Smarty's Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Ruislip for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 2009, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
9 month, 2, 3 and 4 years old.
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
HA4 9LZWhat 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, 28 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Parents and children arrive, chatting about what they will be doing during their day in nursery. Staff provide warm greetings to children. They support each child to say goodbye to their parent as they enter the nursery. Staff encourage parents to share information about their children's care. Relationships between staff and parents are also warm and supportive.
Staff offer children a wide range of experiences and play activities. For example, children come together for group time. Staff sing some songs and support children to discuss the days of the week and the weather. Children who require additional support or children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) take part in planned groups to develop their attention and listening skills. Before free play, children recall the 'golden rules' for their behaviour. They happily share what
'kind hands' mean and how it is good to be nice to everyone. Children take turns and share with minimal support from staff, as they understand their turn will come.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support children's communication skills further, such as by asking questions which initiate discussions and extend back-and-forth conversations with children.
- 28 June 2023Good
- 23 September 2022Needs improvement
- 29 September 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Smarty's Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.