Chalfont St Giles Pre School Playgroup
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Chalfont St. Giles for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2004, with 22 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
HP8 4QNWhat 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, 18 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Since the last inspection, the pre-school has been through a significant period of change. There has been a complete change to the leadership and management and also the staff team. They have all worked extremely hard with the support of the local authority advisor to re-establish the pre-school and provide the best possible provision for children. Children arrive happily and settle quickly in this small, calm pre-school. Staff support anyone who needs extra comfort and time to settle. Children quickly engage in planned activities and the resources staff provide, making independent choices. Staff are available to offer guidance and support.
Children are keen to have a go and enthusiastic to get involved in the activities staff plan for them. Children understand staff's expectations for behaviour, as they gently remind them of these, such as how to share space and resources with their friends.
Leaders have developed a simple but ambitious curriculum for all children, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. The curriculum is based on themes. Their ultimate aim is to ensure children develop the knowledge and skills they need to be ready for school or the next stage in learning. Staff understand the curriculum as they are an integral part of the daily and weekly planning. This helps them to target their teaching and interactions to support and encourage children's learning. Any additional funding received is appropriately spent, for example, to enable children to attend for additional sessions.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to recognise opportunities to extend children's learning further in group times and planned activities to ensure children make the best possible progress n review the arrangements when children move from one activity to another to ensure they receive consistent guidance and engagement at these times.
- 18 November 2024Good
- 12 March 2019Good
- 23 March 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Chalfont St Giles Pre School Playgroup
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.