Cheeky Chums Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Edgware for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2022. Open since 2009, with 50 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Accept all government funding.
What childcare usually costs in Harrow
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Harrow 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 5QLWhat 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 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled in this welcoming nursery. All children separate easily from their parents. They enjoy a wide range of stimulating activities, which help them to make good progress in their learning and development. Children form positive relationships with staff and their peers. They feel safe and secure. Staff have high expectations for all children. Leaders design their ambitious curriculum based on children's interests and what they need to learn next. Children learn about the importance of keeping our planet clean. Staff encourage children to recycle materials. For instance, they reuse cardboard boxes to make 'laptops', which they later use in their role play.
Children use their previous experiences in their play and have positive attitudes to learning. For instance, they learn how to make tea and speak about varieties of tea used at home. Children benefit from easy access to high-quality resources. This helps to support their growing independence. Children behave well and staff are good role models. Children practise taking turns and share space safely. For example, they use the outdoor climbing frame and remind each other that only one child can slide down at a time. This shows their understanding of the rules of safe play and their ability to successfully negotiate the space around them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- increase opportunities for children to share and hear their home language, to enhance their learning even more n consider further children's levels of development and the appropriateness of resources when planning activities, to ensure children maintain their focus and gain the most from their learning.
- 28 April 2022Good
- 21 March 2016Outstanding
- 13 April 2010Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cheeky Chums Day Nursery
- What it costs
- 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.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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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