Report card Dec 2025
98 placesHP18 9BZ01844 202677
South East
Childcare in Buckinghamshire
869 registered providers with 17,115 places, up 23.3% since December 2021.
174day nurseries
322childminders
208after-school clubs
444newly registered since 2021
39.6%rated Good or better
611closed since 2021
Childminders are disappearing here. Numbers are down 27.6% since December 2021, against a national fall of about 24%.
Towns
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High Wycombe105Aylesbury94Amersham29Beaconsfield26Buckingham25Marlow (Buckinghamshire)24Gerrards Cross19Chesham16Slough (Buckinghamshire)15Milton Keynes (Buckinghamshire)13Princes Risborough13Leighton Buzzard (Buckinghamshire)8Bourne End5Great Missenden5Iver5Maidenhead (Buckinghamshire)5Henley on Thames3Bicester (Buckinghamshire)2Chalfont St Peter2Chalfont St. Giles2Flackwell Heath2Jordans2Penn2Seer Green2Stoke Poges2Wendover2Akeley1Aston Clinton1Bellingdon1Brackley (Buckinghamshire)1Broughton, Aylesbury1Burnham1Chearsley1Denham1Downley1Haddenham1Haddenham, Aylesbury1Hardwick1Hazlemere1Hedgerley1Holmer Green1Iver Heath1Little Horwood1Medmenham1Newton Longville1North Marston1Prestwood, Great Missenden1Taplow1Tring (Buckinghamshire)1Twyford (Buckinghamshire)1Tyles Green1Uxbridge (Buckinghamshire)1Walters Ash1Wendover, Aylesbury1Winslow1
Highest rated
Settings across the council
The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
Outstanding
91 placesHP17 8FH01844 393500
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76 placesHP20 1NX01296 489457
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73 placesHP21 9PD01296 424540
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70 placesSL9 0GA01753482510
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55 placesHP10 8EF07881 737149
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40 placesMK17 9DB07973 158368
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40 placesHP7 0HR01494 729342
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39 placesLU7 0HA07973158368
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38 placesSL7 2EH01628 562000
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34 placesHP22 6HF07519 036703
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32 placesOX27 0HG07927 244913
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30 placesHP14 3AH01494438996
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30 placesMK18 3EN01296 712 333
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30 placesHP15 7PH01494 816730
Report card Nov 2025
30 placesHP22 6BG07801 827837
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26 placesHP27 9HY07968486908
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26 placesMK18 3PA07703 754397
Report card Dec 2025
25 placesSL9 7AD01753 885 448
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24 placesHP22 6HF0777 7955900
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21 placesHP6 6EF01494 729 054
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20 placesHP10 0NE01628 521890
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20 placesMK17 0PF07591643839
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12 placesHP17 8PZ07738 212008
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10 placesMK18 2ET01296 733900
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149 placesHP7 0EZ07881299951
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130 placesHP21 8BD01296 432004
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130 placesMK18 1ST01280 812335
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113 placesHP18 1BB07718491892
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112 placesHP19 7HT01296 381479
Good
103 placesHP21 8PD01296 588 594
Report card May 2026
101 placesHP16 0HJ01494866444
Good
101 placesHP22 6LX01296 752 111
Good
100 placesHP20 2RT01296 433224
Good
99 placesHP11 1AN01494 464020
Report card Apr 2026
97 placesHP22 6EF01296624889
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96 placesSL7 3NA01628 481601
Good
96 placesHP5 1UQ01494 762 336
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94 placesHP10 0LX01628 882129
Good
93 placesHP22 5NE01296250015
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92 placesHP27 0RB07932327593
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90 placesHP11 1TJ07946377505
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88 placesHP9 2QP01494 681843
Good
86 placesHP5 1BG07736332990
Good
85 placesHP5 2XT01494 506025
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85 placesHP10 9QN01543 678593
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84 placesSL2 4EG07956307200
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81 placesSL9 8PP07957652105
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80 placesHP20 2SA01296 392516
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80 placesHP12 4JF01494 474848
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80 placesHP7 0JD01494 734 251
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78 placesHP21 8JG01296398585
Report card Jan 2026
76 placesMK18 1TT01280 812864
Good
76 placesSL6 0QH01628 660962
Good
74 placesHP5 3ED01494 778767
Good
74 placesMK17 0EQ01908 643539
Good
73 placesSL7 3AZ01628 488 114
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71 placesHP5 1SH01494 412546
Good
70 placesHP9 2SD01494 677116
Good
69 placesSL9 9QE01895 678682
No longer open
Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Beaumont - St Mary's | Gerrards Cross | 128 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kids Inc Day Nursery | Aylesbury | 68 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Hazlemere Pre-School | High Wycombe | 60 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Footsteps Day Nursery & Preschool | Gerrards Cross | 52 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Windmill Pre-School | Ivinghoe | 50 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Tri-Activity Camps | Gerrards Cross | 50 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Get Active @ Great Missenden C Of E Combined School | Great Missenden | 45 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Pollyanna Pre-School | Aylesbury | 40 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Footsteps Nursery | Aylesbury | 37 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Windmill Pre-School Marsworth | Tring | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Stepping Stones Nursery School | Amersham | 30 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Footsteps Pre-School | Aylesbury | 28 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Quackers Out Of School Club | Great Missenden | 25 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| APF Activity Camps | Aylesbury | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| APF Activity Camps | Aylesbury | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Footsteps Pre-School | Aylesbury | 24 | Good | Jun 2026 |
| Elmtree Play Active CLub | Chesham | 24 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Quackers Out Of School Clubs | High Wycombe | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Treehouse Risborough | Princes Risborough | 20 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| JR Chesham | Chesham | 16 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| S4K - Lane End (Beaconsfield) | High Wycombe | 15 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| S4K - Cedar Park School (Beaconsfield) | High Wycombe | 15 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| JR Oak Green | Aylesbury | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| APF Activity Camps | Aylesbury | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Teachitright Limited | Gerrards Cross | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Marie Redmond Tuition Ltd | Aylesbury | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Chesham Tutorial Centre | Chesham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kidz Zone Club | Winslow | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Teachitright Marlow Centre | Marlow | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Teachitright Burnham Centre | Burnham | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| S4K Camp - Tylers Green First School | High Wycombe | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| The Creation Station High Wycombe North | High Wycombe | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Milestone Tutoring | High Wycombe | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| High Wycombe Tutorial Centre | High Wycombe | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Kidz Zone Club (Cheddington) | Leighton Buzzard | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Ultimate Activity Camps at Thornton College | Milton Keynes | 104 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Brindley House Childcare Centre | Beaconsfield | 94 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Super Camps at Beacon School | Amersham | 80 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| William Harding School @ S4A Group Ltd | Aylesbury | 80 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Getactive@redgravessportscentre | Marlow | 70 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Super Camps at High March School | Beaconsfield | 65 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Northgate House Childcare Centre | Beaconsfield | 62 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Stepping Stones | Marlow | 60 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Windmill Pre School Brill | Aylesbury | 50 | Outstanding | Dec 2025 |
| Big Top Nursery (Roman Park) | Aylesbury | 42 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Welsh Lane Day Nursery | Buckingham | 42 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Beehive and Honeycombe Nursery | Slough | 38 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Sleep Out - The Lodge | Aylesbury | 38 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Dagnall Under Fives Pre-School | Berkhamsted | 32 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Junior Adventures Group @ St Mary's HP19 | Aylesbury | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Little Oaks @ Forty Green | Beaconsfield | 30 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Exposure Sport Ltd | Aylesbury | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Butterfly Pre-School | Slough | 28 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Alba - Marlow Montessori School | Marlow | 26 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Bubblewrap After School Club - Longwick | Princes Risborough | 25 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Hyde Heath Pre-School | Amersham | 22 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Micklefield Childcare | High Wycombe | 21 | Inadequate | Dec 2025 |
| All Kids Active Club at Hazlemere | High Wycombe | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Sapling Childcare - Little Willows | Princes Risborough | 18 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Hill Tots | St Leonards | 12 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |