Chipmonks Pre-school Limited
OutstandingBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Milton Keynes for children from birth to 8+, open 08:45 to 14:45, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2014, with 34 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
What childcare usually costs in Milton Keynes
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Milton Keynes 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
MK10 9NJWhat 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, 14 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Chipmonks Pre-school is a wonderful place for children to learn and play. Children enthusiastically enter the setting with smiles on their faces and settle quickly. They make friendships and show care and concern for others. For example, pre-school children spontaneously rush to find a cloth to wipe up milk that their friend has spilt.
Children are engrossed in a wealth of captivating and challenging activities and experiences, which staff skilfully plan. Children excitedly approach the planting and growing area where staff have placed a variety of vegetables. They excitedly water them and discuss the vegetables they like or dislike. Children diligently follow a pictorial recipe and count and measure ingredients as they make their own play dough.
Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. They are marvellous role models for children, showing children how to be kind and to respect others.
- 14 November 2024Outstanding
- 28 January 2019Outstanding
- 20 July 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Chipmonks Pre-school Limited
- 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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