Little Giants Nursery, Brunel
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 5Open a few years
A day nursery in Uxbridge for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2023, with 46 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours Universal offer for eligible 3 and 4 year olds; Up to 30 Working-parent entitlement when eligible.
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
UB10 0AAWhat 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, 7 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and eager to start their day. Staff welcome children with a warm and friendly smile. They allow children time to settle before beginning to explore the creatively presented activities that they have planned. 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, individual next steps for children's development. Staff swiftly identify children who require additional help or children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and make referrals for support, with parental consent.
Children's behaviour is good. Staff say 'please' and 'thank you' and demonstrate kind and respectful interactions for children to observe and follow. Staff encourage children to be independent. For example, all children serve themselves at snack times and mealtimes. Staff support older children to use their knife and fork, and show them how to cut the food up into manageable pieces. There is a hum of conversation at mealtimes, which are social events where children and staff eat together. Younger children benefit from staff narrating and commenting on what they are doing. Older children discuss their favourite meals. They share experiences from home, such as who cooks, and enjoy talking about the treat they may have at the weekend.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- monitor the impact of the changes made to planning, and ensure that systems are in place for ongoing reflection and continuous improvement of practice.
- 7 June 2024Good
- 16 August 2023Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Giants Nursery, Brunel
- 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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