The Homestead Childcare
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Uxbridge for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 2017, with 36 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 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
UB9 6LYWhat 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.
- 6 November 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 24 February 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 21 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children happily arrive to a warm welcome from staff who greet them with a smile.
Staff have good attachments to children and help them to feel safe and secure, ready to begin their learning. Staff are on hand to provide children with reassuring cuddles, encouragement and guidance. They are positive role models to children throughout the day. Children show a good attitude towards their learning and behave well. They show kindness towards friends as they wait their turn to choose the morning nursery rhyme. Children happily engage in activities which provide opportunities for curiosity and problem-solving. They cooperate with each other as they build a large road with planks for their trucks together. They talk with staff as they attempt to roll cars into a tube and discover that they need to tilt the large tube to recover their cars. They are not afraid to keep on trying. Children display confidence in their play and share, 'I hit a pothole,' as they play with their cars.
Leaders are ambitious for every child to make good progress, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The curriculum builds on what children know and is designed through discussions with parents and staff's observations of children. Planning for each child is based around what children need to know next, and staff use children's interests to engage them. Teaching is appropriately sequenced, so children build on their learning in small steps.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the organisation of mealtimes so young children are not spending unnecessary periods of time waiting and becoming restless.
- 21 November 2023Good
- 9 May 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Homestead Childcare
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.