Pre-School Stars
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Slough for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 1992, with 26 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 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 5DJWhat 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, 30 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive excited to learn at this welcoming nursery. They quickly form positive relationships with staff, which helps them feel safe and secure in their environment. Staff respond sensitively to children's individual care needs when approached for support or reassurance. Children readily engage in the varied and interesting activities on offer. They get fully engrossed in both independent and group play. For example, children handle and explore real vegetables. They carefully peel each layer of an onion and are encouraged to comment on the smell.
This inspires their natural curiosity to investigate and discover.
Children show a love for books. They listen intently to stories read by staff and happily share books of their own choosing with others. Younger children have their favourite books based on their interests, such as animal picture books. They hear the animal names and practise the noises these make. Older children develop their thinking skills and answer staff's questions related to the story. In this way, children deepen their understanding of the content and features of books.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- refine planning so that staff have a clearer understanding of what they want individual children to learn from the activities they provide - strengthen staff support and coaching to make these more precisely linked to staff's individual areas for development.
- 30 November 2022Good
- 25 April 2017Outstanding
- 8 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Pre-School Stars
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? 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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