Preston Multicultural Nursery School: First Steps to Learning
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Wembley for babies from 6 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2004, with 36 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours funded entitlement to Early Years Education for 3 and 4 year olds.
Worth knowing. Parents’ must adhere to the provided session choices.
What childcare usually costs in Brent
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Brent 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
HA9 8NBWhat 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, 9 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the nursery happy and ready to learn. Those who have been attending for a while leave their parents without a backwards glance, eager to explore the activities on offer. Children who are new and a little unsure are supported by the gentle, caring staff, who take them from parents and reassure them they are going to have a good day. Children behave well and follow staff's guidance and instructions. Children receive support, when needed, to share and take turns. They benefit from activities that are relevant to their own experiences.
For instance, toddlers play with baby dolls, which staff have provided due to the number of new siblings in the toddler room.
Children enjoy messy play activities. Younger children focus well as they explore the sand tray, eagerly moving towards this once staff have set it up. Children develop their hand-to-eye coordination as they participate in creative activities.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- expand opportunities for younger children to experience a range of challenging physical activities, to further develop their skills n seek wider training opportunities to further develop staff's skills and knowledge, and raise the quality of teaching to highest levels.
- 9 June 2023Good
- 6 December 2017Good
- 1 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Preston Multicultural Nursery School: First Steps to Learning
- What it costs
- Nappies
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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