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Building Blocks Wimbledon
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Building Blocks Nursery was inspected on 30 November 2023 under the legacy 4-area framework (Quality of Education, Behaviour & Attitudes, Personal Development, Leadership & Management), all graded as Good. This analysis maps those findings to the November 2025 7-area framework. The nursery has experienced a decline from its previous Outstanding rating (March 2018), now rated Good across all areas. The inspector noted strong curriculum planning, effective safeguarding, and positive staff-child relationships, but identified a key area for development: targeted support for new and less-confident staff to raise educational quality to the highest level. The setting demonstrates solid foundations with effective settling-in procedures, strong parent communication, and consistent hygiene practices. However, the gap between current Good performance and the previous Outstanding rating suggests capacity for significant improvement, particularly in staff development and consistency of teaching quality across all practitioners.
Inspection Overview
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Good
Curriculum and Teaching
Good
Achievement
Good
Behaviour, Attitudes and Establishing Routines
Good
Children's Welfare and Well-being
Good
Leadership and Governance
Good
Key Insights From The Inspection
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SafeguardingManager has strong understanding of child protection and maintains rigorous welfare logs
SafeguardingRobust recruitment procedures and ongoing suitability checks for all staff
SafeguardingStaff are vigilant in supervision and trained to identify signs of abuse, including extremism indicators
InclusionStaff have high expectations of children with emerging additional needs and EAL speakers
Areas for improvement
InclusionMore targeted support for less-confident staff to consistently support children with additional needs
InclusionSpecialist training on differentiation strategies for diverse learners needed
Curriculum and TeachingSupport for new and less-confident staff is not sufficiently targeted to enable them to extend children's learning consistently
Curriculum and TeachingNeed for more systematic approaches to help all staff promote learning to the highest level
Availability & Fees
Fees at this nursery vary depending on age.
Funding options are available from the government website.
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Location of Building Blocks Wimbledon
15A Dundonald Rd, London, SW19 3QH
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