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Winchmore Hill House

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2025)
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5.0(11 parent reviews) ·18 Green Dragon Lane, Winchmore Hill, London, N21 2LD · Enfield
Number of places
48 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2025
Local authority
Enfield

About this day nursery

Winchmore Hill House offers a high-quality early years education, focusing on child-centred outcomes that nurture connections, possibilities, mind, body, skills, and innovation. The nursery strongly considers each child's individual background and future development, fostering empathy, kindness, and resilience.

They believe in the power of imaginative play, using simple objects like cardboard boxes to spark creativity, and encourage children to manage their emotions and express themselves confidently through messy play. The dedicated team, chosen for their unique qualities and diversity, are highly qualified and undergo continuous training and mentorship.

The nursery encourages parental involvement with daily updates via a parent app and provides flexible booking patterns, including full days and school days, with options for extended hours.

Our ethos

Winchmore Hill House focuses on child-centred outcomes nurturing the whole child (mind, body, skills) and fostering innovation, empathy, kindness, and resilience. They value imaginative and messy play to spark creativity and encourage confident self-expression, considering each child's individual background and development.

What it's like

Staff are highly responsive to each child's needs, ensuring emotional well-being is prioritised. Children settle quickly and are confident, relaxed, and consistently have positive experiences, being praised for achievements and encouraged to develop independence and take age-appropriate risks. Staff guide children to solve problems, stay safe, and face new challenges.

High-quality early years educationFocus on child-centred outcomesEmphasis on imagination and resilienceDedicated and qualified teamFlexible booking patterns

Pricing & funding

Fees are invoiced monthly in advance on an actuals basis based on scheduled days. Fees cover 52 weeks a year, including absences and bank holidays. Fees include all meals, snacks, nappies, and wipes, though meals are charged separately for funded-only sessions.

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • Fees are payable monthly in advance by the 1st of each month.
  • Invoiced on an actuals basis for 52 weeks of the year, including absences and bank holidays.
  • Fees include breakfast, lunch, tea, snacks, nappies, and wipes.
  • Funded-only sessions do not include meals or consumables, which are charged separately.
  • Deposit is reimbursed upon the child's departure.
  • Funded-only placements do not require a deposit or registration fee.

Key facts

Session types

Full Day (8 am-6 pm), Half Day AM (8 am-1 pm), Half Day PM (1 pm-6 pm), School Day (9am-3pm), Early drop-off/late pick-up

Food

Breakfast, lunch, tea and snacks are included in the fees for unfunded sessions. For funded sessions, meals are charged separately, or parents can provide home meals free of charge. Nappies and wipes are included in the cost price for sessions.

Opening hours

Mon to Fri: 7:30am - 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Winchmore Hill House

Last inspected 5 June 2025 · Catherine Greene

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff are highly responsive to each child's needs, ensuring emotional well-being is prioritised. Children settle quickly and are confident, relaxed, and consistently have positive experiences, being praised for achievements and encouraged to develop independence and take age-appropriate risks. Staff guide children to solve problems, stay safe, and face new challenges.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders and staff are committed to providing high-quality care and learning, reflecting and evaluating the provision regularly.
  • Staff create an interesting environment both indoors and outdoors for children to explore, providing engaging play and learning opportunities.
  • Staff promote children's mathematical development, incorporating counting into everyday tasks and helping them understand concepts of size.
  • The promotion of communication and language is a strength, with staff skilfully playing alongside children and narrating their play to support language development.
  • Children develop a love of books from an early age, enjoying group story sessions and independent exploration of books, with a library system allowing them to take books home.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen approaches for children to make healthy choices and reflect on communication regarding the organisation so that children and babies do not wait for too long for meals to be served.
Inspection #10392303 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents praise staff's communication and support.

They value the rich experiences on offer and the helpful advice to continue supporting their children's learning and development at home.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff consider all children's backgrounds and individual needs, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They provide tailored support to ensure the best possible outcomes for children.

Outdoor space

Staff show children how to use equipment safely, for example how to climb and ride their bikes across the various levels of the garden. Staff create an interesting environment both indoors and outdoors for children to explore.

Parent Reviews of Winchmore Hill House

5.0
(11)
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4 months ago

I couldn’t be happier with this nursery. The staff are incredibly caring, patient, and attentive, and it’s clear they genuinely love what they do. My son has settled in so well and is always happy and excited to go in each day, which says everything. The environment is warm, welcoming, and well organised, with lots of engaging activities that support learning through play. Communication with parents is excellent—we’re always kept informed about progress, routines, and special moments, which we really appreciate. As a first time parent I have also been given help and advice on behaviour issues so it’s not just your child who gets the support they also care about parents and are willing to go the extra mile.

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Hattie Ekincioglu
4 months ago

An amazing nursery with a wonderful atmosphere. The manager Angela is extremely supportive and helpful to both staff and parents, which really shows in the quality of care provided.

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AJ
3 months ago

Fantastic nursery with great, attentive and fun staff. Little one loves it here and noticed a massive improvement across the board after we moved them from a nearby nursery to Winchmore Hill House.

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Kelly Purcell
a year ago

A lovely nursery with fantastic staff who are dedicated to caring for and nurturing the children. Cynthia, the nursery manager, is amazing-always supportive and approachable, making both parents and children feel at ease. The nursery itself is on the smaller side, which I love, as it makes the transition of leaving your baby much less daunting. My child is very happy here, I feel completely confident that she's well looked after, which is the most important thing for any parent. The staff who work directly with the children are outstanding, I cannot praise them enough for their dedication and warmth. One area for improvement is management not present on-site, I have experienced a couple of issues in this regard. However, this does not take away from the exceptional care provided by the nursery team present daily, which really is the most important factor.Overall, I would highly recommend the Nursery to any parent looking for a nurturing and supportive environment for their little one!

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Eleonora Longobardi
11 months ago

I couldn't be happier with Winchmore hill house nursery. Cyntia, the manager, with all the staff, does an excellent job, very caring and passionate about all the children's educational and personal development. It's over an year that my daughter is there and she learnt a lot while playing happily with her friends thanks to the amazing teachers that create everyday lovely activities there. I strongly recommend this nursery!

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Inspection history

Date: June 2025

  • July 2025Good
  • June 2025Good

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