Nurseries in Long Buckby

Yes. Eligible working parents can receive up to 30 funded hours a week from the term after their child turns 9 months, providing 1,140 hours a year. West Northamptonshire says some providers can stretch those hours across more than 38 weeks.

Yes. West Northamptonshire Council's current childcare records include a Long Buckby day-nursery setting offering funded places from 9 months old. The same setting provides full-day childcare from 7:30am to 6pm on weekdays, showing that funded early-years provision is available within the village itself.

The council also currently records a village preschool for children aged 2 to 4, operating 9am to 3pm Monday to Friday during term time. This gives Long Buckby families both full-day and sessional-style childcare options locally.

Yes. West Northamptonshire Council currently records Ofsted-registered wraparound provision in Long Buckby for children aged 3 to 12, covering before-school, after-school and school-holiday childcare.

Yes. Families receiving qualifying additional government support can access 15 funded hours for an eligible 2-year-old. The entitlement begins from the first full funding block after the child's second birthday: September, January or April.

Yes. West Northamptonshire allows the working-parent entitlement to be used flexibly with one or more providers. For the universal 3- and 4-year-old entitlement, the council specifically permits funded childcare across a maximum of two providers.

West Northamptonshire operates the Early Years SEN Inclusion Fund (EYSENIF). Eligible nurseries, preschools and childminders can use approved funding for specialist equipment, environmental adaptations, additional staffing, staff training or specialist support where ordinary provision is insufficient.

The child must be accessing a funded early-years entitlement and normally must not already have an Education, Health and Care Plan. The scheme covers eligible children using supported 2-year-old funding, universal 3- and 4-year-old hours or the working-parent entitlement from 9 months.

The Early Years Pupil Premium is £1.15 per eligible funded hour in 2026–27. The national Disability Access Fund is £975 per eligible child per year for children receiving Disability Living Allowance and funded early education.

Yes. Long Buckby sits within the Daventry area, and West Northamptonshire Council operates Daventry Family Hub for families from pregnancy through age 19, or up to 25 for young people with SEND. Its current early-years programme includes under-1 sensory sessions and activities for children aged 1–5.

NN6 is the main postcode district. Official council records place central Long Buckby childcare around NN6 7, including Market Place at NN6 7RR, High Street at NN6 7RD and Station Road at NN6 7QB. ToddleKids can use NN6 as the primary local childcare search area.

Not for council settlement planning purposes. West Northamptonshire classifies Long Buckby as a Primary Service Village, while Long Buckby Wharf is separately listed as a small settlement/hamlet. Families around the Wharf may therefore want to widen their ToddleKids search beyond central Long Buckby.