The Old Station Nursery, Iver
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Iver for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2024. Open since 2007, with 65 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
SL0 9NGWhat 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, 10 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The managers and staff successfully create an environment where each child's physical and emotional well-being are prioritised and expertly nurtured. The calm, consistent and very caring approach of staff supports children to understand and manage their emotions extremely well. Staff greet children and families on arrival, providing reassurance and support to help new children settle in comfortably to the setting. New children settle in extremely well. Staff build excellent relationships with their key children, fostering a sense of security and belonging from the start of the day. Staff provide an abundance of positive feedback and praise to children when they complete tasks, fully building their already-high self-esteem. Transitions throughout the day are smooth and seamless, supporting children as they move around the setting. Staff manage changes calmly and effectively, providing additional support when needed. This helps to ensure that children feel secure and that their emotional needs are consistently met, fully supporting their well-being.
Children benefit from a well-sequenced curriculum that staff implement well. They provide activities that intertwine children's individual curiosities as well as their own tailored next steps in learning. For example, children explore paint and water and show their curiosity to see what colours they have mixed. Children enjoy sitting together as they sing songs and enjoy discussions about the stories they have read. This helps to enhance their social skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- further staff skills to consistently provide children with explanations about the impact of unwanted behaviour.
- 10 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 5 March 2019Good
- 30 March 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Old Station Nursery, Iver
- 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
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