St Andrews Playgroup
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in High Wycombe for children from birth to 8+, open 09:15 to 15:15, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2023. Open since 2003, 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 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
HP13 7NJWhat 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, 27 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter the pre-school ready to play and learn. Staff plan individualised settling-in procedures for new starters. This allows children to begin to become familiar with the pre-school and their key person. This helps children to build trusting bonds with the staff and to feel safe and secure.
Staff place a high focus on children's communication and language. They read a wide range of stories with enthusiasm and animation. As such, children eagerly invite their friends to share their favourite books with them. They thoroughly enjoy looking at books and singing songs, which helps to promote their language skills.
Children confidently choose from the well-planned range of activities and become quickly engrossed. They develop their fine motor skills as they squish and squeeze play dough in their hands. They use safe pipes cleaners to make candles and proudly show staff a birthday cake they have made, counting the number of candles. This helps them to build on skills they will need at the next stage of their education.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of transitions throughout the day to ensure that children remain consistently engaged in their play and learning n develop systems for monitoring and coaching staff further to focus on improving individual staff practice and providing feedback to support staff in delivering the curriculum even more effectively.
- 27 September 2023Good
- 26 January 2018Good
- 25 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St Andrews Playgroup
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.