Come and Play Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in High Wycombe for from 2 years up to school age, open 09:15 to 16:45, 5 days a week. £6.50 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 2003, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Our preschool fees are £6.50 per hour, reviewed annually.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Children born within specific date ranges can qualify for funded places, with eligibility starting from the term following their either 2nd or 3rd birthday. Additional childcare hours are available, with certain conditions.
Worth knowing. Additional childcare hours are available, with certain conditions. Speak to our staff to find out more.
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
HP15 7LSWhat 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, 10 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are full of joy and excitement as they arrive at the pre-school. They feel safe and secure. They respond warmly to nurturing staff, who know the children and their families well. Children display behaviour that is appropriate to their age and stage of development.
All children enjoy access to the large outside area throughout the day. They have plenty of opportunities to practise their physical skills. For example, children negotiate the balance bikes and demonstrate a number of ball skills, such as learning to use a bat and ball, and catching a range of balls. Children develop their early writing skills. They make marks on the easel with paint brushes, while others make notes on clipboards as they pretend to be doctors in their imaginary play.
Staff introduce children to new vocabulary and explain what words and phrases mean. For example, children are introduced to the pet tortoise and learn that the tortoise 'hibernates' and that a baby tortoise is called a 'hatchling'. This supports children's developing communication and language skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - strengthen the arrangements in place for leaders to engage with staff's workload, and the pressures on them created by the recent staffing situation, to enhance staff's well-being n review the organisation and timings of group activities to ensure that all children, especially younger children, are consistently well supported.
- 10 October 2023Good
- 11 January 2018Good
- 19 May 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Come and Play Pre-School
- Meals
- Nappies
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.
- Is £6.50 an hour still the rate? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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