Looking for a nursery in Finsbury Park/Crouch End

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My son is 10 weeks old and I am looking for a nursery for him to start at full time from September 2016. I looked at Asquith in Finsbury Park which I thought was a bit gloomy and depressing (it was a really dark and rainy day when I looked round) and seemed like just somewhere to park your children while you're at work e.g. The baby/toddler rooms seemed a bit like prisons and at nap time there were so many children on mats it reminded me of pilgrims sleeping on a ship bound for Mecca. The manager was nice though and knew all the children's names. I also looked at Lea Petites Etoiles in Tufnell Park which is bilingual (French and English) which was small, lovely (they had a cheese course at lunch!). But I think there will be a really long waiting list and they only had 8 baby places. I am also looking at Bright Horizons and Active Day Nursery in Crouch End. Active for in trouble with Ofsted last year (they sent a child home with the wrong granny) but I imagine that previous failings will have been sorted out.

Does anyone know anything about any of these nurseries? Or of one I should be looking at in the area? Thanks

Our son just started at Active Learning, he is one and he loves it! They are very friendly and there is so much to do there for him. I also asked them about the Ofsted issue and they assured that all was now in hand. They give a report everyday of what he got up to, what he ate, what activities he did, and when his nappy was changed etc. They do development plans that you can review with their mentor, for example if they notice he or she is falling behind in certain things, they will help focus activities on that. They also allow an hour a day if you want to login and see the nursery via webcam. There is great outdoor space which we felt was really important and it has a great play area, a sensory room, art classes, music, reading, yoga, etc. Couldn't speak higher of the place. On a side note, Bright Horizons group just bought Active Learning group.

Hello, My daughter started attending Planet Tiny aged only 10 month and she is now 3 and a half. I can not fault this nursery. What I like most about the nursery is that they have three separate nurseries on the same road. Baby unit, toddler unit and pre school. I felt my child was safe to crawl and walk around without being trod on. The staff are really friendly and caring . They involve parents a lot, provide daily feedback and written feedback weekly. parents involvement is brilliant, they are always doing events which involve parents such as international day, mother/fathers day events. I would highly recommend this nursery to everyone