Blue Skies Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Edgware for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 19:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2010, 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 Barnet
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Barnet 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
HA8 8TFWhat 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, 28 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this nurturing and warm environment. Children form strong bonds with staff. They approach staff for comfort, reassurance or to enthusiastically share their ideas. Staff have high expectations for children's learning. They use children's interests to encourage them to access opportunities that help them achieve the next steps in their learning. Children are enthusiastic learners and enjoy the exciting activities that staff plan for them. For example, they join in with the many songs throughout the day, dig for worms in the garden and enjoy making fruit kebabs. This supports all children to make good progress.
Children understand the daily routines well because staff explain clearly what will happen during the day. For example, they explain to the children that first they will wash their hands and then they will have fruit. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Staff give children choices about what to do throughout the day. For example, they ask if children would like to read a story or sing songs. This helps children to have ownership over their own learning.
Children behave well, showing they feel safe and secure. Staff clearly explain children's achievements to them, providing specific praise such as, 'Well done for putting it back.' This helps children to understand what is expected of them. There is a calm and positive atmosphere within the nursery.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider how to support staff to use questioning more effectively to further enhance children's communication and language.
- 28 November 2022Good
- 15 March 2017Good
- 6 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Blue Skies Nursery
- 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.
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