Our Nursery

Highly accessible day nursery

Lavender Hill Day Nursery is located a two-minute walk up the hill from Clapham Junction Railway Station, making us accessible from most of South London. We share a huge car park right next to our building with Asda, that makes drop-offs and collections by car simple and easy. With our ease of access by both road and rail, we are an extremely convenient proposition for Clapham Junction itself as well as much of South London.

Substantial outdoor environment – a rarity in South London

Our nursery in Clapham Junction offers its children a nursery experience that far exceeds the norm for South London nurseries, even based on its outdoor space alone. We have a substantial outside area which is full of features to offer a remarkable breadth of outdoor learning opportunities and activities. We have ample space for ‘ride-on’ fun as well as planters for growing, sand and water play equipment, a construction area and sensory resources for our younger children. There can be no doubt of the importance these activities when you see the excitement the children show at getting to spend hours out there, and the ways in which their development flourishes as a result of the opportunities it gives them.    

Top-quality indoor environment

Lavender Hill’s outstanding nursery experience doesn’t end with its excellent outdoor space – our indoor environment contributes hugely to our children’s’ ongoing progress and development. With sweeping wooden floors in the older children’s’ rooms, and soft carpeting for the younger children, combined with the top-quality wooden “Community Playthings” resources and furniture we use in each room, every age-specific room meets the highest standards.

Child-led learning is our passion

Our setting is a place of fun and laughter. We feel passionately about child-led learning, where children’s interests and fascinations are respected and nurtured. This works alongside the activities that we plan for children as educators. Our resources and equipment support what children are interested in and inspire them to create and be creative in their play. A mixture of traditional educational materials alongside what you would find at home offers a variety of experiences for children to utilise and explore.

Our skilled staff team work hard to develop children’s self-esteem and confidence based on knowing the children well.

Our beautiful and well thought out environment supports independence and develops resilience by offering young children a whole range of interesting and natural resources to choose from. Staff play alongside children supporting the experiences that they are having and utilising opportunities to teach children to develop and learn. Respectful relationships, high-quality interactions and engagement dictate our ethos, and staff spend their time building strong, caring and nurturing relationships with children and families. We feel that this approach really works well as it enables us to build genuine relationships with all, which benefits children and families.

OFSTED have rated our day nursery in Clapham as “Good”.

Lavender Hill accommodates children aged 3 months to 4 years

To register your child, contact us.

What Our Parents Say

Very talented and caring staff. My son really loved this nursery. He learnt a lot in all aspects from communication, relationship building, being independent, to learning maths, shapes, letters, word, sentences etc. Really pleased with the development. Thanks to all the lovely staff, you are all the best.

Vaibhav H (Father of Child)

My daughter has been in the nursery since the Baby Room. It has been an incredible journey. Now she is in the pre-school and every day she is excited to go to the nursery. She loves the staff, her key worker, the other kids, the setting (especially the garden). She really enjoys all the activities organised through the week/day. She enjoys and has fun while learning. The staff encourage and support multilingual families making the kids feel proud they can speak more than one language. Now the staff are also getting her ready to go to school this September. The staff have always been amazing, very approachable, flexible and caring.

B C (Father of Child)

The staff are so kind and caring, they all know my daughter even those in different rooms. She skips in to see them every day and they are as excited as me when she does new things. It's a home away from home.

H G (Mother of Child)

I can't thank the staff enough for giving me peace of mind when my child is with them. The number and variety of activities each day is amazing and the fact they manage to get in the garden or go on trips - even in winter is fantastic. My child's development is streets ahead of his peers who don't attend nursery.

S H (Mother of Child)

The nursery has a lovely nurturing and vibrant atmosphere which my son loves. There is plenty of space for him to explore and learn via the vast range of toys and equipment they have. I know he is well cared for. I am always well informed and I work together with the nursery staff to give my son the best possible experience.

Claire F (Mother of Child) 

The care, consideration and attention my son receives is exemplary. Staff pay attention to his strengths and weaknesses and verbalise them to us and ideas for developing them are implemented. All staff demonstrate an excellent attitude and have excellent relationships with their designated children.

A D (Father of Child)

The staff were warm, caring and professional and the facilities are great. We felt like our daughter was part of a big family. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all working there.

E S (Mother of Child)

I have been impressed by the level of care given to my son since he started. The daily warm welcome of the staff makes both children and parents alike feel at ease. Seeing the smile on my boy's face as we drive into the car park is proof enough for me that the team are doing something right.

Alexander M (Father of Child)

My little girl has recently started and is absolutely loving her time at nursery. The settling in sessions were brilliant and really helped put my mind at ease, especially with me starting back at work. The ladies in the Baby Room are super friendly and enthusiastic and I can't thank them enough for their support in what could have been quite an emotional rollercoaster.

G W (Mother of Child)

Once I drop my son off into the Baby Room, I feel he's as safe and as well looked after as I do at home.

Laura R (Mother of Child)