Penn Road Children's Centre Early Years Service
Penn Road, Slough, SL2 1PGWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 2 December 2024
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Penn Road Children's Centre Early Years Service sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £161 | £511 |
| 2 years old | £152 | £480 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £144 | £457 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Penn Road Children's Centre Early Years Service against Slough
| Penn Road Children's Centre Early Years Service | Slough average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 100 | 67 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 88% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Penn Road Children's Centre Early Years Service
- What Ofsted grade does Penn Road Children's Centre Early Years Service have?
- Penn Road Children's Centre Early Years Service was rated Good at its inspection on 2 December 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Penn Road Children's Centre Early Years Service take?
- Ofsted registers Penn Road Children's Centre Early Years Service for 100 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Slough has 67.
- How much does Penn Road Children's Centre Early Years Service cost?
- Penn Road Children's Centre Early Years Service sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Penn Road Children's Centre Early Years Service offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Penn Road Children's Centre Early Years Service how it offers them.
- When was Penn Road Children's Centre Early Years Service last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Penn Road Children's Centre Early Years Service on 2 December 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Penn Road Children's Centre Early Years Service?
- Nearby in SL2: Tiny Turtles Daycare Nursery, Sunshine Corner Pre-School, Monksfield Way Children's Centre Early Years Service.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.