Penn Road Children's Centre Early Years Service
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Slough for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2024. Open since 2016, with 100 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 Slough
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Slough 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
SL2 1PGWhat 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, 2 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter this vibrant and welcoming setting with great excitement. They show familiarity as they put away their belongings and engage in interesting activities of their choice. Staff warmly interact with children, talking to them positively as they play. They gather detailed information from parents from the start and use this effectively to support children to settle into the nursery's routine. Caring and attentive staff make regular checks to ensure children are happy. Children demonstrate that they feel secure and comfortable.
Overall, leaders and staff plan an effective educational programme that gives children a good start in life. Core skills, such as independence is encouraged from an early age. Children learn to feed themselves at mealtimes. Even the younger ones successfully put on their coats using a 'coat trick' taught by staff. Children love to take on roles of responsibility. They are committed to carrying out the set tasks to the best of their abilities, such as being a helper at lunchtimes.
All staff model important social skills of kindness and respect. This is reflected in how children share resources. Children develop early friendships and demonstrate excellent behaviour. For example, when given the time and space by staff, older children collaboratively explore during free play. They take turns to use the equipment and help each other. This is illustrated when children investigate a problem that arises where they want to remove floating toys out of a narrow cylinder already full of water. They try out a multitude of ideas, respecting everyone's contributions. Children eventually reach a satisfactory conclusion.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen teaching of specific language interventions to ensure all staff consistently build on children's knowledge and understanding in a more targeted way n support all staff to recognise the most appropriate times for them to intervene more purposefully in children's spontaneous play.
- 2 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 14 February 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Penn Road Children's Centre Early Years Service
- 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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