Saint Panteleimon Nursery School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Harrow for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2022. Open since 2010, with 83 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
30 hours funded childcare per week during term time (38 weeks a year); 2-year-old funding.
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
HA3 9QNWhat 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, 8 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy to attend this unique and nurturing setting. They form strong bonds with staff, who support and care for their well-being. The key-person system ensures that staff know the children well. The atmosphere is calm and relaxing as children freely explore and choose what activities they engage with. Children are encouraged to learn about their local community through planned regular outings and events. Parents visit the setting to share their occupations and skills, helping children to develop an understanding about the world around them while sowing seeds for future ambitions. Seasonal events further develop the sense of community, as parents visit and share an art and craft session after the Christmas concert.
All staff have a good knowledge of children's development and put in place early interventions for children who may need additional support. Staff work closely with multi-agency professionals to ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) get the correct support. Managers and staff access training from outside agencies so they can meet the needs of all children within the setting. All children behave well and develop a positive attitude to learning.
Children have many opportunities to develop their physical skills and understanding of the world around them. They return from a walk, talking excitedly about watching leaves fall. They describe colours and textures, making connections with the environment and the weather while being supported to use key words and phrases. This helps to secure and build their knowledge. Children are confident in sharing their understanding and knowledge with visitors, naming flower parts such as 'petals' and 'stem' as they eagerly describe how to create and draw one. They demonstrate their understanding of mathematics by counting out petals, and think about the use of colour and shapes to create their image. They work together to share and exchange their opinions, developing their understanding of compromise and collaborative working. As a result, children make the best possible progress in their learning and development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider the delivery of opportunities for children to extend higher levels of curiosity in new areas of learning.
- 8 December 2022Good
- 6 January 2017Outstanding
- 28 June 2016Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Saint Panteleimon Nursery 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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