Little Leaders Rayners Lane
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Harrow for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2016, with 36 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
HA2 0ETWhat 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, 28 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children run in happily to this warm and welcoming nursery. They form strong relationships with the caring practitioners who look after them. Children behave well and demonstrate good listening skills with their peers and the practitioners.
Practitioners model positive behaviour when speaking to each other and are always courteous and polite. Practitioners use a range of positive behaviour management techniques to support children's behaviour. These include, turn-taking timers and how to have kind hands with their friends. Older children use these strategies autonomously in their play to solve conflict with their peers. For example, when they want to play with the same toy, they will collect the sand timer to 'give them both a turn'.
Practitioners foster an environment where children thrive on being independent in their learning and self-care routines. All children have free access to the resources and are given choices in their play. Children confidently demonstrate a range of skills, such as dressing themselves, toileting and serving their own food. Preschool children make very good helpers and enjoy being given responsibilities in their classroom. Children dress up as waiters as they wheel their trolley to hand out the bowls at mealtimes.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider that all children have daily access to outdoor play to promote healthy living and support their physical development n improve activity planning so that tasks are more closely matched to the needs and abilities of each child.
- 28 March 2023Good
- 9 August 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Leaders Rayners Lane
- 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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