Stepping Stones Pre-School (Harrow)
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Roxborough Park, Harrow-On-Hill for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:55 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 2003, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
What childcare usually costs in Harrow
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Harrow 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
HA1 3BAWhat 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 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff know children's individual needs and interests very well. They respond positively to children's interests by providing them with a range of age-appropriate toys and activities. Staff have a warm, friendly and welcoming approach. Children are happy and settled in their care. Staff tailor settling-in sessions to children's individual emotional needs. This process contributes significantly to how new children settle in quickly and build secure attachments to their key person and other children. Children have positive attitudes towards their learning and behave well. With the gentle guidance from their key person, younger children learn new routines and explore the setting with confidence. Older children are kind and caring. They happily share toys and resources with younger children.
Staff promote children's communication, language and literacy skills well. Children eagerly join in with listening to and acting out stories. They sing songs and rhymes several times during the day. Children demonstrate a positive attitude to learning new words, such as when they explore natural objects like dry leaves. They confidently use new words as they use scissors to cut down leaves because the
'stems are too long'. Staff build children's thinking skills and concentration span as they play memory games. Children have fun as they attempt to remember the hidden animal mother and baby pairs. This also helps to build on children's persistence.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- plan group activities to ensure that all children fully engage and benefit from the learning opportunities - build on the current self-evaluation process and include parents' and staff's views and ideas to help to shape future developments.
- 5 October 2023Good
- 1 February 2018Good
- 4 February 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Stepping Stones Pre-School (Harrow)
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Nappies
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.
- Can I use my funded hours here? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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