Full-day nursery in Burnt Oak, Barnet
Better Community Nursery At Burnt Oak Leisure Centre
Barnet Burnt Oak Leisure Centre, Watling Avenue, EDGWARE, HA8 0NP · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
Fees
Fees: not published yet
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Nurseries in Barnet that publish fees charge £91–£111.38 a day for under-2s (8 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–18:00
- Ages
- 3 months to 5 years
Getting there
Barnet Burnt Oak Leisure Centre, Watling Avenue, EDGWARE, HA8 0NP · More nurseries in HA8
Stations
- Burnt Oak11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Mill Hill Broadway15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Colindale17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Cressingham Road, Burnt Oak Leisure Centre and Angus Gardens.
Parks and playgrounds
- Watling Park3 min walk
- Grahame Park Open Space7 min walk
- Woodcroft Park8 min walk
- Montrose Playing Fields9 min walk
- Silk Stream Park9 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
© OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026 · Powered by TfL Open Data, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Barnet there are about 3.4 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Better Community Nursery At Burnt Oak Leisure Centre is a full-day nursery at Barnet Burnt Oak Leisure Centre, Watling Avenue, EDGWARE, HA8 0NP, in Burnt Oak, Barnet. It is registered for 70 children and takes children aged 3 months to 5 years. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 345 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Greenwich Leisure Limited.
Run by Greenwich Leisure Limited (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
A day here
Our summary of the nursery's website and Ofsted reports. Each feature links to where it came from.
Learning
At its Ofsted inspection in 2023, the nursery was graded Good for overall effectiveness and Good for quality of education.
Safety
Ofsted's 2023 inspection found safeguarding effective.
- ParkingSource: nursery website
- Near public transportSource: nursery website
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Better Community Nursery At Burnt Oak Leisure CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 3 mo–5 yrs | This nursery |
| Abracadabra Preschool NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 08:30–16:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Rugrats NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Greentop CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Playfield NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Sparklers NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Learn And Play Childcare LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | £95 | 08:00–18:00 | 6 mo–5 yrs | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Burnt Oak4
- All nurseries in Barnet130
- All nurseries in HA830
- Nurseries near Burnt Oak station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Goldbeaters Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.1 miles
- The Annunciation Catholic Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.3 miles
- Woodcroft Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Menorah Foundation School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- The Orion Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.5 miles
- The Annunciation RC Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- Barnfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Shalom Noam Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What are Better Community Nursery At Burnt Oak Leisure Centre's opening hours?
Better Community Nursery At Burnt Oak Leisure Centre opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What ages does Better Community Nursery At Burnt Oak Leisure Centre take?
Better Community Nursery At Burnt Oak Leisure Centre takes children aged 3 months to 5 years.
What is Better Community Nursery At Burnt Oak Leisure Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Better Community Nursery At Burnt Oak Leisure Centre Good at its inspection on 5 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Better Community Nursery At Burnt Oak Leisure Centre take?
Better Community Nursery At Burnt Oak Leisure Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
Who runs Better Community Nursery At Burnt Oak Leisure Centre?
Better Community Nursery At Burnt Oak Leisure Centre is run by Greenwich Leisure Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Better Community Nursery At Burnt Oak Leisure Centre?
Burnt Oak is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Better Community Nursery At Burnt Oak Leisure Centre?
You can call 020 8201 0982 and visit www.better.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Fees, hours and features: the nursery's website (www.better.org.uk) · 11 November 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 11 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
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- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2507143 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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