Aktiva Nurseries, Oakfield
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Broughton, Aylesbury for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2019, with 51 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Buckinghamshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Buckinghamshire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
HP22 7AYWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 28 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at this friendly and nurturing nursery. They develop strong attachments with their key person and staff, which helps children to feel safe, secure and ready to learn. Children are well behaved and are consistently praised for acts of kindness and achievements. They proudly explain to visitors that they are the helper or 'health and safety spy' for the day. As a result, children demonstrate that they are developing confidence and self-esteem in social situations. Younger children benefit from a consistent routine that mirrors what they have at home.
Children receive a range of opportunities and experiences that broaden their skills and knowledge. Staff use interesting topics or themes and build on the children's interests. For example, babies delight in exploring winter animal scenes and dough.
They show their excitement as they feel and explore the different textures. Older children concentrate intensely as they pour and fill containers of sand and water.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - develop ways to support children's creative expression so they can explore and experiment with their own ideas, particularly in young children's pretend play n consider more closely how to monitor and adapt activities to ensure that all children, in particular quieter children, can fully engage and benefit from the learning opportunities.
- 28 November 2022Good
- 23 June 2022Inadequate
- 8 February 2022Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Aktiva Nurseries, Oakfield
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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