Little Sparkes Preschool
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in London for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2025. Open since 2022, with 33 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 Enfield
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Enfield 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
N21 3ERWhat 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, 26 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are eager and excited to come into the pre-school. They ring the bell and knock on the door, calling to staff, 'let us in'. As the door is open children happily rush into the pre-school, enthusiastically greeted by staff. Children complete a transitional activity after hanging up their coats to help those that might struggle to separate as easily from parents and carers. For instance, children step over numbered balancing steps into the room. Staff develop an ambitious and broad curriculum that ensures children are engaged and find something of interest from the moment they step inside the pre-school. Children spend sustained amounts of time engrossed in activities.
The behaviour of children is good. Children develop friendships with their peers and play cooperatively together. They are polite and use 'please' and 'thank you'
without prompt. Staff are positive facilitators of play and support children to take turns and share. Children are respectful of the environment and when they hear the tidy-up song, they immediately begin to help with putting resources away.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider how to further promote children's understanding of why certain processes are in place to keep them and others safe.
- 26 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
Still missing for Little Sparkes Preschool
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.