interesting and engaging activities for the children on a daily basis, which fosters their skill development and sparks their interests. Our son has developed a deep bond with his carers and looks forward to going to the nursery every morning with pure enthusiasm. Our daughter has made remarkable progress, including learning English over a short period. Thank you, Smithfield Nursery, for being an exceptional place for our children to learn, grow, and flourish.
07 March 2023
Our 20-month-old daughter has been attending Smithfield House for a year now, and we could not be more satisfied with the care she’s received. The carers are not only supremely qualified, but every one of them treats our daughter with the same amount of love and attention she is used to at home; it’s no wonder she is always in such a great mood when we drop her off and pick her up. The environment is always so calm, pleasant and familial, and our daughter’s days are kept so busy and diversified. I 100% recommend it!
06 March 2023
My daughter joined the nursery at 15 months have had little interaction with many other babies and adults. She has come on so well in her almost one year there. All the staff are so welcoming and hardworking, and it means a lot to me to know my daughter spends her day around adults who show her and the children around her love and attention.
03 March 2023
My daughter loves her time in the nursery. She has fun-filled days and is always excited to attend, and almost doesn't want to leave at the end of each day. The staff are very friendly and caring, and the communication is excellent! I have had the experience of my daughter attending another nursery and can safely say this place is well run and would recommend it to all family and friends.
27 February 2023
Smithfield House Childrens Nursery is our baby's second home. Everyone is so caring and warm, that it feels like he is being taken care of by family. The atmosphere in the nursery is really cosy and nurturing and the staff have so many fun ideas for the baby's activities. The administration is stellar - everything is done exactly right and the responsiveness is immediate. We couldn't have asked for more!
14 February 2023
Our daughter joined the team at eight months old and soon settled in quickly, thanks to the amazing team in the baby room! All of the ladies at the nursery are very attentive. Our daughter loves all of the creative messy plays that the ladies make for them and really enjoys the trips outside to the local library. I couldn't recommend the manager and the team anymore. They really helped make it easy for me to get back to work. Our daughter has made many friends at nursery and has developed so much since being there!
14 December 2022
Many thanks to the team for the experience. Our daughter settled in, in a couple of days and was quickly requesting to go to school, which didn't happen with the nurseries she attended previously. She made her first friends there. Also, seemed to appreciate the daily outings organized by the nursery.
22 November 2022
This is the friendliest nursery either of my children has attended (out of about five over the years!). Staff show a genuine affection for the kids and a real concern for their wellbeing. Our one-year-old had a really fun time there. The price is relatively reasonable given its convenient location in the heart of the city. I'd definitely recommend it.
11 July 2022
My daughter was there for almost a year, and I've nothing but praise for them. So accommodating and caring nursery. My daughter settled in so well with the help of fantastic staff. An absolutely delightful nursery, full of fun, life and colour. Brilliant, friendly and committed staff. Lots of engaging activities for the children. Thoroughly recommend it!
14 April 2022
My daughter has been at Smithfield House for over 6-months now and loves it! She adores her key workers and all the staff and is really happy here. The range of activities is comprehensive and fun. It's clearly a very well managed nursery with enthusiasm and attention to detail in childcare coming from passionate leadership at the top, which echoes right down to caring and engaging attention to the children in the nursery rooms. A great and stimulating place for babies and toddlers alike!
06 April 2022
I joined Smithfield House Children's Nursery at the beginning of 2022 as I was returning to work after having my son during the pandemic. Being a first-time mum and worrying about the Covid situation, I was obviously very anxious. From my first conversation with the nursery, I was immediately put at ease. When I visited the nursery, I found the staff to be engaging (although I was not yet an attending parent) and interested not only in my son but in me as a parent. I was shown the whole nursery, and any/all questions that I had were answered immediately. This added to my confidence. I love the app used by the nursery; it is so user friendly, and I love seeing the posts of what my son is doing throughout the day. I know what he has eaten, when he has slept and that I can message his key-worker directly, and they always come back to me in a timely manner. I know my son's emotional needs, as well as his learning needs, are being met, and I am so happy with his progress. Best decision ever!
16 April 2021
Lovely atmosphere and great staff. My twins look forward to seeing their carers again after the weekend and have developed so much since attending the nursery. We get regular updates and are kept fully informed as to their progress, which is reassuring.
03 June 2020
Why did I register my son at Smithfield House Nursery? Because of their exceptional staff. I went to visit with my son so I could see whether he would be happy being there every day and he started chatted happily to a member of staff and asked to stay longer to play once the visit is over. And this doesn’t normally happen so I knew hand on heart that my son will be happy there and that he will be well looked after. Call it a sixth sense or a gut instinct but I knew it will be a great place for him to be. And I was right, he settled in and was happily sharing what he did during the day even telling me which book he was reading during his time at nursery and he knew the name of his little friends in less than a week. The staff really pay attention to the kids and their individual and collective needs. I had trust and faith in them and they did not disappoint. I can truly recommend the nursery to any parents looking for a place for their children. My only regret was that my son didn’t start there sooner.
03 June 2020
My son started with Smithfield in February and was, sadly, only there for a month and a half due to the Coronavirus situation. In that short time, however, he thrived and was brilliantly looked after by all staff members. He made a number of friends and I do hope he will be able to see them again soon. From the initial visit, I knew that this was the place for him to thrive in, with excellent space allocation, resources, and facilities. The staff genuinely cared about his interests and engaged with his love of dinosaurs. Information and communication was impeccable. I speak for both myself and my son's mother when I say I wish we had put him into Smithfield earlier. He will be starting school in September and his short time with Smithfield has given him a good bedrock for his next step. I wish the nursery all the best and hope it moves from strength to strength, it is much deserved for all involved.