The Little School Daycare Ltd
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Brentford for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 November 2024. Open since 2011, with 90 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 Hounslow
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hounslow 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
TW8 9JFWhat 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.
- 7 November 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 1 August 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 4 June 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 13 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are safe and happy attending this nurturing and stimulating nursery. Staff work hard to make each day fun and engaging for children.
Staff skilfully use children's interests to support and extend their learning. For example, children enjoy reading a story about pirates together and want to make a pirate ship. Staff support children to make the ship and help them to act out being pirates while introducing new language to the children. This helps make learning enjoyable for the children.
Staff carefully plan learning opportunities in the indoor and outdoor environments, so children benefit from a wide range of fun and varied learning opportunities. For example, children develop their communication skills, as well as their physical skills, as they enthusiastically act out the story of 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue to improve the consistency of the strategies that staff use to support children to display positive behaviours.
- 13 November 2024Good
- 31 May 2024Needs improvement
- 7 February 2020Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Little School Daycare Ltd
- 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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