Village Centre Pre-school
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Holmer Green for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 23:30, 7 days a week. £12.00 an hour. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2003, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £12.00at most times £16.00at weekends £19.00at weekends |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
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 6XGWhat 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, 14 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff use the daily routine to develop children's independence skills in readiness for school. Children get ready to go outside to play and put on their coats and wellington boots. They butter their bread at snack time and help to tidy up at the end of the session. Children become familiar with the daily routine. The bell rings and they know it is time for registration. They sit on their 'spot', listen for their name and respond when it is their turn.
Staff enable children to learn about different occupations. Children use magnifying glasses to examine fingerprints in the 'police station', look at X-rays in the hospital and put bandages on the staff to make them feel better. Staff support children in building model houses and measuring how tall they are. They talk about how to keep safe by using their 'protective goggles' and to use the measuring tape correctly.
Children demonstrate a positive attitude to learning, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They enjoy playing outdoors and use their imagination, such as going on a 'T-Rex' hunt and making 'stick stew' in the mud kitchen. Children concentrate as they climb and balance on crates. Staff support them to count as they go.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend the systems for supervising staff practice further to build and improve their skills and knowledge over time.
- 14 March 2024Good
- 4 May 2018Good
- 7 July 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Village Centre Pre-school
- 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
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.
- Is £12.00 an hour still the rate? 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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