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Woodlands Nursery Ruislip

Ofsted: Strong standard·
5.0(6 parent reviews) ·Scout Association, Woodford Hall, Ruislip, HA4 7BU · Hillingdon
Number of places
30 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2026
Local authority
Hillingdon

About this day nursery

Woodlands Nursery Ruislip, located at Scout Association, Woodford Hall, Poplars Close, Ruislip, HA4 7BU, is a childcare setting for children aged 2 to 4 years. Registered with Ofsted on 10/12/2024, the nursery provides a welcoming and stimulating environment where children thrive.

The staff are dedicated to fostering strong relationships with children, helping them to feel safe, secure, and confident in their learning journey. The curriculum is thoughtfully designed to support communication, independence, and emotional security, with staff adapting activities to meet individual needs and interests.

Children are encouraged to explore a mix of indoor and outdoor activities, including a vast garden space, promoting physical development and imaginative play. The nursery places a strong emphasis on developing children's communication and language skills, with staff introducing new vocabulary and engaging children in meaningful conversations.

Parents speak highly of the provision, noting their children's enthusiasm for attending and the positive impact on their child's progress and wellbeing.

Our ethos

Woodlands Nursery's co-owners, also mothers, lead with a philosophy derived from their understanding as parents and professional experience. They established the nursery with the core ideal of creating a safe, stimulating, and enjoyable environment where children experience intellectual growth, differentiating it from commercially driven nurseries.

What it's like

Children are happy and separate with ease from their parents on arrival, experiencing a welcoming nursery where staff are friendly, kind, and make them feel safe. They confidently explore a wide range of activities and resources both indoors and outdoors, developing new interests and building on their skills. Children build friendships, share ideas, and make independent choices, all supported by staff who prioritise communication and language skills.

Strong standardNurturing environmentEffective communicationEngaging activitiesIndividualised support

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

Mon - Thurs: 8am-5:30pm, Fri: 8am-1pm for full-time; FullDay: 8am-5:30pm (9.5 hours); ExtendedFullDay: 8am-6pm (10 hours); 3/4 Day: 8am-3:30pm (7.5 hours); Morning: 8am-1pm (5 hours); Afternoon: 12:30pm-5:30pm (5 hours)

Session types

Full Time, FullDay, ExtendedFullDay, 3/4 Day, Morning, Afternoon

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Strong standard

Last inspected Apr 2026

Headline: Strong standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementStrong standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
2 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Woodlands Nursery Ruislip

Last inspected 9 April 2026

What it's like to attend

Children are happy and separate with ease from their parents on arrival, experiencing a welcoming nursery where staff are friendly, kind, and make them feel safe. They confidently explore a wide range of activities and resources both indoors and outdoors, developing new interests and building on their skills. Children build friendships, share ideas, and make independent choices, all supported by staff who prioritise communication and language skills.

Inspector highlights

  • Children make secure progress from their individual starting points, showing evident gains in independence, confidence, and communication skills.
  • Children engage enthusiastically with a rich and stimulating learning environment, demonstrating high levels of self-confidence and independence.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make meaningful progress, strengthening language skills, physical development, and participation.
  • Children behave exceptionally well in a calm, nurturing environment with clear and consistently applied expectations.
  • Children form strong friendships, demonstrating kindness, cooperation, and a genuine desire for their friends to do well.
  • The curriculum supports children's communication, independence, and emotional security exceptionally well, with staff adapting activities to children's needs.
  • Language development is prioritised, with staff routinely introducing new vocabulary and skilfully extending children's thinking through meaningful questioning.
  • Leaders have created an inclusive culture where all children are supported to participate fully, with high expectations and genuine care given to every child.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should provide staff with precise targets and consistently constructive feedback, linked to specific training, to help them improve their practice even further.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), receive timely observations and targeted interventions, with staff using a graduated approach and visual prompts to support learning needs. Leaders access external support when needed, ensuring children make progress and develop a sense of belonging. Parents are fully involved in their children's learning and individual plans.

Outdoor space

Children have daily access to a vast garden where they can acquire a variety of skills, allowing them to confidently explore activities like running, climbing, and digging in sand.

Parent Reviews of Woodlands Nursery Ruislip

5.0
(6)
stephaniemut
10 months ago

Excellent nursery. My daughter has been there two years and has loved it. The staff goes above and beyond for the kids. They do outings and celebrate loads of different events through the year. Would highly recommend.

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manisha halai
2 years ago

This nursery has been absolutely fantastic and my child settled in so well from the off start. The staff and management are all brilliant and take so much pride and effort with activities and events that they organise throughout the year. My son has loved every minute of his time here to a point where he cries when its the weekend and he's not going nursery!

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Eamonn Gahan
3 years ago

Had both our kids go to this nursery from 2 to 4 years old. Both kids loved it and were well prepared for school. Nursery puts on fun themed events throughout the year - finishing up with a cap and gown "graduation", which everyone loves. This nursery was great in the sense you could trust them to be professional day to day and at the same time nurturing / fun for the kids. Many nurseries have this now but you can also see pictures and get notes from your child during the day.

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Priti Patel
9 years ago

Brilliantly run nursery, excellent staff and children were very happy. Thank you!

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

9 April 2026

Strong standard

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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