Harmony Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Harrow for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 January 2025. Open since 2010, with 22 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Free nursery funding for 2-year-olds; Nursery funding for 3 and 4-year-olds; 30 hours free childcare: extended entitlement.
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
HA2 9LGWhat 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, 15 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children happily enter this setting and are warmly welcomed by the kind and friendly staff. They settle quickly into the range of activities available and communicate together as they play and have fun with each other. Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour and communicate these well to them. Staff praise positive behaviour and give regular reminders. As a result, children behave well and are focused during activities. Children learn to share toys with their peers and know when to ask for help to manage this. Staff form good relationships with children and reassure them effectively when needed.
Managers and staff have created a curriculum which focuses on the key skills and learning that they want children to develop during their time at nursery. This is implemented through the teaching and learning experiences they provide. Staff take time to listen to children's needs and wishes. They plan activities based on what children like to do and need to learn next. Children concentrate for long periods of time at activities of their choice. For example, staff create a farm scene with gloopy mud, toy animals and real vegetables. Children eagerly play with this while singing, learning vocabulary and reading animal stories.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- use everyday routines to develop children's independence skills further and build upon their sense of responsibility n support staff to minimise the noise levels in the rooms to fully enable all children to hear what is being said to them and concentrate on their learning.
- 15 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 14 February 2019Good
- 9 June 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Harmony Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
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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