Jack in the Box Preschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Aylesbury for from 1 year 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. £15.00 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 1995, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £15.00Morning or Afternoon, 3 hrs £24.00Afternoon or Morning, 3 hrs |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £3.00 a session Early drop off
- £3.00 a session Lunch club
- £3.00 a session Late pickup
Funded hours
15 & 30 Hour Funded Places Available.
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
HP22 6NSWhat 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 are happy and confident at the pre-school. They are warmly greeted by friendly staff, who know them well and offer them good support as needed.
Children have a positive attitude towards learning and are keen to explore. They show excitement and interest in the activities available to them, and clearly enjoy being physically active. For instance, inside they enjoy bouncing on the trampoline, and outside they balance on a low beam, and confidently negotiate climbing equipment.
Children freely choose what they want to play with and are seen to be engaged as they play imaginatively with the doll house and toy animals. Staff support children's speaking, concentration and literacy skills well. For example, in group times, children sit together and participate interactively with staff using puppets where they learn about sounds and letters. Children have many opportunities to develop their understanding of the world. For instance, they enjoy regular trips out in the community and help with enthusiasm as they plant and nurture the vegetables in the allotment. Overall, children behave well. They share well and show kindness to their peers. For example, older children take turns with younger children in having a ride around the garden in the pull-along truck.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on the good behaviour management strategies to help support children's understanding of the rules and boundaries even further n review the organisation of some activities and routines to ensure that children's problem-solving skills are supported and that they are not unnecessarily interrupted from the learning opportunities available.
- 3 July 2023Good
- 29 January 2020Good
- 18 September 2019Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Jack in the Box Preschool
- 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.
- Is £15.00 a session 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.