New Beginnings Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Bourne End for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 April 2024. Open since 2005, with 46 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
SL8 5BQWhat 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.
- 12 September 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 24 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are confident and motivated learners at this welcoming and inviting nursery. They form close and loving bonds with staff, who are sensitive and responsive to their care needs. Staff affectionately reassure and give cuddles, which helps to promote children's emotional well-being. They are committed to providing a safe and exciting learning environment, indoors and outdoors. This helps to boost children's confidence to explore and enjoy the stimulating activities.
Children of all ages behave well. Staff remind babies and toddlers to use 'please'
and 'thank you' appropriately. Older children consistently use their good manners, without prompting. Staff give generous praise for children's efforts and achievements. This supports children's self-esteem and willingness to 'have a go'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff further to improve their existing good practice, offering a more personalised professional development programme and monitoring the impact of any training more sharply - review and improve planning of group activities to precisely build on each child's existing learning and development.
- 24 April 2024Good
- 20 June 2018Good
- 1 August 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for New Beginnings Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- 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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