Nurseries in Cranford

Yes. Lullabies Day Nursery at The Old Rectory on Church Road currently opens from 7:30am to 6pm.

It provides full day childcare in Cranford, making it more suitable for parents needing care around a normal working day than a school nursery that finishes during the afternoon.

The nursery advises parents to enquire early because places can be reserved months before the required start date.

Lullabies publishes its funded day consumable charges clearly.

Current optional charges are:

£10 for a full funded day

£7 for an AM funded session

£3 for a PM funded session

£6 for a school day session

These charges cover food and drinks. Parents can decline the consumables charge and provide their own items instead.

This is the type of cost parents should check before comparing 30 hour nursery places because the funded childcare itself does not always mean a £0 monthly invoice.

Yes. Eligible working families in Hounslow can receive up to 30 funded hours a week from the term after their child reaches 9 months until school age.

The working parent rules require each eligible parent to meet the minimum earnings requirement and normally earn less than £100,000 a year individually.

Hounslow also confirms that meals, nappies, sun cream, trips and additional hours sit outside the funded entitlement, but paying for these extras cannot be made a condition of accessing a funded place.

Yes. Cranford Primary School on Berkeley Avenue has morning, afternoon and full time nursery classes and accepts eligible children for 30 funded hours.

Its current nursery timetable lists:

Morning session: 8:45am to 11:45am

Afternoon session: 12:45pm to 3:45pm

The school's current admissions policy also lists additional paid nursery space at £5.50 per hour.

This makes Cranford Primary a useful option for parents who want school based provision, but the timetable is very different from a private nursery open until 6pm.

No. Nursery applications for Cranford Primary are made directly to the school.

Hounslow Council manages Reception admissions separately. A nursery place and a Reception place are not the same application.

Parents choosing Cranford Primary because they want the school later should therefore plan for a separate Reception application.

Yes. Hounslow's current list of school nursery classes offering 30 hours in the Cranford, Heston and Hounslow area includes:

Cranford Primary School

Berkeley Academy

Springwell School

Heston Primary School

Rosary Catholic Primary School

Westbrook Primary School

Norwood Green Infant and Nursery School

This gives parents alternatives when a specific Cranford nursery timetable or place is not suitable.

Childminders can provide more flexible hours than many nurseries.

Hounslow's current directory includes a TW5 childminder offering 7am to 8pm Monday to Friday, Saturday care to 7pm and Sunday morning care. The same provider offers funded childcare, school pickup and drop off, holiday care, emergency care and sibling discounts.

The listing was updated in April 2026 with full and part time spaces available for all ages.

For shift workers, this type of provision can solve a problem that a standard 8am to 6pm nursery cannot.

Cranford Children's Centre is at Cranford Primary School, Berkeley Avenue, TW4 6LB.

It is currently open Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 4pm.

The centre provides parenting support, early years activities and help for families with children under 5. Once registered with Hounslow's Children's Centres, families can also use other centres across the borough.

Hounslow operates a SEN Inclusion Fund for eligible children attending funded early years settings in the borough.

To qualify, the child must be aged 9 months to 4 years, have a recognised level of SEND, have a severe to profound learning delay and attend an Ofsted registered Hounslow provider delivering funded places.

The early years provider applies for the funding with parental agreement.

Yes. Hounslow's Portage service supports preschool children with complex learning needs and developmental delay.

A child is eligible where they are aged from 6 months to nursery entry and have a moderate or severe delay in more than 2 areas of development, including cognitive development.

Portage normally involves a home visitor working with the family weekly or every 2 weeks. Hounslow also allows parents to self refer rather than requiring every referral to come through a nursery or health professional.

Yes. Meadowbank Community Hub and Library opened in Cranford in October 2025.

It provides local access to council support covering areas such as employment, housing, health, money management and digital help. For nursery specific and under 5 support, Cranford Children's Centre remains the more relevant local service.