Ghanshyam Nursery School
Good★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Harrow for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2010, with 71 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 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
HA3 9EAWhat 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, 10 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff have created a warm and stimulating environment that ignites children's curiosity and interest. Children show high levels of enjoyment as they make choices from a range of engaging activities and invitations to play. Staff are clear about the learning intents behind activities, which they develop with children's interests in mind. For example, staff support children to make edible snowballs after they were excited by the recent snowy weather.
The leadership team has developed a curriculum that is ambitious and coherently sequenced to support children to make progress over time. For example, younger children learn the names and sounds that farm animals make, while older children learn about animals and their habitats. Staff identify key vocabulary and core books that support this learning and reflect how expectations increase over time.
Leaders and staff share high expectations of children's behaviour. Staff have embedded the routines and rules of the setting to ensure children know what is expected of them. This is reflected in children's positive behaviour and conduct.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider the organisation of group times to ensure all children can participate and benefit from the learning on offer n ensure that staff model correct spoken English to prevent children from learning speech errors.
- 10 January 2024Good
- 23 March 2023Needs improvement
- 30 August 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ghanshyam Nursery School
- 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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