Bledlow Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Aylesbury for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 January 2022. Open since 1997, with 20 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
HP27 9QFWhat 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, 26 January 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and confident. They settle well and separate from their parents positively in this nurturing and exciting pre-school. Children thrive due to staff's high expectations for their learning and personal development. Staff plan an ambitious and carefully sequenced curriculum. Children learn through a balance of adult-led activities and child-initiated play. As a result, all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make good progress. They are also ready for what comes next in their learning.
Children are curious and excited to learn. For instance, they are eager to explore the animals frozen in ice. They carefully use tools to free them and then talk about their discoveries and how the ice feels. Children behave extremely well. Staff support them to take turns and negotiate with their friends as they play. They also remind children of the expectations and reasons for good behaviour, such as the need to walk inside to remain safe. Children develop positive independence skills and can do things for themselves. They learn to manage their own hygiene in order to promote their good health. Staff help children to thoroughly wash their hands, blow their noses and throw away the tissues. Children understand that this is to minimise the risk of germs.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure staff continually give children enough time to think and respond to any questions they ask, to allow them to develop their thoughts and ideas further n review and strengthen the organisation of large-group times so that all children remain fully focused and engaged.
- 26 January 2022Good
- 25 January 2018Good
- 29 September 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bledlow Pre-School
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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