Ministeps Nursery
Good★ 4.1 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Northwood 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2024. Open since 2014, with 58 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 Hillingdon
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hillingdon 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
HA6 1NLWhat 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, 14 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff are passionate about their roles and caring. They greet each child as they come into the nursery. This ensures that children arrive in high spirits. Children show they feel secure by independently approaching staff for a cuddle. The curriculum is designed to challenge and support each child to make progress. For example, staff look at where individual children currently are in their development.
They create targets under the seven areas of learning to further children's skills.
This supports all children to make progress. Children enjoy learning. Staff support them to feel comfortable by explaining that it is fine to make mistakes, as they are all learning together. This helps children to feel confident in the nursery.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support children to further develop their communication skills by giving them more time to process and respond to questions n help children to develop their independence skills by offering more opportunities for them to complete tasks for themselves.
- 14 August 2024Good
- 23 November 2018Outstanding
- 10 May 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ministeps Nursery
- 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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