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Buckingham Primary Nursery

Ofsted report card Jan 2026Takes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades

A day nursery in Buckingham for babies from 9 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in January 2026. Open since 2004, with 76 places.

Call 01280 812864Their website

Cost

What it costs

Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.

Funded hours

Government Funding from 9 months old for all Rooms; up to 10 hours of government-funded childcare per day across any of our available sessions.

Worth knowing. You do not need to pay an additional cost for the lunchtime session, you may use your funding. If you choose to use your Government Funding for any of the mealtime sessions, and require us to provide the food, you will incur an additional cost.

What childcare usually costs in Buckinghamshire

£7.00an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£7.00an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

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.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Babies from 9 months, up to 5 year oldsRegistered with Ofsted for birth to 5.
When it's open
07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a weekFrom Buckinghamshire Family Information Service
Funded hours
Takes themAccording to Buckinghamshire Family Information Service
Meals
Not includedBreakfast £1.75, Lunch £2.75, Tea £1.75 if using Government Funding for mealtime sessions and requiring food; alternatively parents may provide a packed lunch
Settling in
They offer settling sessions
How many children
76 placesLarge for England
How long open
23 yearsOpen for decades
Address
Buckingham Primary School, Foscot Way, Buckingham, MK18 1TT

Where it is

MK18 1TT
Ofsted URN EY275399On the register since 25 March 2004
Inspected 21 January 2026

What Ofsted found, area by area

Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.

Keeping children safe
Met
Including every child
Strong standard
What and how they teach
Strong standard
How children get on
Strong standard
Behaviour and routines
Strong standard
Welfare and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership
Strong standard
Ofsted

What 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.

  • 21 January 2026Report card seven areas graded separately Safeguarding: Met
  • 21 February 2020Good
  • 29 February 2016Outstanding

Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.

Still missing for Buckingham Primary Nursery

  • What it costs
  • 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.

Before you ring

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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.

Maids Moreton Pre-School

Day nursery · Avenue Road, Maids Moreton, Buckingham, MK18 1QA

GoodTakes funded hours£51.60 a dayBirth to 8+From 2 years08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week30 placesLong established

Manor Grove Montessori Ltd

Day nursery · Manor Farm Bungalow, Church Lane, Buckingham, MK18 4RB

GoodTakes funded hours£70.58 a dayBirth to 8+Babies from 9 months08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week20 placesOpen for decades
2.4 mi
7 min drive
01280 848626Their website

Pick two or three to compare.

Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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