Full-day nursery in Kingsbury, Brent
Budding Learners
Jennings Hall, Slough Lane, Kingsbury, NW9 8QG · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since February 2005Reference EY300693Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places63 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Nurseries in Brent that publish fees charge £75–£104 a day for 2-year-olds (4 nurseries). This is the area's range, not this nursery's.
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Jennings Hall, Slough Lane, Kingsbury, NW9 8QG · More nurseries in NW9
Stations
- KingsburyStep-free access19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Slough Lane and Queensbury Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Fryent Country Park2 min walk
- Church Lane Recreation Ground5 min walk
- West Hendon Playing Fields10 min walk
- Silver Jubilee Park10 min walk
- Roe Green Park10 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 Brent there are about 3.8 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.
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Budding Learners is a full-day nursery at Jennings Hall, Slough Lane, Kingsbury, NW9 8QG, in Kingsbury, Brent. It is registered for 63 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Budding Learners Limited.
Run by Budding Learners Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Budding LearnersThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Roe Green NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:30–15:00 | 18 mo–5 yrs | 0.6 miles |
| Little Xplorers Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:45–18:00 | 3 mo–5 yrs | 0.6 miles |
| Little Explorers NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| St. Andrews NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–16:30 | 1–5 yrs | 0.7 miles |
| St Nicholas NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Parkside View NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 18 mo–5 yrs | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
- All nurseries in Kingsbury7
- All nurseries in Brent105
- All nurseries in NW922
- Nurseries near Kingsbury station
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Fryent Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.1 miles
- St Robert Southwell Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- Bnos Beis Yaakov Primary School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Kingsbury Green Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Oliver Goldsmith Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.5 miles
- Sinai Jewish Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Brent River College ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- The Hyde School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.8 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 is Budding Learners's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Budding Learners Good at its inspection on 25 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Budding Learners take?
Budding Learners is registered with Ofsted for up to 63 children at any one time.
Who runs Budding Learners?
Budding Learners is run by Budding Learners Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Budding Learners?
Kingsbury is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Powered by TfL Open Data
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY300693 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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