Billy & Boo Ascot
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open a few years
A pre-school in Ascot for from 1 year up to school age, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2024. Open since 2023, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We offer fully funded places for both 15 and 30 hour funding. We also accept 9 month + and 2 year funding for children who qualify.
What childcare usually costs in Windsor and Maidenhead
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Windsor and Maidenhead 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
SL5 7QHWhat 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, 22 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff work hard to create a welcoming and stimulating environment in this packaway setting. Children gain a sense of belonging as staff greet them enthusiastically as they arrive and they see colourful displays of their own work around the walls. Leaders and staff have developed a curriculum that enhances children's cultural capital. They carefully consider the experiences each child brings to the setting to enhance the opportunities that are available to them. For example, they provide additional sports sessions to support children's physical development and have asked a local firefighter to join in the children's emergency evacuation practise. Parents are asked to come in and read stories to the children, and staff bring in their pets so that children can learn about different animals first hand.
Staff have considered the current topic of minibeasts carefully so that the theme runs alongside many of the activities they provide. For example, children search for toy bugs hidden in a tray of soil, create their own bees using glue and different materials and join in singing songs, such as 'Incy Wincy Spider'. When children arrive, they quickly become engaged in their play. They behave well and follow the pre-school rules. For example, children know to raise their hands and listen when the chime rings. They work together to tidy up and receive lots of praise from staff.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to further develop their already good interactions with children so that they make the most of opportunities to extend children's learning and build on what they already know and can do n review the planning of routine activities, such as snack time, so these are well organised and consistently meet children's needs.
- 22 April 2024Good
- 6 June 2023Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Billy & Boo Ascot
- What it costs
- 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.