Buckingham First Nursery
Outstanding★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Edgware for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in April 2024. Open since 2016, with 78 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 Harrow
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Harrow 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
HA8 6LZWhat 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, 29 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The highly skilled nursery staff create an exceptionally nurturing and caring environment for children and their families. There is a strong focus on promoting emotional literacy for children. This includes staff spending time with children to talk about their feelings and help them to recognise a range of emotions. Staff encourage conversations, and they discuss how various situations may make children feel. This helps children to recognise their own feelings and behaviours.
Children play harmoniously and form strong friendship groups. They show respect and kindness towards one another. This includes creating superb imaginary play games. Children use real fruit and vegetables and aprons as they make up recipes in the role-play corner. They use their mathematical skills as they find out how many of the different ingredients they need to create their mixture.
There is a highly ambitious, broad, and structured curriculum in place that helps to build children's knowledge in all areas of learning. Staff use accurate assessments to review planned activities and to support children to develop excellent skills, ready for school. Staff swiftly identify any gaps in children's learning and put excellent support strategies in place. This includes superb support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
- 29 April 2024Outstanding
- 3 January 2019Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Buckingham First Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? 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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