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Contact Information
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Phone Number020 8616 1870
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Details
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Group/OwnerRaphael Nursery Ltd
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Person in ChargeColette Creasy (Manager)
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Number of Staff16
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When ClosedBank Holidays
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Type of ServiceDay Nursery – Privately Owned Open all year Full Day Care Sessional Day Care
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Total Places for children40
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Age rangefrom 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months
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Opening DaysMon-Fri
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Opening Hours0800-1800
Fallon Ellis
September 5, 2024 at 10:48 pmHe particularly enjoyed discovering French (there is at least 1 French speaker in each room), arts and crafts, playing in the garden and the food. The food is of a very high quality and low in salt and sugar. Snacks are healthy, mainly fresh fruit. It gave me peace of mind that my son was being fed so well during the day and kept hydrated. He is two years old now; he started at this childcare centre at 11 months and understands many French words. His English is pretty great too and he is starting to put words together to form the basis of simple sentences. The childcare centre ensures that the kids go outside in the garden during the day to ensure they get plenty of fresh air and exercise. They do group exercises in the morning and afternoon, some of them are in French (all will be explained upon joining). I am very cheerful with this childcare centre and would highly suggest it. Merci B! My son attended this childcare centre from Spring 2021 to May 2022 and was very settled here!
Micah Carter
October 2, 2024 at 11:57 pmFrom the start, the updates and admin for admission was exceptional. Despite the pandemic and all that they’ve had to endure, the team welcomed our daughter in and made her sense secure. Within no time at all she was so cheerful and began thriving in both discovering and developing her own personality. The team are outstanding. They truly care and the manager is an outstanding manager. In addition, the daily activities are so well planned and presented, the kids do seem to have such enjoyable discovering and playing. We were consistently impressed with meals and the fact that they’re all home cooked on site. We’re so glad that we were able to spend the time that we did with Raphael Childcare centre before relocation sadly moved us away. I highly suggest Raphael Childcare centre. They are outstanding! We’ve had the most fantastic journey having our little girl in Raphael Childcare centre.
Jesse Wells
October 5, 2024 at 5:25 pmIt is a friend who recommended Raphael Childcare centre. It is such a lovely and inviting place. The team truly care about kids to develop them. The key worker for my daughter was French and we had a fantastic relationship with her. Our daughter’s development has really been stunning and we work well with the childcare centre to build bridges between what she learns at the childcare centre and what she does at home. We do not exactly live near the childcare centre but we really do not regret the time spent in travelling to drop our daughter off.
Harper Clarke
October 7, 2024 at 4:36 amThere are so many great things about this childcare centre, I couldn’t suggest it more! First of all the care the kids receive is remarkable. The kids’s days are structured and the variety of activities is admirable. The bilingual aspect is important to us and has given our kids a fantastic foundation not just for French but for discovering languages as we speak more at home. I truly believe in Montessori and it’s great that the education and activities are structured around the concept. The childcare centre has adapted very well to Covid and I sense confident in all the Health & Safety in place. There is a real family atmosphere around the childcare centre with fantastic team. We are very cheerful at the childcare centre! We have been part of the childcare centre for a few years now, first with our son and now with our daughter.
Fallon Hobbs
October 13, 2024 at 6:31 pmThis childcare centre is a first choice because it provides French bilingual education and Montessori on the top of the normal childcare centre services. So it was really an obvious choice for us even if we are not French. Our kid thrives and is making very great development. Very family welcoming with loving team. We live around the area.
Drew Brooks
October 17, 2024 at 8:40 pmIt was not the closest to where we lived, but it was worthwhile making the efforts every morning. The team are very nice and expert. They provided the attentive setting for my daughter that I really wanted. My daughter had a smile every day she came to the childcare centre. She is now at reception, and she settled very well. We miss the childcare centre but hopefully, they will have a place for our second kid! My daughter attended this childcare centre.
Quinn Hayes
October 25, 2024 at 12:47 pmThe team are dedicated and have a excellent rapport with the kids. The bilingual aspect was a real bonus and my son now understands French, which is remarkable. Although there are free playtime and a wide range of activities on offer, they provide focus activities, teaching the kids fine motor skills and preparing the kids for entry to Primary School.
My son started at the age of 8 months and loved it. He left at the end of the year to move to school and the transition has been very easy for him as he was used to a structured day. The offer of extended hours is also exceptional for working parents. I consistently suggest the childcare centre to parents in the area. A big thank you to Raphael Childcare centre for looking after our son so well and for getting him ready for the next stage. After visiting a number of nurseries in the Clapham and Balham area, I was very cheerful to find Raphael Childcare centre.
Milan Mayer
November 21, 2024 at 8:08 pmThe team are very welcoming at the childcare centre and my daughter absolutely loves them. Not only do they give the usual daily feedback, they are supportive in guiding a new parent with areas such as potty training, sleep problems, guidance on which areas your kid is or is not progressing in.
The small nature of the childcare centre means all the kids and carers know each other well and get on with each other well too (often with shrieks of delight when they arrive one by one in the mornings)! The owners are very attentive and listen to parents, taking on-board any suggestions. Given my daughter’s progression and happiness at the childcare centre I would highly suggest Montessori Des Sourires to any new parent looking for childcare centre. The settling in period was incredibly comforting and taken very seriously for a new parent too, which I found very supportive. My daughter will happily stay there until she is old enough for school. My daughter joined the childcare centre at 11 months and is thriving and incredibly cheerful at almost 3 years old now.
Gray Holland
December 9, 2024 at 3:58 amAll of the team were very loving and attentive with Montessori, English or French background. He settled in well, bonding with his key person as well as the other team and little kids in his room and we have been very cheerful of his development. He can now sing a few songs in both English and French, understand well the 2 languages and write his name. He has learned to listen and be in a classroom setting; such a excellent preparation for school! The mix of activities and unique ways of discovering have made this space very special for us. We definitely loved this childcare centre and would suggest it! Our son has really loved going to Raphael Childcare centre.
Jordan Bailey
January 31, 2025 at 10:52 pmThe team are so compassionate and welcoming, we consistently felt like we were dropping our daughter off with extended family. They would consistently welcome the kids in the morning with a smile on their faces, and those smiles were still there at the end of the day when through feedback was given about what they had been up to that day.
Despite a challenging year with COVID lockdowns and changes to the way things have to be done, the owners handled everything very well, ensuring the team were looked after and the kids were able to return to a secure setting with minimal disruption.
We consistently speak highly of our daughters time at the childcare centre, and so does she. Lots of excellent memories made, and her development in that time has been incredible.
Thank you to the owners, the management, and all the team that make it such a excellent childcare centre. Our daughter attended Raphael Childcare centre for 2 years and we have nothing but positive things to say about her time there.
Lennon Rowe
February 2, 2025 at 4:41 pmShe really benefited from being exposed to French and English through the various activities undertaken with bilingual team. She really enjoyed the mix of activities offered each day and that their complexity increased as she grew. The well-thought-through curriculum balanced arts, music, playtime and sports. We were particularly impressed with the quality of food on offer and how this influenced her food choices outside the childcare centre (much more willing to eat fruit and vegetables). As she moved to preschool there were some nice trips to the local park which exposed her to the wider world. I would highly suggest this childcare centre, the management and wider care team are extremely capable and communicate very well. I never had any concerns about her happiness or safety while she attended. Many thanks again to the team for the adore and care given over the last two years My daughter attended the childcare centre for two years, settling quickly and feeling comfortable with the team.
River Drake
February 9, 2025 at 3:56 amThe process of the settlement has been very smooth and the team and management have been incredible at keeping us updated during the process and answering all of our questions. Our son loves coming to childcare centre where he is provided with a very great variety of activities, helping him to make development in his development. The kids are going in the garden everyday and they sometimes take trips to the park, which is very important for us. The food is cooked fresh on the day and menus are very healthy and low in salt and sugar. They have also been very accommodating to our dietary preferences. Team is making sure that the kids are well hydrated throughout the day as well. We are having a remarkable journey with Raphael Childcare centre Clapham and we sense very grateful for the very hard work from the team and management to make our little one’s day a positive one. Our baby has settled really well into the childcare centre thanks to the lovely team, who are giving the kids outstanding care and adore.
Winter Taylor
May 9, 2025 at 5:18 pmWe were hesitant at the beginning as we are both English but our kid is now able to speak fluently in French and English. This is quite stunning. The childcare centre team have been attentive and loving all along so we would really suggest the place. This childcare centre has been a stepping stone for my kid.
Alex Lawson
May 13, 2025 at 4:05 amThey are consistently very welcoming and I can see he likes going there now as he gets excited to hop into his pushchair in the morning. Highly recommended! My son started here at six months and I was a bit nervous about him being the youngest in there – but the team helped him develop so well!
Avery Ellis
May 18, 2025 at 9:02 amMy journey of the childcare centre has been remarkable and we would definitely suggest it to others.
Inviting and loving care.
Supportive and nurturing.
Unique ethos and values.
Very great mix of activities and supporting pedagogical materials.
It is a chance to have such a childcare centre around Clapham and Balham.
Parker Bailey
May 21, 2025 at 5:54 amThe team are very welcoming and were extremely attentive to our daughter so much so that she seemed to prefer being at childcare centre after only a couple of weeks!
We cannot suggest Raphael’s Childcare centre enough! Raphael’s was the first childcare centre that our daughter started off at and they provided outstanding assistance in settling her in.
Elliot Carter
May 22, 2025 at 2:28 pmThe carers not only encouraged her development but it was also clear how she took to them and how they cared for her. The childcare centre is a secure space for her to explore and grow independently, partly because of the Montessori method, as well as for me to be part of her implementing a healthy routine. As a bilingual portfolio, it was crucial for us to have her in contact with both the English and French languages and we can see daily the results of that exposure in her daily life. The carers and the space of the childcare centre are a big part of my kid’s attitude and happiness. We couldn’t be happier or trust them more, so thank you. I am grateful for the team of carers that took care of my kid when I couldn’t.
Indigo Owens
June 16, 2025 at 3:28 amThe team are lovely and have got to know him really well, and he greets them happily every day. The activities are a real range with plenty of messy playtime/discovering and outdoor roaming in the garden. We then get a cute report and pictures at the end of each day. I am really pleased we chose Raphael’s! My son loves childcare centre, and what more can you ask for?
Parker Holland
June 16, 2025 at 4:45 pmOur little one loves it there and has such a excellent bond with everyone working there. She is also discovering so much and comes home every week discovering something new. We would strongly suggest this childcare centre. Raphael Childcare centre is a excellent childcare centre with incredible team.
Spencer Flynn
July 6, 2025 at 6:34 pmNow she loves going there and found lots of friends! Many thanks to all the team! Very expert and welcoming team, our little one took a lot of time to settle and everyone has been very nice and supportive.