Lilliput Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Uxbridge for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 March 2024. Open since 2011, with 38 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Accept all government funding.
What childcare usually costs in Hillingdon
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hillingdon 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
UB8 3QPWhat 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, 6 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are greeted in a warm and friendly manner. Staff support them during transitions by offering a cuddle. This helps children to feel safe and secure.
Children behave well within the setting. Staff support this by reinforcing the setting's rules. They use phrases such as 'kind hands'. Children learn to use their manners. For example, they learn about manners during circle time. Staff encourage children to include each other in play. This supports children to learn to respect each other.
Children have opportunities to develop their physical skills, outside and indoors. In the garden, they drive large vehicles over raised platforms and extend this activity by balancing on the platforms themselves. They show enjoyment when climbing on the climbing frame and going down the slide. They drive the large cars around the garden. This supports them to learn to negotiate space. Indoors, children join in with 'wake up and shake', a large group dancing activity.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop the quality of interactions to further enhance children's learning when in the outdoor environment n support staff's understanding of mathematical development to ensure that all children are sufficiently challenged in this area of the curriculum.
- 6 March 2024Good
- 15 March 2018Good
- 6 November 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Lilliput Pre-School
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.