The Bourne End Day Nursery and Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bourne End for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 September 2024. Open since 2010, with 54 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 5AEWhat 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.
- 8 January 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 26 September 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 10 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff plan a well-sequenced curriculum. They provide a warm and welcoming environment and have high ambitions for all children. Children are confident and happy during their time in this inviting nursery. They separate from their parents with ease and happily engage in activities alongside their friends.
All children are curious learners. They are keen to join in with the learning experiences the staff provide for them. For example, older children excitedly roll balls down pipes and confidently use words in context, such as 'faster' and 'slower.'
Babies show curiosity in the resources available to them. They delight in activities, such as play dough, on table-top surfaces. This helps children develop positive attitudes towards their learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support children to recall their prior knowledge, to help build on what they already know and can do
- provide all parents with more specific information about their children's on-going progress, to offer consistent continuity in children's learning at the setting and at home.
- 10 September 2024Good
- 7 December 2023Needs improvement
- 24 September 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Bourne End Day Nursery and Pre-School
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.