Kindred Islington Nursery & Pre-school

Our daughter started at The Grove when she was eleven months old and has been attending for seven months now. She absolutely loves her time at the nursery and the level of care and support from all the staff is excellent. The facilities are fantastic too and the children have the opportunity to engage in a wide range of activities, such as painting, baking, messy play, baby yoga and reading. Our daughter is growing into a confident, bright, inquisitive toddler, thanks in part to the experiences she is having at The Grove and we would highly recommend the nursery.

We have two children in the nursery and absolutely love it. Everyone is so kind and thoughtful, both our kids run in every morning. I love how carefully the staff support the development of each child and work with us when there are things the kids find tricky or there are problems. Our eldest is now in the preschool room and we can see him getting ready for school. For example, by teaching him to learn at a table and taking the kids further afield on trips. He loves music, Spanish and dancing and is getting lots of help managing those big toddler emotions! While the outside space is limited, both kids go out to parks most days and forest school has been a real highlight for our eldest. I honestly can’t recommend The Grove highly enough.

We adore this nursery. Our eldest attended here four years ago and our youngest is currently at The Grove. It is a home-from-home for our children. They gain so much developmentally from The Grove and are so happy. The staff are wonderful. Couldn’t recommend it highly enough.

I was so worried about sending my little one to nursery following the end of Mat leave, but I needn’t have worried at all. The Grove are incredible, truly exemplary and they love and care for my son so very well. He experiences things I could never give him and his development has come on leaps and bounds. I’m constantly impressed by their expertise, care and attention to detail. My son has been in three different rooms now and each one has been fantastic. From the baby room right up to where he is now at two years old. They give the child what they need, love, care, attention and encouragement, as well as gently challenging them when the time comes to be more independent. My two year old helped himself to a tissue box the other day, blew his nose and put it in the bin. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Look no further, they’re just wonderful!

I highly recommend The Grove Nursery, and I’m so thrilled with the love, care, education and nurturing that my son has received over the past year. Despite wanting the best for our child, we were new to the country so it was of utmost importance to research our options and make the right decision, but what gave us all the confidence we needed was the gut feeling we experienced on the tour and in the first month. Our son received the best support during this major transition (post covid, new country, new nursery), we couldn’t be happier and he is just thriving. The engagement between educators/staff and the children is brilliant, and to me, this is what has stood out the most.