Hurlingham Nursery School Putney - SW15 6EH

Noddy's Nursery School is an Outstanding provision operating under the legacy 4-area framework (Quality of Education, Behaviour & Attitudes, Personal Development, Leadership & Management), all graded Outstanding. This analysis maps these findings to the November 2025 7-area framework. The nursery demonstrates exceptional practice across all areas: a highly ambitious, child-centred curriculum with outstanding progress from starting points; excellent behaviour and emotional well-being; strong safeguarding arrangements; and visionary leadership with dedicated staff. The setting has achieved Outstanding status on its first routine inspection post-COVID, indicating sustained excellence. Mapping to the new framework: Quality of Education translates to Curriculum & Teaching and Achievement (both Outstanding); Behaviour & Attitudes maps to Behaviour, Attitudes & Routines (Outstanding); Personal Development maps to Inclusion and Welfare & Well-being (both Outstanding); Leadership & Management maps to Leadership & Governance (Outstanding). Safeguarding is confirmed as Met with secure knowledge and robust procedures. As an Outstanding nursery, investment recommendations focus on maintaining excellence (Priority 3) and pursuing Exceptional grades in targeted areas (Priority 2), with particular emphasis on deepening specialist provision, advanced staff development, and innovative learning environments.