Hughenden Valley Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in High Wycombe for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 2006, with 30 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
HP14 4NXWhat 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, 18 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled. Their emotional needs are met well. The kind and caring staff have successfully built secure attachments with their key children.
Children confidently explore their surroundings and make independent choices about what they want to do.
The experienced staff team provide an inclusive environment for all children and their families. They are committed to ensuring that all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are given fair opportunities. They work effectively with other professionals involved in children's care. This contributes towards the good progress all children make from their individual starting points. For instance, younger children confidently demonstrate good physical skills as they climb the steps of a slide. Older children spend long periods focusing on activities that interest them, such as building a cargo ship using interlocking bricks. They eagerly tell adults that these carry containers across the sea and are delivering their cargo to a different port. This helps children to build on what they already know and develops their knowledge and understanding.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to have a more detailed knowledge of the curriculum intentions so that they can focus more precisely on what they want children to learn n further improve the planning of activities for babies to help them become more fully engaged and benefit from purposeful play and learning experiences.
- 18 October 2023Good
- 29 January 2018Good
- 9 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hughenden Valley 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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