Bright Horizons Mount Vernon Day Nursery and Preschool
Good★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Northwood for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2005, with 124 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 Hillingdon
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hillingdon 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
HA6 2RNWhat 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.
- 14 September 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 31 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy coming to this nursery and are safe and happy there. Staff build trusting relationships with them. Children approach staff for comfort and reassurance or to enthusiastically share their ideas. Children benefit from the focus in the nursery on mindfulness. They learn to notice what is around them and use their senses to explore their environment. For example, children smell different herbs and begin to name them and squeeze them into play dough. They describe the smell and feel of the herbs. Children have access to several areas designed to support children in self-regulating their emotions, such as the relaxation room and the sensory room. Opportunities such as this can help children to feel calm and learn to understand how they are feeling.
Children have many opportunities to contribute their ideas about what they learn about at nursery. For example, they vote which story they would like to read and the children's committee in the pre-school chose to learn about the topic of
'Homes'. This supports children to have ownership of their learning and to make decisions. Children behave well, showing that they feel safe and secure. Staff clearly explain children's achievements to them. For example, they provide specific praise and say, 'Well done for saying thank you'. This helps children to understand what is expected of them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - consider transition times to ensure there is not excessive waiting time for children.
- 31 March 2022Good
- 8 March 2017Good
- 5 January 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Horizons Mount Vernon Day Nursery and Preschool
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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