The Little Academy Day Nursery
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Harrow for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2005, with 60 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 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
HA3 6PSWhat 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, 26 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy a wide variety of activities in this bright, welcoming nursery. Staff develop secure relationships with children, allowing them to feel safe in the nursery. Staff use children's interests to plan activities. Babies explore the sensory tray. They explore various dry textures in large trays, crunching the cereal flakes in their hands and watching to see what happens next. This helps children to become inquisitive learners.
Staff have high expectations of children. Children receive a lot of praise and encouragement from staff as they play, such as when children climb up the ladders to the climbing frame. Staff encourage children to try this independently. As their confidence builds, staff members gradually offer less support. These achievements build on children's self-esteem. Children are well behaved and play cooperatively.
Younger children play alongside their peers. They watch intently as their friends play with toys, copying and following their lead. For example, older children excitedly experiment rolling balls down the drain pipes to see which one travels the fastest. Younger children copy them and join in the fun. Children develop social skills and the ability to work together.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend children's understanding of how healthy eating habits contribute to their overall health n develop the programme for mathematics to build on children's previous learning and develop their mathematical skills even further.
- 26 January 2023Good
- 21 February 2022Needs improvement
- 16 November 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Little Academy Day Nursery
- 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
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