Barrow Hill Pre-School
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 5, open 08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2023. Open since 2013, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
What childcare usually costs in Westminster
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Westminster 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
NW8 7BDWhat 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.
- 10 November 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 7 December 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled at this friendly and welcoming pre-school. Staff are kind and caring, which helps new children to settle quickly. Children are confident and independent. They develop warm and trusting relationships with their key person. Staff provide a nurturing and engaging environment. They provide activities which reflect children's individual needs and interests. For instance, staff read children's favourite books and often ask them what they would like to do next.
Children happily explore and learn in the enabling environment, which helps them to build on what they already know. This leads to children making good progress.
Leaders have a clear vision of the curriculum and what they want children to learn.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build further on the plans for training, coaching and development for staff, to help them to raise the quality of education to the highest level.
- 7 December 2023Good
- 13 December 2022Good
- 8 February 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Barrow Hill Pre-School
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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