Margaret McMillan Nursery School

Welcome to Margaret McMillan Nursery School

About the School

Margaret McMillan Nursery School is a large inner city Nursery School and Children’s Centre situated in Islington, North London.

The school serves a community which benefits from a very wide social, racial and ethnic mix. Typically more than twenty languages are spoken by families using the school and a wide cultural diversity is shared and enjoyed. The school and Children’s Centre is staffed by a multi-disciplinary team and draws on a wide range of expertise.

We provide education, day-care and as part of Bright Start Islington East we offer full children’s centre services to our local community. We have a strong commitment to keeping the child at the heart of all we do and to working in partnership with parents and the community.

Headteacher's Welcome

A very warm welcome to all parents, children, families and friends to our Margaret McMillan Nursery School website. I hope you find it useful and informative.

At Margaret McMillan, we are passionate about your child’s learning and development. We welcome all families and children and ensure that every child, regardless of background or ability, is loved and nurtured to get the best start in education!

Our children are delightful, making the school a unique, magical, and happy place! I am proud to be the Head Teacher of Margaret McMillan Nursery School, leading a team of passionate and experienced professionals, whostrive for the best outcome for every child.

Ethos & Values

At Margaret McMillan we have always been inspired by the children and aim to offer them the very best start in life so that they can make best use of all their talents and abilities.

We are proud of our school and the wonderful environment it offers the children and their families and hope we come close to the vision Margaret McMillan had when she set up some of the first garden nurseries early last century.

We see ourselves very much as a community resource and we believe that Margaret McMillan Nursery School and Children’s Centre is a place where

Free Early Education

Margaret McMillan Nursery School offers free 15-hour places to all children the term after their third birthday. Some 3 and 4-year olds are eligble for free 30-hour places, and some 2-year olds are eligible for free 15-hour places. Check your eligibility for these places at visit the Islington website here.