4 Street Nursery

A two-storey nursery beside Coteford Infant School, with an outdoor play area and a sensory room, gives 4 Street Nursery a clear physical character. In Eastcote, it cares for children aged one to five and has capacity for 45 children. The youngest children must also be steady walkers who have settled into a single daytime sleep, so readiness matters alongside age.

Ofsted rated the nursery Outstanding at its February 2020 inspection. That is a dated judgement. Today's practical offer includes morning and afternoon sessions as well as full-time attendance, with food, consumables and additional activities included rather than billed separately.

Learning and Activities

The Early Years Foundation Stage guides planning around children's development, interests and learning through play. Practitioners observe children and adjust activities to individual needs; activities are invitations rather than something children must join. This gives children room to develop their own ideas while staff plan their next steps.

Older children have French and Computer classes. Alongside these additions, Attention Hillingdon uses small-group activities to develop listening and attention, including skills needed for communication. PALS develops social skills through small-group work for children aged three to six. These are concrete additions to the everyday learning framework, with different purposes rather than a single programme applied to every child.

Outdoor and Community Life

Children are grouped by age within the two-floor building, and the outdoor play area provides another space for exploration. The sensory room is part of the support provision for individual children, giving staff an additional environment to use when adapting activities.

Walks and play may also take place in Coteford Infant School's secure grounds, with permission covered by the nursery's contract. This extends the spaces children can use, but the arrangement does not establish an admissions advantage at the school.

Relationships and Communication

A key person provides continuity between care, learning and conversations with parents. Settling procedures allow time for that relationship to develop, while information gathered before a child starts helps staff plan around existing needs and any professionals already involved.

Parents have a first review with the key person and a manager within the first 12 weeks. Quarterly development updates, a check at age two and twice-yearly parents' evenings provide further points for discussion. Daily conversations and communication diaries connect home and nursery between those meetings, so observations made at home can contribute to planning rather than waiting for the next formal review.

Inclusion and Wellbeing

For children with SEND, the key worker oversees an Individual Education Plan with support from the nursery's SENCO and an Early Years Inclusion Facilitator. Parents contribute to the plan, including targets for learning at home, and written permission is sought before the Early Years Inclusion Team becomes involved. This gives families a defined role in deciding and reviewing support.

Visual resources help children understand what happens next. Specialist equipment can be borrowed, and seating can be provided on an occupational therapist's advice. Health services also contribute to care plans for medical needs, with staff training arranged around the child. These are specific support mechanisms, rather than a blanket promise that every need can be met in the same way.

For children who sleep, bedding is supplied and washed on site. Pampers nappies and wipes are also supplied; the inclusive charging policy covers consumables, including during funded hours. Training for the staff team includes first aid, child protection and curriculum planning.

Sessions and Attendance

The address is Fore Street, Eastcote, Pinner, HA5 2HX. Opening hours are 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. The nursery operates throughout the year, closing for bank holidays, five working days around Christmas and New Year, and one annual training day.

The current full-time choices run from 8am to 5.30pm, 8am to 4.30pm, or 8am to 3.15pm; the morning option ends at 12.30pm after an 8am start. Full-time pricing applies when a child attends the same session on all five weekdays. Afternoon sessions are also offered. The contract sets a minimum of four sessions each week, so a short-session preference still needs to fit that booking commitment.

An online enrolment form records the requested start date and attendance preferences, which are considered rather than guaranteed. There is a non-refundable registration charge. A deposit becomes payable once a start date is agreed and is returned when the child leaves if all fees have been settled. Leaving or reducing sessions requires four weeks' written notice; leaving without that notice incurs a month's fees instead.

Funding and Paid Extras

Both the 15 hr entitlement and 30 hr entitlement are offered. Funded hours can be spread across 51 weeks, alongside paid hours. Separate fully funded arrangements comprise three term-time days from 9.30am to 2.30pm for the 15 hr entitlement, or three days from 9.30am to 4.30pm under the stretched 30 hr entitlement arrangement. The latter uses 21 funded hours each week. Both fully funded arrangements are offered subject to the nursery's business needs.

Food, consumables and additional activities carry no separate charge, whether families use funding or pay privately. Private hours outside the entitlement are paid for as part of the inclusive service. Current prices should be set out in the nursery's written quotation; the fees and session information explains the attendance choices and funding structure.

The nursery describes a partnership with Coteford Infant School, providing collection and drop-off for its nursery class and collection for after-school care. Attendance at 4 Street Nursery does not guarantee a school place: families still apply through the local authority admissions process. For onward transitions, staff share information about children's needs and arrange meetings with schools and parents.

• Readiness for the building. Children must walk steadily and have one daytime sleep before joining. During a visit, discuss how the two-floor layout and sleep routine would work for your child.
• Attendance commitment. The contract requires four sessions a week, while full-time pricing requires five matching sessions. Have the proposed pattern and funded-hours allocation written into your quotation before paying the non-refundable registration charge.
• Individual support. The sensory room, SENCO and individual plans provide practical ways to adapt care. Families needing additional support should discuss which adjustments and professional input their child would use.

4 Street Nursery suits families seeking either morning or afternoon sessions, as well as those choosing full-time attendance. Its inclusive treatment of food, consumables and activities makes the charge structure straightforward, while Attention Hillingdon, PALS and a scheduled pattern of parent reviews give substance to the learning and support offer. For the youngest children, the walking and sleep requirements are the decisive starting point. The Outstanding judgement belongs to February 2020 and should be read with that date in mind.