Tree House Friends
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Barnet for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £75.00 a day for 24 months +. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 2016, with 12 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
49 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | |
|---|---|---|
| Below 24 monthsbirth to 2y | £85.00Fees | |
| 24 months +2y to 5y | £75.00Fees | |
| All ages | £80.00ad hoc |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £120.00 Experience Day
- £150.00 registration feenot refundable
- £200.00 depositper day, refundable
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
What childcare usually costs in Enfield
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Enfield 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
EN4 0PSWhat 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, 22 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are excited to come to this unique and nurturing setting. The staff warmly welcome them and focus on developing strong attachments so children flourish and feel safe and secure. They are dedicated to ensuring children have the freedom to explore and develop a lifelong love of nature and respect for the world around them.
Children have good independent skills. Staff work hard to embed routines and support children to do things for themselves. Staff make children feel valued and listen to their voices. They are warmly welcomed in the morning circle time and sing 'good morning' to their friends enthusiastically as they sit on logs and have a safety reminder.
Staff are excellent role models for positive behaviour. They have a calm approach and praise and celebrate children's success. They are passionate about getting to know the children really well, and supporting them with their emotional well-being and regulation is a priority. Through carefully planned grounding activities, children are developing good skills to manage their feelings and behaviour as they take deep breaths, walk bare foot on grass or hug trees.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- plan experiences that support younger children's development more effectively so they are even more engaged in the learning and make even better progress.
- 22 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 15 March 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Tree House Friends
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- 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 £75.00 a day still the rate? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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