Hawkslade Farm Pre-School
Good★ 3.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Aylesbury for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 22:30, 7 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2005, with 48 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
HP21 9YLWhat 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, 3 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle well into the pre-school. They form strong bonds with staff, which helps them to feel safe and secure. Children follow simple instructions and behave very well. Staff support them well to take turns, share resources and be respectful of each other. Children explore and communicate with confidence. Staff have created a nursery library to encourage children to borrow books to read at home.
This helps to support children's early literacy skills.
Children spend much of their time outside at the pre-school. Staff provide them with lots of opportunities to be active and to develop their physical skills. For example, they take turns to ride bikes and build with large blocks. This helps them to build on their core strength and coordination. Older children help younger children to join in when exploring play dough together and teach them how to create shapes. Children show high levels of concentration when creating 3D
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop the already good-quality teaching and to extend children's learning during the implementation of the curriculum to the highest level n review the structure and routines of the day to allow children time to consolidate and deepen their knowledge through uninterrupted play.
- 3 July 2023Good
- 6 March 2023Inadequate
- 17 October 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hawkslade Farm 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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