Beavers Lodge Playgroup
OutstandingBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Hounslow for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2011, with 30 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Hounslow
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hounslow 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
TW4 6BEWhat 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, 20 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff take excellent steps to ensure that children settle securely in this warm, very nurturing and highly organised setting. They carry out home visits before each child starts at the nursery to build very strong relationships with children. Staff take full account of each child's needs and interests, for example by making bespoke
'home boxes'. These contain special items that children like, which they can use to provide emotional support as they settle in to the nursery. It is testament to the highly caring staff that all children, even children who are new to the setting, settle so readily and confidently. Staff value each child very highly.
The curriculum is constructed very thoughtfully and offers children very wideranging and enriching experiences. All children make exceptional progress. Staff teach children an understanding of the world in excellent ways. While in the garden, staff use life-like toys of minibeasts to teach children the names of different insects. They spontaneously direct them over to fresh lavender plants, where real-life bumble bees circle over flowers. Children take great delight in observing the bees, and staff teach them about different features of the insects.
- 20 September 2024Outstanding
- 27 November 2018Outstanding
- 1 July 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Beavers Lodge Playgroup
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.