Chickywicks Day Nursery
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Northwood for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2008, with 31 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 1DNWhat 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, 19 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Parents comment that staff provide a loving and caring environment for children.
Staff cuddle and reassure children whenever they need it. This helps children to feel settled and build secure relationships with staff. Children form strong attachments to their key persons. Although the nursery is organised over two rooms for older and younger children, children have access to all areas. This allows children to follow their interests and spend time with the adults who make them feel secure. Siblings benefit from the free-flow arrangements which enable them to spend time together. This supports their learning and emotional well-being.
There is an ambitious curriculum for all children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Children develop a love of stories.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider ways in which to develop the curriculum to support children to learn about the importance of a healthy diet and experience new foods n support staff to take part in training that enhances curriculum knowledge, with particular reference to early literacy n help staff to consider the impact of noise levels on children's learning, to better support children's concentration skills.
- 19 July 2024Good
- 19 September 2018Good
- 18 May 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Chickywicks Day 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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