Sweetcroft Day Care
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Uxbridge for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2007, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
What childcare usually costs in Hillingdon
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hillingdon 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
UB10 9LQWhat 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, 24 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff create an environment that helps children to feel secure and safe. Younger children become familiar with the areas of the room that they will use as they progress through the nursery. As children transition from the toddler room to the pre-school room, they know what to expect from the familiar routine. Children are happy and confident as they explore and play.
Staff create activities that children find interesting. Children are curious as they explore what happens as they pour water down a water wall using jugs and funnels. Staff develop children's physical skills. For example, children reach up high to pour water, mould play dough using a variety of tools and play on wheeled toys in the garden. Staff encourage children to have a go and experience setbacks in their play. Children persevere and build their resilience and self-esteem.
Staff share their expectations of children's behaviour in a way that they understand. Children know which areas of the nursery belong to them and how to use them safely. Staff promote a culture of kindness among children. They teach children to share and take turns. When children struggle to listen to each other, staff step in and support them to cooperate with one another. Children understand the impact their actions have on others. They behave well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop support for staff to help them to plan activities that are ambitious for all children n strengthen the deployment of staff to give all children access to the most ambitious opportunities to learn new language.
- 24 July 2023Good
- 18 January 2018Good
- 26 February 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sweetcroft Day Care
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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