Midsummer Park Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Hounslow for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2025. Open since 2012, with 52 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We accept universal goverment funding for 3/4 year olds. 2 year disadvantaged and working family funding. 30 hour funding for working parents.
What childcare usually costs in Hounslow
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hounslow 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
TW4 5BAWhat 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, 6 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff create a welcoming, safe and inclusive environment where children flourish. They gather relevant information from parents about children's starting points. This helps staff plan for children's learning effectively from the beginning, taking into consideration children's abilities and interests. Staff are good role models and teach children to be caring and respectful towards others. Children understand each other's differences, learn to share, take turns and regulate their own behaviour well. Staff ensure children access the outdoors and build on their balance and coordination to support their physical development.
Leaders ensure that the curriculum is ambitious for all children, regardless of their unique abilities. Staff complete regular assessments of children's learning and development. This helps them quickly identify any emerging gaps and provide targeted interventions. Leaders and staff work effectively with parents and other professionals to ensure that all children receive timely support to help them catch up with their peers.
Staff provide a wide range of opportunities during daily routines and activities for children to develop high levels of confidence and independence. Children show good attitudes towards learning and are ready for what comes next. All children, including those who learn English as an additional language and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), develop skills needed for the future.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the current organisation of routines and staff responsibilities to allow staff to be available at different times of the day to support their key children emotionally when they become distressed n continue support for less-skilled staff to help them become confident teachers to provide consistently strong quality learning experiences for all children.
- 6 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 14 May 2019Good
- 8 November 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Midsummer Park Pre-School
- What it costs
- 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.
- 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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