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Contact Information
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Phone Number020 8772 6620
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Group/OwnerApples and Honey Nightingale
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Person in ChargeKathy O'Brien and Laura Kenny (Co-Managers)
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Number of Staff7
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When ClosedBank Holidays & Jewish Holidays
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Type of ServiceDay Nursery – Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned Open all year Full Day Care Sessional Day Care
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Total Places for children42
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Age rangefrom 0 years 3 months to 4 years 11 months
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ParkingParking Available for Nursery pick ups and drop offs.
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DirectionsThis Nursery is based behind a residential care home, Nightingale House on Nightingale Lane.
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Opening DaysMon-Fri
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Opening Hours0730-1830
Luca C
April 7, 2020 at 12:00 amApples and Honey Nightingale is an outstanding Nursery by all means. Starting from the amazing staff, led by the manager who welcomes children in the most caring and warm possible way, to the state-of-art and above standards premises/playground to the interesting and the well looked after curriculum and extra-activities program. Yet with a pronounced Jewish identity, the Nursery welcomes everyone and we as a Catholic family felt enriched by elements of another faith. The Nursery offers a real modern and up-to-date environment, not only for the equipment but also the themes and approach they have in the teaching, in communicating back to families via constant and well-detailed reports published on a dedicated portal. But the real game-changer are the intergenerational activities which have played a very important part in our decision to send our daughter there. They are carried with care and sensibility and are hugely important for both groups.
Esther M
September 11, 2020 at 12:00 amOur eldest daughter attended Apples and Honey from the very beginning and we have loved being part of the Apples and Honey community, our youngest daughter will also join the nursery in a couple of months. The nursery is fantastic, the children are well cared for, the facilities and learning programme are great and the staff are very welcoming. The outside space that the nursery provides is second to none in our area and the children are so lucky to have this in central London. The intergenerational programme is amazing and our daughter loved the time they spent with the residents, we just hope this can start up again soon! The benefits to both the residents and the children is easy to see and it is so special to be part of such an important programme.
K M
October 5, 2020 at 12:00 amI feel so lucky to have Apples and Honey Nightingale on our doorstep. The garden setting is stunning, so lots of activities happen outside and the children work with the resident Gardener about the plants, nature’s life cycles and even how to harvest honey from the beehives on-site.
Both my boys now attend and couldn’t be happier. They get to run, climb, explore, express and learn in such a unique way through play and the intergenerational programme, which is now running safely again. My eldest is in his pre-school year and will be as equipped as he can be when he transitions to school. My youngest is 2 and after just a month of attending has grown hugely in confidence and determination. His speech is delayed and having specialist staff on hand to is a huge help and relief to us.
The support the parents are offered has been outstanding. The nursery overflows with compassion, love, understanding and importantly, fun alongside learning. We couldn’t recommend more highly.
Maria G
October 5, 2020 at 12:00 amApples and Honey Nightingale is the first onsite intergenerational nursery in the UK. It’s been featured on TV and radio!
Activities with residents are held outside on the grounds. They have amazing outdoor space! (Which we know is rare in London!) This is one of the reasons I decided to send my son here. They also do a forest school once a week!
They are not for profit; awaiting charitable status. It is a community nursery. Staff and parents are very warm and supportive, they also hold events to allow parents to meet each other. I have made some great friends there through my son! My son loves the teachers and has great fun attending it.
During lockdown, nursery Zooms were the only sessions my son would entertain! Stories and singing for an hour Monday to Friday, with an experiment once a week. I am particularly impressed with the head; who genuinely cares for every one of the children there. Pay them a visit, you won’t regret it.
A C
December 9, 2020 at 12:00 amOur son has attended Apples and Honey for over a year now. It has been a happy environment for him to begin his first steps in education. The nursery is a welcoming, kind, clean setting where they support your child’s individual needs and parents are informed through informal chat or online about the progress of your child’s social and emotional well-being. It is rare to have a playground the size they do and they visit the common. Lunches expand their normal food diet allowing them to try new foods. We have been thrilled with Apples and Honey.