Lovel End Nursery
Ofsted report card Nov 2025Takes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Chalfont St Peter for from 3 years up to school age, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £53.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in November 2025. Open since 2002, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year, price list dated 2025/2026.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £53.00 | £26.50Morning or Afternoon, 3 hrs |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £150.00 one-off fee for extra curricular activities
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £1.80 a session contribution towards the cost of snacks and consumablesincludes fresh fruit and healthy snacks both morning and
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours and 30 hours government funding for children aged 3 & 4 years old.
Worth knowing. In order to claim 30 hours funding, we will need a valid eligibility code. The minimum number of sessions accepted is 5 per week (15 hours).
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
SL9 9PBWhat Ofsted found, area by area
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.
What 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.
- 14 November 2025Report card seven areas graded separately Safeguarding: Met
- 2 March 2020Good
- 2 July 2015Outstanding
- 6 November 2008Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Lovel End Nursery
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £53.00 a day 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.