Westbourne Early Years Centre

Contact details 

Phone number: 020 7527 7970

Email: WestbourneEYC@islington.gov.uk

Address: 24 Bride Street, Islington, London N7 8RP

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About the centre

Westbourne Early Years Centre (EYC) is an Ofsted rated ‘Good’ setting located just off the Liverpool Road on the same site as St Mary Magdalene Academy. We share a large outdoor play space but operate independently of the school. Westbourne offers three separate learning rooms for babies, toddlers and Nursery aged children.

Westbourne EYC is a Tiny TiPS (trauma-informed) nursery and also belongs to the Early Years Eco Wheel scheme promoting sustainability.

We are a nursery that celebrates diversity and all rights to be your true self. Our work as an ally to the LGBTQIA+ community has been recognised by Pride in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion awards.  We are dedicated in supporting learning that shows no judgement or bias towards how anyone identifies. We embrace this diversity.

Westbourne holds the Gold Healthy Early Years Award. Healthy Early Years London (HEYL) is an awards scheme funded by the Mayor of London which recognises Early Years settings’ achievements in child health, wellbeing and development

Our core curriculum is based on understanding our children’s stories and acknowledging that young children’s brains are built through a repetition of positive back-and-forth experiences when children feel safe, secure and cared for.  

Fundamental to our approach is our highly effective key person system that values the importance of a compassionate, understanding and trusting adult. We work closely with our families using the Tapestry online platform to share learning and meet termly to discuss individual learning, progress and development.  

Our team are highly skilled in working with children who have disabilities and we pride ourselves in the range of languages spoken by our team. Diversity is celebrated and drives us to provide each child with an education that is right for them.

Virtual tour

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Testimonials

• "Westbourne feels like a home. It’s an incredibly friendly nursery where both children and parents are welcomed with open arms. The whole team is fantastic, they all take the time to make sure every child is cared for in the best way for them.  They really do nurture children through the pre-school years before they start on their new adventure!" - Parent
• "Westbourne Early Years Centre is a calm and welcoming environment where we feel supported and motivated to do our level best to make a difference in the children’s lives" - Staff member