North Harrow Nursery
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Harrow 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2023. Open since 2003, with 112 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
HA1 4PWWhat 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, 7 August 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff greet children with smiles as they arrive at the nursery. Children have strong bonds with staff. Staff value each child and have high expectations of them. Staff act as positive role models for behaviour. Children are happy and behave well in this caring environment. Staff encourage children to be independent. They give children clear and consistent messages on the importance of hygiene practices before and after mealtimes and encourage children to tidy away after play. Staff remind them of rules and boundaries to keep safe. For instance, toddlers are supported well on the importance of safety while climbing up and down stairs. Preschool children practise the 'stop, look and listen' procedure when crossing roads during role-play sessions in the garden.
The curriculum is broad and stimulating. Staff are skilled in tailoring activities to ensure that all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are supported well, with targeted plans and heightened ratios of staff where needed. The environment is adapted to ensure that it meets the needs of all learners. Activities support children to maintain focus by, for example, linking activities to their interests. Children learn important skills in preparation for school, and they make good progress.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to help children learn about the benefits of eating healthy foods, to promote their ability to make healthy food choices n monitor staff training and professional development opportunities to focus more precisely on helping all staff to build on their understanding of safeguarding training and broaden their opportunities to access more training to raise the quality of their practice further.
- 7 August 2023Good
- 25 January 2018Outstanding
- 3 March 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for North Harrow 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.
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