New Millside Pre-School
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Aylesbury for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. £9.50 an hour for under 3, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 2008, with 76 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated April 2026.
| Age | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 3birth to 3y | £28.50Under 3 | £9.50Under 3 | |
| Over 3 but over allowance3y to 5y | £27.00Over 3 but over allowance | £9.00Over 3 but over allowance | |
| Over 3 but not yet entitled to 3&4 year | £28.50 | £9.50 |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours, plus 2-year-old funding.
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
HP20 1NXWhat 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, 5 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy coming to this creative and well-set-out pre-school. Staff warmly welcome children and it is evident that they cannot wait to start the day playing with their friends and the many resources and activities on offer. The pre-school is a hive of learning for children. They are completely engrossed in the activities, and they learn through play. For example, they bake 'cakes' in the outside mud kitchen, using mud and twigs to complete their creations and express their creativity.
Children thrive with rich experiences that help them to learn about the world around them. For example, the pre-school has seasonal visits from baby rabbits, and children observe duckling eggs as they hatch. These experiences help to support children's concentration skills and they learn a new range of vocabulary.
Staff react swiftly to support children with special educational needs and or/disabilities while simultaneously keeping them engaged with their learning.
- 5 May 2022Outstanding
- 21 February 2017Good
- 22 May 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for New Millside Pre-School
- Meals
- Nappies
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 £9.50 an hour 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
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