Windmill Nursery Centre
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Greenford for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2005, with 50 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 Ealing
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Ealing 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
UB6 9DZWhat 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, 13 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and safe at this nursery. They form warm relationships with passionate and knowledgeable staff, who understand the individual care and learning needs of each child well. Some children's faces light up when their key person comes into the room. Other children approach a member of staff to have a cuddle or engage them in their play.
Staff understand the emotional needs of each child well. If children find any part of the session emotionally challenging, staff have a strong understanding of how to support each child. For example, some children participate in a familiar song or sensory activity. Others use a toy or story that helps them to self-regulate their emotions. Therefore, children's emotional needs are very well met at the setting.
Children make good progress towards their individual learning targets, supported by carefully considered interventions. For example, many children take part in daily
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to use existing effective strategies consistently to develop children's communication and language optimally.
- 13 January 2023Good
- 18 January 2017Good
- 15 October 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Windmill Nursery Centre
- 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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