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Hi all,

I want to send my little dd to Haberdashes, St Helens or NLCS and wanted to know which nurseries have the best hit rate with them.

I know that Broadhurst in Hampstead seems to be getting loads of kids in, but wanted to hear opinions from other mums, none of the schools will tell me which nurseries they accept most kids from and having looked at other postings it isnt entirely clear.

Seems like a good time of year to ask people as the results for NLCS and Habs are out now....so if your dd got in please tell me which nursery you sent her to and what your experience was like.

The ones I am looking at are:
Broadhurst - Hampstead
Rosewood - Pinner
Rexton House - Elstree
Whizz Kids - Mill Hill
Haydon Hall Nursery - Pinner
Stanmore Montessori

Would be interested in hearing about your experiences at these nurseries, how successful you were at assessments and how you attribute this success (or failure) to the nursery, what they did with your child, what they could have done or should have done. Good points about the nursery, bad points about the nursery.

I have just had another thread on a similar topic - these schools are hard to get into, my child didnt go to any of the nurseries you mention but I have friends at some and can tell you the following:

Broadhurst - no friends here, but I hear good things about it - one of the best hit rates at getting kids into nlcs.
Rosewood - nice nursery, have a few of my friends who have sent their kids here, not great at getting kids into schools but a really nurturing environment and a true montessori - has potential.
Rexton House - never heard of it
Whizz Kids - Never got any kids into good schools this year. Avoid.
Haydon Hall - I know of one lady who got her daughter into St Helens from here which is pretty good.
Stanmore Montessori - This place is a big joke, but the head is in with the people at Manor Lodge (they tell her what will come in the assessment), so its good if you want to go there, otherwise...Avoid.