Chalvey Grove Children's Centre Early Years Service
Good★ 3.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Slough 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Good by Ofsted in August 2024. Open since 2016, with 98 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 Slough
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Slough 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
SL1 2TEWhat 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, 12 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The friendly staff take the time to greet children when they arrive, helping them to separate from their parents and carers with ease. Managers and staff provide a welcoming and interesting environment with a good range of resources and activities to motivate children to explore. Toddlers' laughter fills the air as they play with the sand and water outside. Staff know children well. They give priority to children's emotional well-being. Staff spend time getting to know children and their families during the settling-in period. Children develop secure bonds with staff, helping them to feel safe at this nurturing setting. Older children learn to be independent and confident in their preparation for starting school. Staff communicate well with parents to find out about each child before they start at the setting. This helps them to provide continuity of care and supports children to feel secure. Staff encourage children to develop a 'can-do' attitude. For instance, they are determined to learn how to use the safety knives when chopping fruit. Children persevere until they have achieved what they have set out to do. These positive attitudes help children with the next steps in their learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to be consistent in their behaviour management strategies to support children to learn why their unwanted behaviour is not acceptable.
- 12 August 2024Good
- 10 September 2018Good
- 26 March 2018Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Chalvey Grove Children's Centre Early Years Service
- 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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