White House Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Ruislip for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 1997, with 22 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hour funding.
What childcare usually costs in Hillingdon
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hillingdon 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
HA4 6JNWhat 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, 17 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive at this warm and welcoming nursery. They confidently separate from their parents and quickly settle down to play. Children demonstrate affectionate bonds with the caring staff. For instance, babies snuggle on staff's laps for stories and turn to them for cuddles and reassurance. Toddlers and older children flock around the activities led by staff and are keen to involve them in their play. Children behave well. They enjoy their time together and develop firm friendships. There is a good focus on healthy lifestyles for children. The nursery routine includes daily physical exercise in the garden. Children enjoy nutritious meals and learn good hygiene routines, such as washing their hands and brushing their teeth.
The manager and staff want the best for all children. They get to know them well from the start and provide attentive care and focused learning opportunities.
Children are enthusiastic about learning and happily participate in the various activities. For example, babies joyfully take part in song and rhyme sessions with staff and older children. They develop social confidence and discover that interacting with others is fun. Babies eagerly participate by babbling and by copying actions using their hands and fingers. This helps to develop their language and physical skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - help staff to identify and make the most of spontaneous learning opportunities for children, in particular when they are playing outdoors n ensure that key persons provide all parents with regular updates on their children's individual experiences and progress, to help them continue their children's learning at home.
- 17 January 2023Good
- 28 July 2022Inadequate
- 16 August 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for White House Nursery
- What it costs
- 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.
- 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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