Sunny Days Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in High Wycombe for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £21.00 a session for under 3, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2015, with 23 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
The current fee is: £21 per session
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
All 3 and 4 year olds are entitled to up to 15 funded hours per week, for up to 38 weeks per year during term time. Some 2 year olds are eligible for 15 funded hours per week, for up to 38 weeks per year during term time. Eligible working families may be entitled to up to 30 hours per week, for 38 weeks of the year.
Worth knowing. Families may also be able to split funded hours between Sunny Days Pre-School and one other provider, as long as both providers are using the same term-time funding arrangement.
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
HP10 9RRWhat 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, 3 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show high levels of confidence. They have close relationships with staff, who strongly support their self-assurance and self-esteem. Staff recognise children's achievements and help them to feel proud about their new skills, ideas and play. Children are eager to learn and have a thirst for knowledge. They constantly ask questions, eager to find out the answers.
Children develop self-help skills in readiness for school. They learn to make choices through their play, transferring resources to different activities to extend their play in different ways. They put on their own shoes, with support from staff to recognise when they are on the wrong feet. Children choose what to eat at snack time, using spreading and cutting skills to make their own sandwiches.
Children respond well to praise and recognition of positive behaviour. They learn to share and play alongside, and together with their peers. Older children act as positive role models for younger children, including them in their play and showing them how to take turns. They use good manners, saying 'please' and 'thank you'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - increase the range of resources for children to more freely explore using their senses n support staff's practice to fully promote younger children's concentration and focus further, particularly during adult-led group activities.
- 3 May 2023Good
- 18 September 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sunny Days Pre-School
- 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.
- Is £21.00 a session 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.
- 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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