Full-day nursery in Upper Holloway, Islington
Blythwood Community Nursery
Brickworks, 42 Crouch Hill, London, N4 4BY · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since December 2017Reference EY551521Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 July 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 31 July 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Islington that publish fees charge £77–£180 a day for under-2s (4 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Brickworks, 42 Crouch Hill, London, N4 4BY · More nurseries in N4
Stations
- Crouch Hill2 min walk · under 0.1 miles
- Finsbury ParkNo step-free access17 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Harringay18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Crouch Hill Station, Shaftesbury Road and Crouch Hill Station / Hanley Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Crouch Hill Park5 min walk
- Grenville Gardens5 min walk
- Elthorne Park7 min walk
- Wray Crescent8 min walk
- Everleigh Street Open Space11 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026 · Powered by TfL Open Data, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Islington there are about 2.6 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Blythwood Community Nursery is a full-day nursery at Brickworks, 42 Crouch Hill, London, N4 4BY, in Upper Holloway, Islington. It is registered for 24 children. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blythwood Community NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Les Petites Etoiles Bilingual Montessori – Crouch HillFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 6 mo–4 yrs | under 0.1 miles |
| Capital City College Finsbury Park NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Bowlers Community NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:30–17:30 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
| Hornsey Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Margaret McMillan Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–17:30 | 6 mo–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
| Crouch End Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Upper Holloway9
- All nurseries in Islington79
- All nurseries in N413
- Nurseries near Crouch Hill station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ashmount Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- Margaret McMillan Nursery School Nurseryages 0–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.3 miles
- Kestrel House School ages 5–16 0.4 miles
- St Aidan's Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.4 miles
- Duncombe Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- North Islington Nursery School Nurseryages 0–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.4 miles
- Coleridge Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What are Blythwood Community Nursery's opening hours?
Blythwood Community Nursery opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Blythwood Community Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Blythwood Community Nursery Good at its inspection on 27 July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Blythwood Community Nursery take?
Blythwood Community Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Blythwood Community Nursery?
Crouch Hill is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Blythwood Community Nursery?
You can call 020 7263 5070 and visit www.blythwoodcommunitynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 11 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
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- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY551521 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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