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Nurseries in Northwood

There are 15 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Northwood, and 10 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Northwood

  • Ofsted report cards: 3 settings (14 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 8 settings (1 Outstanding, 7 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Bright Horizons Mount Vernon Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Northwood HA6 2RN, ages 0 to 5, 124 places
    Ofsted, 31 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Chickywicks Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northwood HA6 1DN, ages 0 to 4, 31 places
    Ofsted, 19 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Free Readers Northwood - Day nursery, Northwood HA6 3AS
  • Happy Tree Academy - Day nursery, Northwood HA6 1HR, ages 0 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted report card, 8 January 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Crickets Learning Centre - Day nursery, Northwood HA6 2NP, ages 1 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 28 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ministeps Nursery - Day nursery, Northwood HA6 1NL, ages 1 to 4, 58 places
    Ofsted, 14 August 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Northwood Day Nursery - Day nursery, Northwood HA6 3HP, ages 0 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 6 April 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stem Den - Day nursery, Northwood HA6 3QY
  • The Hall School Nursery - Day nursery, Northwood HA6 2UW, 64 places
  • The Hive - Day nursery, Northwood HA6 2HT
  • The Little Learners Montessori Northwood - Day nursery, Northwood HA6 3AA, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 30 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Twinkle Stars Montessori Nursery - Day nursery, Northwood HA6 1QS, ages 1 to 4, 65 places
    Ofsted report card, 2 July 2026: Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Wetherby House Montessori Ltd - Day nursery, Northwood HA6 2UT, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 11 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Wonder Kids Nursery LTD - Day nursery, Northwood HA6 2HJ, ages 1 to 2, 40 places
    Ofsted report card, 10 September 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Woodlodge Montessori School - Day nursery, Northwood HA6 1SL, ages 1 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 13 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Camp Beaumont - St Helen's - Out-of-school club, Northwood HA6 3AS, 300 places
  • Candice Conway Theatre Camps LTD - Out-of-school club, Northwood HA6 3AS
  • Free Readers Northwood - Out-of-school club, Northwood HA6 1QG
  • Fun Fest Northwood - Out-of-school club, Northwood HA6 3DG, 46 places
  • Hillside Infants Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Northwood HA6 1RX, 16 places
  • Junior Adventures Group @ St Helen's HA6 - Out-of-school club, Northwood HA6 3AS, 40 places
  • RoboThink Pinner - Out-of-school club, Northwood HA6 3AS
  • Super Camps at Northwood College - Out-of-school club, Northwood HA6 2YE, 120 places
  • Super Star Sport WL Childcare - Eastbury Farm Primary - Out-of-school club, Northwood HA6 3DG, 30 places
  • Ultimate Activity Camps at Merchant Taylors' School - Out-of-school club, Northwood HA6 2HT, 88 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Northwood

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.