West Harrow Park Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Harrow for from 2 years up to school age, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 2017, with 29 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours universal funding for 3-4 year olds, 30 hours funding, and 2-year-old funding (up to 15 hours free childcare per week).
Worth knowing. 30 hour funding accepted with no additional costs.
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
HA1 4DRWhat 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, 16 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children form close attachments to staff, who are engaging. Staff use a range of body language and facial expressions to enthusiastically interact with children.
Children are confident and seek out staff when they need support. For example, they approach staff for cuddles. Staff are supportive and responsive to children's needs. This ensures that children's emotional needs are met. Staff speak to children about their experiences, such as trips they have been on and their siblings.
This supports children to feel included and welcomed within the pre-school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider children's next steps in learning more precisely when delivering activities to support children to consolidate their skills n explore techniques and ideas to support children to focus more during adult-led activities.
- 16 October 2024Good
- 30 January 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for West Harrow Park Pre-School
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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