St Andrews Pre-School Higham Hill
Good★ 3.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in London for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2012, with 40 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 Waltham Forest
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Waltham Forest 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
E17 6ARWhat 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, 5 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily at this pre-school. They are greeted by friendly staff and are confident to leave their parents at the door to join in a range of activities with their friends. Children recreate experiences from home in the role-play area. For example, they look after poorly toy animals and use the equipment in the first-aid box to check their blood pressure. Children enjoy accessing all areas of learning indoors and outside.
Relationships are warm. Staff know their key children well and plan learning opportunities to support children's interests and next steps in development. Staff provide additional activities for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They work closely with external professionals, where necessary, to ensure that they are able to meet all children's needs.
Children behave well. They are polite towards their friends. Staff encourage them to take turns and talk about how they are feeling. For example, there is some negotiation about who is going to be at the front of the line to get ready for lunch.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- implement strategies to further develop children's independence and self-care skills n ensure that staff have consistently high expectations of children's behaviour and that they communicate these expectations to children.
- 5 July 2023Good
- 4 December 2017Good
- 8 March 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St Andrews Pre-School Higham Hill
- 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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