Little Raccoons Day Nursery (Pinner)
Good★ 3.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Pinner for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2017, with 60 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
HA5 3ZDWhat 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, 16 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children happily arrive at the nursery, excited and eager to start their day and investigate the activities provided. They are greeted by caring and happy staff and leave their parents with ease. Children are confident and good communicators.
They are inquisitive; they ask visitors questions and enthusiastically tell them what they like best about their time at nursery. Staff develop good relationships with all children, especially their key children. They encourage children to learn good social skills and gain independence.
Leaders have introduced a strong and ambitious curriculum which is informed by what they already know about the children. The management team is highly attuned to the needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the organisation and preparation of mealtimes and some group times to ensure that all children are engaged at these times n ensure that all staff implement consistent behaviour management procedures so that all children gain clear and consistent messages about what is expected of them.
- 16 July 2024Good
- 17 May 2022Good
- 19 May 2021Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Raccoons Day Nursery (Pinner)
- 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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