Chiswick Nursery and Preschool Academy
Good★ 3.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in London for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 May 2023. Open since 2001, with 74 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
W4 4ETWhat 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, 12 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily and thoroughly enjoy their time at the nursery. Babies greet their friends with smiles and warm cuddles when they arrive. Staff take the time to talk to parents when they hand their children over at the door and find out how their children are that day. Children thrive because of the secure bonds they form with their key person. Staff are very warm, attentive and caring. There is an atmosphere of fun and happiness throughout the nursery. Children show high levels of excitement during music lessons as they sing and dance around to songs and nursery rhymes, which are played on a piano. They enthusiastically join in playing with musical instruments, shaking tambourines and bells.
Children demonstrate positive attitudes towards learning. They are keen to explore the stimulating activities and resources available to them, which staff plan based on children's individual needs and interests. Children are constantly busy. Babies concentrate intently as they develop their fine motor skills using a range of different tools to mould and shape scented play dough. Older children learn about how they are unique as they talk about their own photos in a shared family photo album. They listen intently to one another as they talk about their siblings, parents and grandparents and what they like to do outside of the nursery. Children also learn about the wider society they live in as they learn about different cultural festivals, such as Diwali and Chinese New Year.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff's practice to support them to extend children's learning consistently during activities and to make sure that children benefit fully from the intended learning n enhance the curriculum for the provision of learning outdoors so that children can consistently access a broader range of rich learning opportunities.
- 12 May 2023Good
- 18 July 2017Good
- 7 August 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Chiswick Nursery and Preschool Academy
- 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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