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Aktiva Kingsbrook View

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2023)
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5.0(1 Google review) ·Kingsbrook View Primary Academy, Kingsbrook Basin, Aylesbury, HP22 7EE · Buckinghamshire
Number of places
46 places
Age range
3–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2023
Local authority
Buckinghamshire

About this day nursery

Aktiva Kingsbrook View is a day nursery in Aylesbury for children aged three to four. It is open from Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, throughout the year and accepts a range of government funding schemes. An Ofsted inspection in June 2023 rated the day nursery as Good overall.

The inspector reported that children are excited to arrive and that the curriculum helps them master key skills. Children were described as confident and expressive talkers. In the garden, they were observed exploring cause and effect by pouring water through a drainpipe to move balls along. The report also found the nursery to be exceptionally welcoming, noting that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make excellent progress in the staff's care.

What it's like

Children are excited to arrive and quickly settle; the curriculum revisits aspects of learning to help them master skills such as small-muscle development and early writing. Children are confident, expressive talkers and the nursery is exceptionally welcoming; children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make excellent progress in the staff's nurturing care.

Family-runLearning through playEYFS alignedOfsted-rated Good

Pricing & funding

The nursery offers full-day, school-day, morning, and afternoon sessions, with fees calculated over 51 weeks and billed monthly. Funding is offered on a stretched basis for eligible 2, 3, and 4-year-olds. Meals are optional, but parents must either opt in fully or provide cold food.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
  • Full day session (0730-1800)£60.00 / day
  • School day session (0830-1600)£46.20 / day
  • Morning session (0730-1300)£34.50 / session
  • Afternoon session (1300-1800)£30.00 / session
  • Registration fee£70 / session

Good to know

  • Registration fee of £70 and £100 deposit are required (waived for standalone funded hours).
  • Fees are invoiced and payable monthly in advance via BACS or standing order.
  • Fees are payable for 51 weeks of the year with no refunds for illness or holidays.
  • Universal and extended funding are stretched over 51 weeks (11 and 22 hours per week).
  • Meals during funded hours are optional; parents can fully opt out and bring packed lunches.
  • Late collections are charged at £1 per minute after a 10-minute grace period.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 8am until 5pm.

Session types

Full day (07:30-18:00), School day (08:30-16:00), Morning session (07:30-13:00), Afternoon session (13:00-18:00)

Term time / All Year

All Year

Registered with Ofsted

2021

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Aktiva Kingsbrook View

Last inspected 6 June 2023 · Hayley Marshall-Gowen

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are excited to arrive and quickly settle; the curriculum revisits aspects of learning to help them master skills such as small-muscle development and early writing. Children are confident, expressive talkers and the nursery is exceptionally welcoming; children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make excellent progress in the staff's nurturing care.

Inspector highlights

  • Children settle quickly and are excited to learn
  • Multi-layered curriculum supports mastery of key skills
  • Children are confident, expressive talkers
  • Children with SEND make excellent progress due to nurturing care
  • Staff feel supported and provide good-quality care and education

Areas to develop

  • 1ensure that the good quality of interactions between staff and children and meaningful opportunities for children's learning continue during times of change, such as when children are waiting to go home at lunchtime.
Inspection #10291196 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The nursery is exceptionally welcoming and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities make excellent progress in the staff's nurturing care.

Outdoor space

In the garden, children explore cause and effect, for example by pouring water into a drainpipe filled with balls to see how water affects their movement. They run to the end of the drainpipe to catch the balls as they work out that more water makes the balls move faster.

Google Reviews of Aktiva Kingsbrook View

5.0
(1 Google review)

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

6 June 2023

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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