What Ofsted grade does Circle Centre have?

Circle Centre was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 14 July 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Circle Centre take?

Ofsted registers Circle Centre for 10 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Buckingham has 45.

How much does Circle Centre cost?

Circle Centre sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Circle Centre offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Circle Centre how it offers them.

When was Circle Centre last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Circle Centre on 14 July 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Circle Centre?

Nearby in MK18: Buckingham Primary Nursery, Treehouse Pre-School, Field House Day Nursery.

Circle Centre

Day nursery in Buckingham, MK18. Part of the Buckinghamshire council area.

The Old School, Middle Claydon, Buckingham, MK18 2ET

10 places

2013 registered with Ofsted

2 of 10 in our Buckingham ranking

£144 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South East average

What Ofsted found

Outstanding Inspected 14 July 2025

Ofsted grades for Circle Centre, inspection of 14 July 2025
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Outstanding
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding

The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Circle Centre sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£161	£511
2 years old	£152	£480
3 to 4 years old	£144	£457

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Circle Centre against Buckingham

	Circle Centre	Buckingham average
Places	10	45
Ofsted outcome	Outstanding	60% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Questions parents ask about Circle Centre

What Ofsted grade does Circle Centre have?: Circle Centre was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 14 July 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Circle Centre take?: Ofsted registers Circle Centre for 10 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Buckingham has 45.
How much does Circle Centre cost?: Circle Centre sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Circle Centre offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Circle Centre how it offers them.
When was Circle Centre last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Circle Centre on 14 July 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Circle Centre?: Nearby in MK18: Buckingham Primary Nursery, Treehouse Pre-School, Field House Day Nursery.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.