St. Andrew's Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Edgware for from 1 year 6 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 16:00, 7 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 1992, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15-30 free funded hours; Eligible 2 year olds and all 3 and 4 years olds are entitled to 15 hours of free nursery education per week for 38 weeks per year. Up to 30 hours per week is available for eligible children.
Worth knowing. Conditions apply.
What childcare usually costs in Barnet
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Barnet 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
HA8 8TZWhat 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, 4 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff ensure that the curriculum they plan is differentiated to meet the needs of all children. They provide exciting opportunities to support all children, including those who speak English as an additional language and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Staff know the children very well and support them to make secure friendships. Children are confident and secure as explore the learning environment independently and have free-flow access to the garden through the day.
Children's mathematical development is a priority. Staff seize every opportunity to reinforce children's early mathematical skills. With staff's encouragement, children count everyday objects, compare construction pieces by shape, size and colour, and sing number rhymes regularly. They build constructions with a range of cardboard boxes, shouting out the various 2D and 3D shapes they see.
Secure daily routines help children to settle well. Children listen to staff and follow instructions appropriately. Children are encouraged to sign themselves into the setting at the beginning of the day. This helps them to feel a sense of inclusion and belonging. Staff encourage children to gain a wide understanding of the world around them. For instance, children visit the Air Force Museum and learn about plants as they grow cress and use it in their sandwiches.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to provide consistent messages, so that children learn to care for the resources and environment to help keep it tidy and promote an inviting play space n continue to develop the supervision and support for the staff to ensure a more precise focus on their professional development.
- 4 July 2023Good
- 15 November 2017Good
- 7 March 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St. Andrew's Pre-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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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