South Bedfont Playgroup
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Feltham for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2022. Open since 2010, with 52 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 Hounslow
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hounslow 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
TW14 8APWhat 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, 20 September 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and emotionally secure in this nurturing environment. Children engage in many activities, both indoors and outdoors. They have many opportunities to explore their natural environment. For example, through playing in the mud kitchen, using water pumps, digging for worms and balancing and climbing on tyres.
The key-person system is highly effective. Staff know the children well and have high expectations. They understand children's interests and plan activities to further support them in their learning. For example, during a bug hunt activity, staff extended children's communication and language skills to support them in finding bugs in the garden. Children collected and investigated worms for their wormery, furthering their knowledge and understanding of the world.
Children behave well and show a positive attitude to their learning. Staff work effectively as a team to enhance learning opportunities for children and to ensure that all children make good progress. Children engage in a range of well-planned activities that promote their communication and language skills through imaginary play. Children use recipe books to role play making cakes, and they play doctors and nurses, dressing up and examining patients using stethoscopes.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure all staff model, explain and demonstrate when introducing new vocabulary to fully embed children's understanding and strengthen their language skills.
- 20 September 2022Good
- 11 February 2016Outstanding
- 7 February 2011Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for South Bedfont Playgroup
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.