The Old Station Nursery, High Wycombe
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in High Wycombe 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 June 2024. Open since 2017, with 30 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
HP15 7PHWhat 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.
- 22 June 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 5 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff design a programme of activities that successfully follow children's interests.
For example, children explore their sensory garden. They jump on stepping stones, identifying the names of animals. They look for bugs in the soil and talk enthusiastically about what they find with staff. Children are excited to look at a robin's nest after the family of birds have left. Staff teach young children how to say 'bird' and they learn the Makaton signs for 'bird' and 'help'. Staff sing songs with babies and toddlers while they enjoy the fresh air and get lots of exercise.
Staff supervise children of all abilities to access creative opportunities. This helps children to learn to express themselves, discuss colours and the marks they are making. Children learn about different cultures and languages. Parents are invited to come and read stories in their home languages. Children share photos of their cultural celebrations with staff and explore foods from different countries with chopsticks. Children are encouraged to consider small risks in their environment.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review and improve the planning and implementation of activities and experiences to more fully engage older children n strengthen the support for children to develop their mathematical understanding.
- 5 June 2024Good
- 6 July 2023Needs improvement
- 27 August 2019Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Old Station Nursery, High Wycombe
- 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.
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