Evolution Playgroup
Good★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Hounslow for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:30, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2015, with 35 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
TW5 0HBWhat 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, 5 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and excited to begin their day. They separate from their parents with ease as friendly staff welcome them inside. Children feel safe and secure. They build sensitive relationships with staff, who know them well. Staff allow children time to settle before beginning to explore the creatively presented activities that they have planned. Staff support children's behaviour well. They model positive language, such as please and thank you, demonstrating kindness and respectful interactions for children to observe. Children follow staff's good example and show compassion towards others.
The manager has an ambitious curriculum. Children maintain their focus as activities are interesting and staff link them to children's interests. Staff use their observations and knowledge of their key children to devise tailored and individual next steps for children's development. For instance, they create a messy play tray based on children's interest in dinosaurs. Staff actively play with children and provide them with new language, such as 'big' and 'squishy'. Children engage in their play and develop positive attitudes to their learning. Staff swiftly identify children who require additional help or children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). With parental consent, they make referrals for support.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the planning of group activities to precisely match each child's developmental stage n develop the professional development opportunities for staff further, to strengthen their knowledge and skills to ensure more consistency in practice.
- 5 July 2024Good
- 1 October 2018Good
- 4 October 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Evolution Playgroup
- 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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