Transport links

Access to Nursery by car

The nursery is located on a residential street and has free parking. Outside the front entrance the nursery is easily accessed through Gosterwood Street and Alverton Street, there is also parking on the opposite side of the road and around both sides of the nursery behind KFC.

Access to the nursery by public transport

The Nursery is well served by established public transport links. The nearest underground station is Canada Water which is about 1100 metres walk away, which is equivalent to a 9 minutes walk from the Nursery site, Also located close by are Deptford and Surrey Quays Overground Stations. Raising Generations Day nursery has a bus stop a stone’s throw away that has links to all the nearest stations that connect you to Surrey Quays, Greenwich, Deptford, Lewisham and Rotherhithe.

Cycling to and from the Nursery is actively encouraged. The Nursery encourages cycling by parents and staff. There are WC/staff rooms at the nursery that parents and staff can use for changing if necessary.

Access to Nursery – Walking

All Children, parents, staff and visitors are able to walk to and from the nursery. All children within the nursery have access to daily walks where staff talk to them about why it is healthy for us to walk and not always use the car. Staff are actively encouraged to walk or use public transport.

Our Aims and objectives

Our aim is to reduce traffic, noise pollution and emissions in and around the Greenwich/Deptford area. We also wish to avoid potential traffic and parking congestion in the nursery’s vicinity.

These aims are targeted to the three main user groups of our Nursery.

• The Children/ Parents
• Staff