Honeypot Pre-School
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Stanmore for children from birth to 8+, open 09:15 to 15:45, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in September 2022. Open since 2003, with 25 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Funded places are available for 2,3 and 4 year olds, contact us for details.
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
HA7 4HPWhat 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 September 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish at this wonderful pre-school. Staff are exceptionally welcoming to parents and children. They create warm bonds with them. Children settle very quickly due to staff's highly effective skills in catering for each child's needs. Staff focus on children's personal, social and emotional development when they start at the pre-school and throughout their time in the pre-school. Children learn to play cooperatively and are extremely kind with one another. They build excellent relationships and have fun together.
Staff and children enjoy singing and reading stories regularly. They explore and play eagerly in the rooms. Children also extend their learning in the exciting and extremely well-resourced garden area. For example, children move freely between the outdoor and inside as they pretend to cook. They use scissors to cut the herbs that they have planted to add to their food creation. Children learn to take safe risks as they cut vegetables with knives and use a range of kitchen utensils. They then take their 'cake' to the indoor kitchen to pretend to bake it. Children freely and confidently explore the space created for them.
The key-person system is inspirational. Children fully benefit from the successful, continuous support which they have between the pre-school and home. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
- 15 September 2022Outstanding
- 7 September 2016Outstanding
- 11 December 2015Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Honeypot Pre-School
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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