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Children at Nellys Rosendale can choose whether to be indoors or outdoors, enabling them to explore their environments, be curious learners and develop freedom and independence.

Indoor/Outdoor Environments

Like all our nurseries in Dulwich, the indoor and outdoor environments at Rosendale have been carefully designed and curated to offer all our occupants the absolute best spaces in which to grow, develop and have fun. We have decorated all our age-specific rooms in a natural colour palette, mindful of creating a warm, welcoming, and calm feeling in each room, without overstimulating young brains with hordes of bright colours. We fill these natural environments with furniture and resources which are generally made of light hardwood, mostly ‘Early Years specific’ Community Playthings items. We make sure that all our equipment is of the best possible quality, and we put a lot of thought into each choice that we make.

Some of our highlight features include our Community Playthings Nursery Gym, our curiosity materials in the Pre-School Room and our large wooden TeePee structure outside. The Community Playthings Nursery Gym is always a big favourite with our children. They enjoy playing on it with their friends whilst developing many valuable skills.

Our Pre-School Room staff have collected many objects for the children to explore. These curiosity materials have enabled the children to become even more creative and imaginative in their play as they use these objects to support their ideas. Our passionate, knowledgeable staff teams teach the children how to handle these items with care so that they can enjoy exploring them together.

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)