Rising Stars Nursery Ruislip

Home visits with a key person and a weekly dance and movement session give Rising Stars Nursery Ruislip a clear character: getting to know each child starts before nursery, while physical activity has a regular place in the week. Based at St Andrews Lutheran Church on Whitby Road, it accepts children from six months to five years and has 36 places in total.

At its January 2023 inspection, Ofsted rated the nursery Good. That judgement belongs to the care and education assessed then; the examples below are dated accordingly. The current offer includes a natural lawn for play and separate BABY & TODDLER ROOM and PRE - SCHOOL ROOM spaces.

Families can choose morning, afternoon, full-day or School Day sessions. That choice matters: the nursery offers several ways to arrange attendance, rather than a single daily commitment.

Rooms and Ages

The BABY & TODDLER ROOM and PRE - SCHOOL ROOM organise the accommodation around younger children and those approaching school age. The nursery accepts children across the six-month-to-five-year range, so families can consider it for both early childcare and the period before Reception.

Learning and Activities

The early years foundation stage provides the framework for children's learning, development and care: play, communication and growing independence belong together in the nursery day. Alongside that foundation, a weekly dance and movement session makes exercise a recurring activity rather than an occasional addition.

In January 2023, babies investigated rice through sensory play, while older children experimented with coloured water and pretend soup-making. These were hands-on activities, with materials to touch, mix and pour. Dinosaur play also brought texture, shape and size into conversation, connecting children's interests with opportunities to describe what they noticed.

The same January 2023 account included planting bulbs and using tools to explore soil. Doctor role-play introduced caring for other people. These examples give parents a concrete picture of the learning assessed at that time, rather than a list of educational labels.

Outdoor and Community Life

A natural lawn gives children an outdoor surface for play activities. In January 2023, outdoor exercise also involved a slide and climbing frame, while babies practised movements such as reaching, crawling and standing. Physical development had practical expression across ages, from handling objects to using larger equipment.

Home visits form part of settling in, with key persons meeting children in their own surroundings. This gives families time to exchange information before attendance begins and gives the child someone familiar to recognise at nursery. The practical value is personal knowledge: settling starts with the child's existing routines and family context.

At the January 2023 inspection, Ofsted found effective safeguarding arrangements, warm key-person relationships and targeted support developed with parents and other professionals, including small-group listening and language activities. Those are dated findings, rather than assurances about present practice.

In January 2023, staff responded to babies' hunger and tiredness, and babies were learning to feed themselves. Older children practised everyday care tasks, including removing outdoor clothing and washing their hands. Independence was built through ordinary routines as well as planned play.

Communication took several forms in January 2023. Picture cards helped children communicate, and children learning English could hear and use their home languages. Books went home, with parents feeding back on children's learning; staff also discussed ways to continue activities at home. This connected nursery experiences with family life rather than keeping the two separate.

Sessions and Attendance

The address is St Andrews Lutheran Church, Whitby Road, Ruislip, HA4 9DY. Opening hours are 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, across 51 weeks; bank holidays and the Christmas week are closures.

Full day runs from 8am to 6pm, Morning from 8am to 1pm, Afternoon from 1pm to 6pm, and School Day from 8am to 3:30pm. Morning attendance includes breakfast, a snack and lunch; afternoon attendance includes a snack and tea. Full-day attendance includes breakfast, lunch, tea and both morning and afternoon snacks, while School Day includes breakfast, lunch and both snacks. Food is included with the respective session.

Enquiries can be made by telephone on 020 8866 2029 or by email at Info@risingstarsruislip.co.uk.

Funding and Paid Extras

Funded childcare is offered for two-, three- and four-year-olds, alongside additional paid hours within the 8am-to-6pm opening window. Funding and extra hours are separate parts of the attendance arrangement. Current prices come in the nursery's written quotation.

• Language modelling. In January 2023, staff sometimes used inaccurate words, reducing opportunities for children to learn vocabulary correctly. At a visit, ask how practitioners now support precise language during play.
• Daily routines. In January 2023, bathroom and handwashing queues sometimes interrupted activities and left children restless. Ask how these transitions work across the nursery day now.
• Settling and attendance. Home visits with key persons are part of settling, and four session patterns are offered. Discuss how the settling process would work with your intended pattern, especially for a child starting in the BABY & TODDLER ROOM.

Rising Stars Nursery Ruislip suits families seeking either shorter morning or afternoon attendance, a School Day session, or a full day. Home visits offer a concrete starting point for relationships with families, while weekly movement and outdoor lawn play give physical activity a place in the current offer.

The January 2023 Good judgement provides a dated assessment, with specific questions about language modelling and transitions to carry into a visit. The strongest reason to consider this nursery is the combination of personal settling arrangements and a choice of attendance patterns.