Jack In The Box Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 3.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Slough for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2022. Open since 2013, with 78 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours funded childcare is available for eligible children the term after turning 9 months old. Some 2-year-olds may be eligible for 15 hours if parents receive certain benefits. All children are entitled to 15 hours from the term after their third birthday.
Worth knowing. Funding is 'stretched' over 51 weeks (instead of 38 term-time weeks), which means the funding provides 11 or 22 hours per week. For children entitled to receive 15 hours funding, this is attendance on two days from 9.30am to 3pm. For children entitled to receive 30 hours funding, this is attendance on three days. Days 1 and 2 are 9am to 4.30pm, and day 3 is 9am to 4pm.
What childcare usually costs in Slough
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Slough 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
SL1 2BJWhat 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, 25 January 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show that they feel happy, safe and secure in the nursery's warm and welcoming environment. Babies develop warm, caring bonds with the staff looking after them. They enjoy plenty of opportunities to explore different textures, such as ice and paint, and spend time in the calming sensory area. Toddlers have fun playing with resources put out by staff that reflect their interests, and pre-school children learn about letter sounds in their preparation for their move to school.
They confidently identify objects beginning with the letter sound of the week and suggest new words, such as 'Jupiter, jelly' and 'jar'.
The staff pride themselves on their good communication with each other and parents and constantly reflect on their practice to make improvements for the benefit of the children. Children thoroughly enjoy spending time outside and have plenty of space to run around, play football, ride on wheeled toys and balance on stilts. Children learn the importance of good health and hygiene through activities and the everyday routine. For example, they independently access the 'snuffle station' to wipe their noses and brush their teeth after lunch as part of a fun activity. Older children confidently explain why they need to brush their teeth and the nursery has gained an award for the promotion of oral hygiene, showing the importance staff place on dental health in children.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to plan both adult-led and spontaneous activities more thoroughly, so that they are consistently well resourced to support children's play and learning experiences n ensure staff consistently implement the agreed behaviour management strategies, to help children learn to resolve conflict and continue developing good relationships with their peers.
- 25 January 2022Good
- 22 October 2018Good
- 6 December 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Jack In The Box Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
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