Little Learners
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Edgware for babies from 6 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 2004, with 9 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Provides free entitlement for 3-4 year olds.
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
HA8 6PFWhat 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, 21 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are thrilled to come to nursery. They come running through the door and are warmly welcomed by staff. Children are challenged by an interesting and thoughtful curriculum. Staff place a particular importance on children's growing understanding of more complex mathematical concepts. For example, when a ball is cut in half, staff teach children that this is 'two halves' and they make a 'whole'.
Children are extremely well prepared for the next stages in their learning and transitions. For example, staff transform the home corner into a school to help children to become ready for school. They arrange for teachers from local schools to come and visit children in the nursery.
Staff have very high expectations of children's behaviour. Older children are very conscious of their movements and interactions around the younger children. Staff expertly manage conflicts within the setting. Children learn to manage their conflicts independently. For example, when children want the same toy, staff encourage them to manage this between themselves to reach a fair resolution.
- 21 November 2023Outstanding
- 28 March 2018Good
- 9 July 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Learners
- What it costs
- 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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