Buttercups at Chalfont
Outstanding★ 4.1 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Gerrards Cross for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2023. Open since 2012, with 70 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
SL9 0GAWhat 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.
- 4 July 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 8 August 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish and succeed in this exceptional nursery. They are eager to come in and greet their friends and practitioners. Children are ready and excited to start their day and are incredibly independent. Practitioners provide the time and space children need to explore and engage in well-established routines. Children are familiar and confident in these and initiate their own learning from their chosen activities.
Children become highly engrossed in activities. They benefit from excellent support to learn through exploration and discovery, recalling and applying what they have previously learned in the nursery. For example, children independently choose mathematical resources and persevere for long periods of time to create and work out simple sums. This child-centred learning very successfully promotes high levels of self-esteem. In addition, children are fascinated by the expertly planned and implemented adult-led activities. For example, they speak with tremendous confidence about their local community and their place in the wider world.
Behaviour is exemplary, and the leadership team promotes positive relationships among the children, parents and practitioners that reflect a mutually respectful culture within the nursery. Practitioners are highly skilled and trained in providing opportunities that promote children's curiosity. They support and guide children, offering challenging questions that successfully provoke children's interests.
- 8 August 2023Outstanding
- 1 August 2019Outstanding
- 3 October 2012Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Buttercups at Chalfont
- 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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