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Islington Nursery and Pre-school

Why choose our Islington nursery?

Conveniently located next to Old Street Tube station, our Islington nursery has bright, spacious nursery rooms for each of our age groups to learn and play. There’s lots to do outdoors too – following suggestions from our children we’ve recently transformed our outdoor space into the perfect place for them to explore. By listening to our children, parents and guardians, we don’t just provide exceptional care, but help create great memories too.

Join us at our Open Day on Saturday 13th September!

At our nursery and pre-school, we understand every child is different. 

Join us for a visit to meet our fantastic team and learn more about how we make sure every child is happy and healthy.

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Pioneering Great Futures

Pioneering Great Futures

We believe that every child deserves access to quality early years education. That's why we're here to help nurture the next generation of Little Pioneers. 

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Funded Sessions Available

Funded Sessions Available

We have flexible, funded spaces available at all our Your Co-op Little Pioneers nurseries to suit everyone. Find out more about your funding options below. 

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Price Match Promise

Price Match Promise

At Your Co-op Little Pioneers, we believe that every child deserves access to high-quality childcare at a fair price. That's why we're excited to introduce our Price Match Promise, exclusively available at our Southampton, Hounslow, and Islington nurseries!

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Questions to ask when choosing a nursery

Choosing the right nursery for you and your family is a big decision.  So to help, we've put together some tips and advice on questions to ask and things to look for at your showaround.

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At Islington, we create memories in unique spaces

Bringing the outdoors inside, we’ve created a sensory garden area, a beach and an indoor Gruffalo nature walk. We also have a special hallway where parents can play and interact with their children with a range of natural materials. In our light and bright rooms, we’ve created a place where memories are made.

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The staff are very nice. They know every single child.

My son really enjoys going to the nursery. Good management.

Good communication.

Souhila

Your child's head start

Starting nursery is a big step - and we’re here to make it joyful, gentle, and exciting. Our thoughtful ‘Head Start’ journey helps your child feel safe, supported, and ready to explore. With personalised care, strong parent partnerships, and a dedicated Key Person, we create a nurturing space where your little one can thrive from day one.

Discover how we make settling in special

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Our children need full bellies to continue exploring. We create homemade meals on-site every day. By using seasonal fruit and veg in our menus, we keep our food as fresh as possible.

Our menus

Our menus change regularly, they are based on the season and also on a 3 week rotation so there's plenty of variety. Here’s a little taste of what’s on offer… For breakfast, our children enjoy a selection of cereals with warm or cold milk, toast and butter, with milk or water to drink. Fruit is also available for breakfast and throughout the day as a snack, along with vegetable crudités and bread sticks. Lunch could be tuna and broccoli pasta bake, quorn shepherd’s pie or sausage and butter bean bake. Followed up with fruit salad, strawberry mousse or bananas and custard. We also serve ‘afternoon tea’ which may be beans on toast, sandwiches or fishcakes. We make sure our children have a balanced diet so they’ll be strong and healthy.

If your child is not yet on solids, there’s no need to pack a bottle – if you’re breast feeding, we can prepare and store bottles of your expressed milk. Or if they are on formula, our milk kitchen will take care of it. Plus it’s all covered by our fees, so no need to worry about buying extra formula.

Click below for examples of our menus:

Our entire team are fully first aid trained with Millie’s Mark. We offer peace of mind with Millie’s Mark, a special certification that demonstrates our entire nursery team are paediatric first aid trained. This award shows our commitment to keeping all of our children safe and sound.

Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie

Nursery Manager

Jemma

Jemma

Deputy Manager

Moses

Moses

Room Manager

Sam

Sam

Room Manager

Estimate what you could be paying per week with this simple fee calculator

Understanding funded childcare and fees can be overwhelming at times. We want to change that by being transparent, upfront and most importantly – making things easy to understand.  

Use our simple fee calculator to estimate what you'll be paying per week, and how any funded childcare hours could reduce your weekly fees. If you're not sure what funding you might be eligible for, take a look at our funding videos here or arrange a visit to speak to your nursery manager.  

Whilst we work hard on making sure everything is up to date, these figures are estimates only.  For the most accurate figure we recommend speaking with your local nursery manager. 

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50% Off First 3 Months Terms and Conditions. 

  • This offer is only available to new customers enrolling at the following Your Co-op Little Pioneers sites:
    • Hounslow 
    • Islington 
    • Southampton
    • St Edwards
    • Tadworth
  • New customers are defined as not having or ever had a pre exisiting booking with any Your Co-op Little Pioneers or Co-op Childcare setting
  • To qualify for this offer a place must be booked and attendance started before December 31st 2025
  • We reserve the right to remove this offer at anytime