South Vale Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Wembley 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2024. Open since 2015, with 30 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 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
HA0 2QEWhat 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, 29 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children demonstrate that they have positive and strong bonds with staff. Staff greet them warmly and children show that they are excited to arrive at the preschool. Staff provide opportunities for children to develop their physical skills indoors and outdoors. Children climb and balance as they use the indoor climbing frame and skilfully balance across logs outdoors. Staff provide enough tools and equipment for all children to take part and provide a commentary to their play.
They recognise the importance of supporting younger children's language development.
Staff plan well-thought-out activities to enable all children to take part in the different learning opportunities. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are well supported. The special educational needs coordinator
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend opportunities for all children to develop their independence and self-help skills even further n continue to develop staff's knowledge of the curriculum learning intentions, so that all activities for children have a clear focus.
- 29 February 2024Good
- 9 March 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for South Vale Pre-School
- 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
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