The Little Sparkles Preschool Limited
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Watford for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 16:30, 5 days a week. £60.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2015, with 20 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £60.00 | £28.00Single, 3.5 hrs |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £30.00 Registration feenot refundable
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £5.00 per 15 minutes Late collection feeadditional 10 minutes
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 & 30 hours free funded childcare.
What childcare usually costs in Hertfordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hertfordshire 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
WD17 3ADWhat 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, 9 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle quickly in this warm and friendly environment. They form strong bonds with the staff and their peers, which enables them to feel safe and secure.
Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour. They support children to play alongside each other and learn to take turns. As a result, children behave well.
Children make good progress in all areas of learning. They have lots of opportunities to be physically active as they jump and skip in the outside area.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop children's independence and self-care skills further and encourage them to do more things for themselves n support staff to avoid interrupting children's engagement in their play and learning and give them enough time to complete activities.
- 9 November 2022Good
- 27 January 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Little Sparkles Preschool Limited
- 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
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.
- Is £60.00 a day still the rate? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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