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Nurseries in Chesham

There are 7 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Chesham, and 9 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Chesham

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (6 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 5 settings (5 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Ashridge Day Nursery Latimer - Day nursery, Chesham HP5 1TN, ages 0 to 4, 57 places
    Ofsted, 18 August 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Flower Pots Day Nursery (Chesham) - Day nursery, Chesham HP5 1BG, ages 1 to 4, 86 places
    Ofsted, 23 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kiddies Cove Day Nursery - Day nursery, Chesham HP5 1SH, ages 0 to 4, 71 places
    Ofsted, 12 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kiddies Cove Pre-School - Day nursery, Chesham HP5 1SS, 50 places
  • Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Chesham - Day nursery, Chesham HP5 1LR, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted report card, 26 March 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Old MacDonald's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Chesham HP5 1UQ, ages 0 to 4, 96 places
    Ofsted, 3 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ollie Owl Day Nursery - Day nursery, Chesham HP5 3ED, ages 1 to 4, 74 places
    Ofsted, 17 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Busy Living @ Brushwood - Out-of-school club, Chesham HP5 3DW
  • JR Elmtree - Out-of-school club, Chesham HP5 2PA, 23 places
  • Kumon Study Centre Chesham - Out-of-school club, Chesham HP5 3AT
  • Let's Play @ Chesham Leisure Centre - Out-of-school club, Chesham HP5 1BB
  • Ley Hill Play Active Club - Out-of-school club, Chesham HP5 1YF, 16 places
  • Thomas Harding Play Active Club - Out-of-school club, Chesham HP5 1LR, 23 places
  • Waterside Play Active Club - Out-of-school club, Chesham HP5 1QU, 35 places
  • Welldon Kids Club at Chartridge Combined School - Out-of-school club, Chesham HP5 2TW, 30 places
  • Welldon Kids Club @ Hawridge and Cholesbury School - Out-of-school club, Chesham HP5 2UQ, 15 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Chesham

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.