Cox Green Community Centre Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Maidenhead for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 1993, with 40 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 Windsor and Maidenhead
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Windsor and Maidenhead 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
SL6 3AXWhat 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, 26 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily, separate well from parents and carers, and settle quickly to the wide variety of activities in the pre-school. They seek out their friends and key person to join them in their play. Staff facilitate free-flow play throughout the session between the indoor and outdoor spaces. This enables children to make choices about where to play. Children ask staff to join them at activities, such as using the dough to make imaginary pizzas. Staff follow children's interests and support this request. Staff talk to children about things that interest them, such as characters from 'Frozen' or the planets. They encourage back-and-forth conversations. This ensures that children feel listened to and know staff value their contributions. Children are very keen to join in with activities and experiences and to have a go. For example, they enjoy being creative with the paint dabbers at the easel.
Leaders have developed a suitable curriculum for children based on planning in the moment. They provide a continuous curriculum which they then add enhancements to. These are based on children's current learning and interests and what leaders would like them to learn next. Staff have high expectations for children and interact with them effectively to extend their learning. This ensures that all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress 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 consistently recognise when children can attempt to do things more for themselves, to support children's developing independence skills further, particularly in relation to their self-care n enhance staff's teaching strategies to ensure they consistently allow children time to think and respond to questions.
- 26 September 2024Good
- 7 November 2018Good
- 5 December 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cox Green Community Centre Pre-School
- 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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