The Treehouse Pre-School
Good★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Aylesbury for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 14:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2015, with 38 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
HP21 8BFWhat 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, 25 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy attending this welcoming pre-school. On arrival, they are greeted by friendly staff, who know the children well. They pop their belongings on their named pegs and show excitement to start their day playing with their friends. Staff ensure that children have breakfast on arrival and chat to them during mealtimes about their home life and their recent holiday adventures. An effective key-person system ensures that all children are well supported and their individual needs are consistently met. This helps children to feel safe and secure and have a strong sense of belonging.
Leaders and staff have a clear vision of what they want children to learn and can explain how they put this into practice. For example, they plan a curriculum based on children's interests and stages of development to support their individual needs.
As a result, all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, show positive attitudes to their learning and make good progress from their starting point.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the planning of adult-led activities to make sure children can practise skills they have already learned and have increased opportunities to be independent and use their own creativity.
- 25 January 2024Good
- 21 March 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Treehouse Pre-School
- 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
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