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Thrift Farm Day Nursery

Good★ 3.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open a few years

A day nursery in Milton Keynes for children from birth to 8+, open 10:00 to 17:00, 7 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 2022, with 74 places.

Call 01908 643539Their website

Cost

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

£7.00an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£7.00an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

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.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 8+Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
10:00 to 17:00, 7 days a weekFrom Buckinghamshire Family Information Service
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
Google rating
3.8 out of 5From 10 Google reviews. NurseryWise has none of its own.
A second website
thrift-farm.co.uk/day-nursery-and-pre-schoolListed on Google. Ofsted holds a different one.
How many children
74 placesLarge for England
How long open
5 yearsOpen a few years
Address
Thrift Farm, Buckingham Road, Milton Keynes, MK17 0EQ

Where it is

MK17 0EQ
Ofsted URN 2678190On the register since 14 April 2022
The rating

What Ofsted said

Last inspected on 15 May 2024.

Good

Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.

Still missing for Thrift Farm Day Nursery

  • 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.

Before you ring

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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.

Ducklings@TattenhoePark

Day nursery · Priory Park Pavillion, Bronte Avenue, Milton Keynes, MK4 3GE

GoodBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm36 placesLong established
0.9 mi
18 min walk
07783240275

Ashbourne Day Nurseries

Day nursery · 20 Cushing Drive, Oxley Park, Milton Keynes, MK4 4TJ

Report card May 2026Birth to 5Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm107 placesOpen for decades
1.6 mi
4 min drive
01908522223

Acorn at Westcroft

Day nursery · 4 Wimborne Crescent, Westcroft, Milton Keynes, MK4 4DE

OutstandingBirth to 8+07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 3.1 Google, 1392 placesLong established

Ducklings Shenley Brook End

Day nursery · Grathwaite Pavillion, Grathwaite Crescent, Shenley Brook End, MK5 7AX

GoodTakes funded hours£52.50 a dayBirth to 8+From 1 year 6 months09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week★ 5.0 Google, 1440 placesLong established
2.2 mi
6 min drive
07838402197Their website

Milton Keynes Preparatory School

Day nursery · Milton Keynes Preparatory School, Tattenhoe Lane, Milton Keynes, MK3 7EG

OutstandingBirth to 5Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm148 placesOpen for decades
2.3 mi
6 min drive
01908 642111

Pick two or three to compare.

Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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