LEYF - Children's Garden Nursery & Pre-School

I went to visit this nursery twice, two different times of the year. Both times I didn't get a good vibe. Management come across rude especially the Nursery Manager Lubna. She is disorganised! She told me over the phone there were spaces and so I booked a viewing. I turned up and she denied booking the viewing and then makes her deputy show me around. Then her deputy tells me that there are no spaces and they would put me on waiting list. So complete waste of time! The actual nursery nurses seemed friendly but I personally did not like Lubna's unprofessional attitude and wouldn't leave my child in a nursery under her management. Also on one of my visits I witnessed Lubna being extremely rude to a mum enquiring about prices/spaces.

Louba and nikke are unprofessional managers. Don’t go to this nursery at all! Loubnaaa is bait! Everyone knows how she’s like. Staff always leave tooooo! Children are not safe here as well

My daughter started going into this nursery (baby room) a few months ago straight after all the changes happened. Previous reviews are all highlighting the unprofessional nursery manager however that is the past since the new manager Elisabeth started. Ever since I cannot complain about anything, I can see that my child is in good, professional hands. Communication is great through the application, I'm fully aware what activities they do each week and also I'm getting updates accurately throughout the day about meals etc.I can only recommend this nursery!

I am extremely happy that my son is in this nursery school.

Some members of staff are extremelly rude! They would lie until the end to cover their backs. They would give you incident forms saying your child has had an injury but wont give you a copy until you ask the manager to sign and to give you a copy. I had to take pictures to show her.Manager and deputy manager also extremelly defensive if you express any concerns.Nappies and wipes kept disappearing.A member of staff told me only end of the day that he had had diarrhoea throughout the day.My 27 month old son complained of a member of staff hitting him with a toy and slapping him.This nursery is a an absolute disgrace!!!!!

My son started going to this nursery around 8 months ago and he enjoys playing with his teachers and with the other children. The garden outside is a great space for the kids to play and that helped my son to develop his motor skills. The management and the teachers are always helpful and responsive when we have any requests or worries. The meals provided are well balanced. They give real time updates through the app, which we find very helpful.

My son started the nursery in September now in November; he has settled in well. He even asks to go to nursery during theweekend and he speaks about his friends and his teachers by name when he returns home.

My 18 month old daughter started to go to this nursery from Jan 2022. I was initially put off by the poor reviews here, but after getting positive feedback from friends about the new management, we decided to try it out. The nursery is located within the University of East London campus and the waterside walk to the nursery is beautiful. The nursery is also a stone's throw away from Cyprus station, making drop off's and pickup's convenient, if one is going to work by train. My daughter has been at the nursery for a month now and she absolutely loves it. She is very happy to see her carer's every morning and is very cheerful on her way back home from the nursery. I can see the activities, meals, outdoor play and company of the other children at the nursery are positively contributing to her development. The nursery manager Ramona is very approachable and has been a force for good and has brought positive changes to the nursery. She and her staff are all very friendly and receptive to suggestions/ concerns. My daughter especially is very fond of her primary carers Sue and Stacey, who look after her well and provide us a daily update on her activities. The nursery has an app which provides live updates on sleep, nappy changes, meals etc and also shares photos and progress reports, which we find very helpful. I am very happy with the nursery so far and would highly recommend it.

It’s taken me a while to write this review , but avoid this establishment at all costs. From the frequent staff turnover, to unqualified management, to cruel and inexperienced staff members I don’t understand why this nursery is still open.

Yes, I would recommend this nursery to my mum friends as it was recommended to me by 3 other mums.The teachers are taking very well care of my girl and they made her settlement easy and smooth.Both me and my husband are impressed by the quality and detailed feedback we receive from the teachers. This is what we value the most. Even when we do not ask for feedback as we do not want to interrupt the teachers when we pick up my daughter, they come and talk with us.Also I love the app, the parent workshops, the photos and updates and how all of the teachers are so transparent with everything that is happening.Thanks you all!