Sessional pre-school in Blakelands, Milton Keynes
Buttons @ Giffard Park Preschool
Buttons Giffard Park, Giffard Park Community Centre, Broadway Avenue, Giffard Park, MILTON KEYNES, MK14 5PY · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since August 2017Reference EY549936Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 July 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Buttons Giffard Park, Giffard Park Community Centre, Broadway Avenue, Giffard Park, MILTON KEYNES, MK14 5PY · More nurseries in MK14
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Knebworth Roundabout North.
Parks and playgrounds
- Great Linford Park2 min walk
- Great Linford Manor Park9 min walk
- Canal Broadwalk10 min walk
- Burgess Gardens11 min walk
- zip wire playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Milton Keynes there are about 3.2 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Buttons @ Giffard Park Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Buttons Giffard Park, Giffard Park Community Centre, Broadway Avenue, Giffard Park, MILTON KEYNES, MK14 5PY, in Blakelands, Milton Keynes. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Buttons Preschools Limited.
Run by Buttons Preschools Limited (company), which runs 14 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttons @ Giffard Park PreschoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Buttons @ Great LinfordSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Brooksward School, Nursery and Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Giffard Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Great Linford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.7 miles
- Green Park School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- Brooksward School Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.9 miles
- Portfields Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected April 2023 1.0 miles
- Wood End Infant & Pre-School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.1 miles
- St Monica's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected June 2024 1.1 miles
- Willen Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Buttons @ Giffard Park Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Buttons @ Giffard Park Preschool Outstanding at its inspection on 19 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Buttons @ Giffard Park Preschool take?
Buttons @ Giffard Park Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs Buttons @ Giffard Park Preschool?
Buttons @ Giffard Park Preschool is run by Buttons Preschools Limited, which runs 14 nurseries.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY549936 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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