Barnhill Preschool Playgroup
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Wembley for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 1992, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Either 15 hours or 30 hours.
What childcare usually costs in Brent
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Brent from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
HA9 9DBWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 7 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff have strong, close relationships with children. They take time to get to know children well. Staff find out about children's likes and dislikes, and provide activities linked to their interests. Children enjoy their time in the nursery and settle well.
They are happy and confident. Children take part in wide range of stimulating activities. For example, staff teach children about cause and effect, as they play with a range of wind-up toys. This helps to support children's understanding of simple technology. Children develop an understanding of the world. For instance, staff read books to children about dinosaurs to teach them about how they lived.
They talk to children about different features as they play with toy dinosaurs in make-believe jungles.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop more ways to introduce the most-able children to ambitious vocabulary, to support their language skills further n continue to develop children's ability to do things for themselves, particularly at snack time.
- 7 March 2022Good
- 24 February 2016Outstanding
- 21 April 2009Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Barnhill Preschool Playgroup
- What it costs
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.