Opening hours
8.30am to 3.30pm, Monday to Friday
Big Time Pre-Prep
Ofsted: Good
(May 2025)
Number of places
46 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2025
Local authority
Barnet
About this day nursery
Big Time Pre-Prep offers a distinctive approach to early childhood education, drawing inspiration from the arts, theatre, and creativity. While the main Big Time Group offers various performing arts classes and camps, Big Time Pre-Prep specifically focuses on providing a high-quality educational experience for children aged 2 to 5 years.
The nursery aims to instill self-confidence from a young age, believing it to be crucial for future success, and emphasizes developing life skills and independence both socially and academically. With a limited enrollment of 25 places, the nursery prioritizes quality over quantity, ensuring individual attention and a supportive environment for each child to flourish.
The curriculum is environmentally conscious and culturally rich, designed to provide children with a well-rounded perspective. Experienced professionals guide children in their exploration and learning, fostering physical and creative development within a warm, friendly, and nurturing atmosphere.
The nursery also places a strong emphasis on emotional and physical well-being, striving to build a supportive community for families.
Our ethos
Here at Big Time we believe that self-confidence is the key to a successful future. Empowering children from a young age helps them develop life skills and independence both socially and academically. Our aims are to revolutionise the way nurseries offer education and development with our arts, culture and educational approach. We will revolutionise the sector with an environmentally conscious, culturally rich curriculum that will provide your children with the rounded perspective, experiences and inspirations needed for modern living.
What it's like
Children are very happy and secure, forming strong attachments with dedicated staff who listen well to foster a sense of belonging. The nursery effectively uses information from parents to plan a curriculum that aligns with children's interests and changing fascinations. Children are resilient and curious, learning through effective role modelling and developing impressive language and literacy skills.
Arts-focused curriculumSmall class sizesEmphasis on self-confidenceCulturally rich curriculum
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Age range
2-5 years
Term time / All Year
Term Time
Staff
4
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Big Time Pre-Prep
Last inspected 1 May 2025 · Mrig Divecha-Talker
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Children are very happy and secure, forming strong attachments with dedicated staff who listen well to foster a sense of belonging. The nursery effectively uses information from parents to plan a curriculum that aligns with children's interests and changing fascinations. Children are resilient and curious, learning through effective role modelling and developing impressive language and literacy skills.
Inspector highlights
- Children display strong attachments with staff, including their key person.
- Children develop impressive language and literacy skills, with a wonderful love of stories.
- Children demonstrate high levels of engagement, focus intently on their work, and are expertly supported by skilled staff.
- Children manage simple risks in their play, balance on circular swings, and access rich learning activities such as weekly yoga.
- All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are optimally ready for their next steps in learning, including starting school.
Areas to develop
- 1strengthen parent partnerships further in order to promote consistent ways of supporting children's learning at home.
Inspection #10388574 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are optimally ready for their next steps in learning, including starting school. Children with SEND are supported very well. Staff work hard to identify children's needs and use a range of strategies to help children develop in their own individual way. For example, staff use visual symbols as they talk with children to help develop their understanding. Any funding that children receive is spent well and has a positive impact on outcomes for children.
Outdoor space
Children have lots of freedom to explore indoors and outdoors. This helps children access fresh air and increase their physical skills and abilities. Children manage simple risks in their play as they balance on circular swings, carry and pour water from measuring jugs onto plants, and ride on bikes. They explore wider spaces in a nearby park, where children discover changes in trees and leaves in the natural environment.
Parent Reviews of Big Time Pre-Prep
5.0
(1)
Ibifiri
a year ago
Big time Nursery, is such a hidden gem. Located in Mill Hill Library, it so easy to get too. I am so pleased that I found this nursery. The staff are amazing, and offered both of my children that attended care, guidance and the opportunity to explore with their play. My children had the opportunity to take karate, ballet, dance and football classes as well as forest school. I have had lots of experiences at private nurseries, and this is the first that I honestly had zero issues. Maria the nursery manager is so knowledgeable and friendly. I have observed the staff from afar, and they have all interacted with my little one's, and the other children with care. Thank you Maria, Isabel and all staff past and present
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Inspection history
Ofsted records show this provider has closed and was never graded. There's no inspection history to display.
Frequently asked about Big Time Pre-Prep
About the setting
Big Time Pre-prep registered in 2023 and operates from Mill Hill library, in North London. It provides care term time only, from 8.30am to 3.30pm, Monday to Friday, and provides funded early education to children aged two, three and four years. There are four members of staff working directly with the children, with qualifications ranging from QTS to early years level 3.
- URN
- 2716970
- Registered person
- Big Time Pre-Prep Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Not applicable
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