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Contact Information
  • Phone Number
    078 9676 1467
Details
  • Group/Owner
    Early Years Alliance
  • Person in Charge
    Francesca Interlandi (Early Years Manager)
  • Number of Staff
    7
  • When Closed
    School Holidays
  • Type of Service
    Nursery School – Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned Open term time Full Day Care Sessional Day Care
  • Total Places for children
    28
  • Age range
    from 2 years 0 months to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Days
    Mon-Fri
  • Opening Hours
    0915-1545
Funding & Fees

Location
  • Ladywell Childrens Centre, 30 Rushey Mead, Brockley, London SE4 1JJ

  • Lara M
    January 25, 2019 at 12:00 am

    As a family, we all love Ladywell Pre-School. The manager and her team go above and beyond to ensure my daughter is well cared for and has the most amazing time. Her days are filled with fun and lots of creativity. The outdoor space is brilliant and we love the fact that access to the garden is free-flowing. I’m already dreading the day my daughter leaves as I know both of us will miss our time at Ladywell. I would definitely recommend this Pre-School to anyone.

  • Sorinela M
    June 6, 2019 at 12:00 am

    My son used to be a shy boy, not talking before going to the nursery and meeting the beautiful and great team! Now he is a sociable boy, talking about the team and friends, even when he is not there! The best choice I ever made to choose this nursery! I’ll recommend with an open heart!

  • Katrina
    July 22, 2020 at 12:00 am

    I couldn’t be happier with Ladywell Pre-school. From her first day, my daughter has loved it there and is already looking forward to returning in September. The indoor and outdoor spaces are large and beautifully decorated. The activities are stimulating and creative, and usually involve wooden toys or natural objects to encourage the children to engage with their environment. And there are special themed days (such as winter pyjama day!) which my daughter loves. Best of all are the staff, who are all bright, fun and caring. It has surpassed all my expectations.

  • Jo C
    October 13, 2020 at 12:00 am

    My child has attended Ladywell Pre-school for almost a year now and we could not be happier. The team are amazing, which made the settling in process very smooth and there are plenty of updates on your child’s progress, as well as all the fun they are having. One of the great things about the Pre-school is the large outdoor area with lots of activities for the children to enjoy. The team are always coming up with creative ways for the children to learn which is just one of the reasons why I would highly recommend Ladywell Pre-school to anyone looking for a warm, creative, friendly environment with a fantastic team.

  • Amy S
    October 13, 2020 at 12:00 am

    Ladywell pre-school is simply the BEST nursery! I’ve had 3 children and used many childcare solutions, however, I absolutely love this place.
    The staff are fantastic, warm and caring with an excellent balance on fostering good behaviour.
    They are so creative with the activities and really nurture the children’s imaginations.
    I cannot recommend this preschool enough.
    It’s a wonderful environment for them.

  • Meg M
    October 13, 2020 at 12:00 am

    My child has attended Ladywell Pre-school since September 2019 and loves it. We are so happy with her experience at Ladywell – the staff are incredible, and work so hard to ensure that the children are stimulated, having fun, and learning all the time. Parents are kept up to date on their child’s development via the Famly app, where photos, updates and progress against key stages are reported. It’s a fantastic preschool, with fantastic staff. I cannot recommend it enough!

  • Catherine M
    October 13, 2020 at 12:00 am

    My son has just started his second year in the Pre School. It is such a warm and nurturing environment. The staff go over and beyond to ensure the children are happy and have access to a wealth of activities that change regularly, encouraging all areas of their development. Communication with parents is excellent and my son is thriving there.

  • Lydia L
    October 16, 2020 at 12:00 am

    I can not recommend the nursery more, it is such a warm, engaging, creative, caring environment. Every day there are new incredible activities for the children to explore, often inspired by conversations with the children themselves. My daughter has thrived in this wonderful environment and I feel so grateful that she is able to spend her early years there.

  • Jess M
    February 3, 2021 at 12:00 am

    Ladywell Pre-school is such a special place. My son absolutely loves attending and couldn’t be happier. The staff are incredible and always thinking of fun, creative ways to engage the children. Highlights include wizard day, harvest showdown hoedown and lemon day. I also love their sustainable ethos, the nature reserve and the huge outdoor space. I can’t recommend Ladywell Pre-school enough.

  • Charlotte T
    February 3, 2021 at 12:00 am

    Ladywell Pre-school is a warm and nurturing environment, and my son has really blossomed in the year he’s been there. The staff are amazing and the days are filled with fun, imaginative (and often hilarious!) activities built around the children’s interests and the time of year. The manager and her team are a fantastic and hard-working staff, and we couldn’t be happier with this nursery.

  • Georgina L
    July 16, 2022 at 12:00 am

    My son has been at Ladywell Preschool for 18 months and has thrived there. It provides a brilliant provision, with loads of opportunities to play outside and so many varied activities. The manager and her team have gone above and beyond when my son was settling and through his time there, now helping to prepare him for starting school in September. There is a consistency in staff too which shows it is a happy place and benefits the children lots. They clearly know all the children really well and have created a calm, happy place. It is a unique setting and I feel so lucky to have found it. I would recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone looking for childcare in the Ladywell area.

  • Laura H
    August 5, 2022 at 12:00 am

    Ladywell Pre-school is a rare find, a combination of a well-thought-through setting that is both natural and calming, taking its influence from the outdoors and a wonderous team. Our little girl has had a wonderful journey, we have seen her grow in confidence, have loads of fun, explore new play opportunities, try new things and develop friendships. But what gives Ladywell Preschool its ‘magic dust’ is the grounded, hardworking and caring team. This is a team who celebrate children’s ideas, encourage kindness to each other, nature and the wider world, they see the beauty in everyday moments such as a child waving goodbye to their parents, jumping in puddles or joining in snack time for the first time. They, then quietly but confidently challenge the child to the next steps in their growth and development. We feel beyond lucky to have had this wonderful journey at Ladywell Preschool, we cannot recommend this setting highly enough. Our only regret in moving is that we cannot take Ladywell Preschool with us.

  • Vivienne G
    July 30, 2023 at 12:00 am

    I cannot recommend this tucked-away pre-school highly enough. My child has just finished two years here and has thrived. The manager is passionate about learning, full of love for the children and incredibly hard working, and the children benefit from a caring, funny, committed team of staff who make it their business to know the kids and deliver learning and growth in a variety of ways. As well as an apparently low churn of staff, one of the keys to its success is an unusually strong relationship with parent/carer community (who are also welcome to get involved). I always look forward to the detailed weekly coverage and photos of what the children have been up to and I love that so much of it is led by the kids themselves. The large outside space is beautiful, varied and full of nature; there is a garden where the children grow their own vegetables – and also cook and eat them. The children prepare food regularly and mine has got pretty into woodwork since he started it there.

  • Sarah D
    July 30, 2023 at 12:00 am

    Ladywell Pre-school is a special place. Both my daughters have attended Ladywell Pre-school
    and I will be really sad to say goodbye on my youngest’s last day this week. It is a warm, welcoming, friendly environment and my daughter often comes out saying “best day ever”. The communication is brilliant; we get updates through the famly app and it’s great seeing what the kids are up to – and it’s all much more fun than they would have at home! And they are learning too – from social skills to pencil skills. My daughter also knows a long list of Makaton signs, counts to 5 in Spanish and has been surprising us with some Italian words! If you are looking for a kind and caring environment for your child, I wouldn’t hesitate to get in touch!

  • Faye S
    July 30, 2023 at 12:00 am

    Two of my sons have attended this pre school, two years apart. During both of their times there the pre school felt like a unique find. Many of the staff have been there for a long time and changeover is very low, and they are all brilliant and caring. I was always impressed by the different activities they set out each day, never seeming to run out of ideas and often responding to things the children particularly liked or are interested in. One of my sons took a long time to settle and they dealt with that so well and helped him to become confident and happy there. And they are very welcoming to parents, you can drop the children off quickly or stay for a bit in the mornings, they are happy to have parents around and involved so you really feel you know the setting your child is in. I couldn’t recommend the pre school highly enough.

  • Paul F
    August 8, 2023 at 12:00 am

    Ladywell Preschool has been an absolute gem for our child. The nurturing environment, dedicated teachers and enriching curriculum have exceeded our expectations. Our child has blossomed academically, socially and emotionally under the guidance of the outstanding staff. The individualized attention and strong parent-teacher communication have made us feel involved and supported. We wholeheartedly recommend Ladywell Preschool for its commitment to providing an exceptional preschool experience.

  • Harriet S
    August 11, 2023 at 12:00 am

    Ladywell Pre-school is a really special place. It’s child-led – they do the most amazing things based on what the children are interested in (building a unicorn world for example). There is free flow indoor to outdoor play and a lovely garden. They do cooking and crafts – our daughter has absolutely flourished there. We really could not recommend it enough and will be sad to leave.

  • J A
    August 11, 2023 at 12:00 am

    My youngest son attended Ladywell Pre-school from September 2022 and it has been the most wonderful experience. The space is great, the structure perfect and he has grown so much. The thing that makes this place 5* for me are the staff. They are so knowledgeable, passionate, committed and caring. They go above and beyond with all activities that are always child-led. They have wonderful connections with the local community including the care home opposite and have made my son perfectly ready for school. My oldest son stayed in his private nursery until he started school, the final few terms were really painful as he’d outgrown the setting. My youngest who attended Ladywell Pre-school, and is an October child never didn’t want to go and was always stimulated and excited to engage in the age-appropriate activities.
    Although the hours are tricky (9-3:30) and we had to get an afterschool nanny, it was worth the hassle and our son is, without doubt, better off for attending this year.

  • Christopher G
    August 15, 2023 at 12:00 am

    We have just finished three years with our two children at Ladywell Preschool and I recommend it very highly. Their provision overall is excellent, children are stimulated and very well cared for. Communication with parents is excellent, both at the gate and through the app they use. The staff are thoughtful professionals who are interested in the children.
    Our older child did one year in the setting aged 3-4 and in the first term in autumn, the staff recognised he would have trouble in school without some dedicated help. They helped us apply for an education, health and care plan and that combined with conversations we had has been invaluable in helping us support him into and through the beginning of school as an autistic child.
    Our other child (2-4) had difficult phases that many children experience, as he developed his social skills. The managers, key workers and other staff were attentive and sensible and worked with us to help him and he’s now excited to start school soon! 10/10, brilliant place.

  • James A
    August 15, 2023 at 12:00 am

    What a truly magical year our son has had before starting reception at a school nearby. After trialling a few different nurseries within the area we finally found the perfect setting, I only wish we had found it sooner. The staff really over-invest in making the setting an inclusive and safe space for all children, building strong and independently minded after their time at Ladywell preschool. No day is the same and our son has certainly thrived in experiencing a wide range of topics throughout the school year, certainly has mastered the brilliant basics (name writing, counting, etc) but also developed a real passion for the environment and randomly, woodwork! You should put your children into preschool here, they’ll be so loved.

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