Marlow Day Nursery Ltd
Good★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Marlow for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 1997, with 73 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Buckinghamshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Buckinghamshire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
SL7 3AZWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 26 March 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 30 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children run happily into this welcoming nursery. They settle quickly and demonstrate positive attitudes to their learning. For example, children explore building with construction toys, creating their own designs and delighting in the outcomes. Despite facing some challenges, children persevere, proudly showing staff what they have made. This helps to build children's confidence, resilience and self-esteem.
Staff know children well and provide a stimulating learning environment for children of all ages. They identify children's individual next steps in learning and provide activities that promote these well. Staff have high expectations for children and provide activities that build on what they can already do. Children use their hand-to-eye coordination and small muscles well. This is evident when children use tools to model play dough or when babies learn to eat with spoons.
Children are well behaved and polite. Staff teach children about respect and tolerance towards each other. They encourage children to share and take turns and this helps children to develop good personal and social skills. Children learn to manage their own safety. For example, staff encourage them to report any dangers they see in the environment. This fosters an understanding of how to keep themselves safe.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - build on staff's questioning techniques to enable children to have more time to think, respond and demonstrate what they know and understand n embed the improvements to staff practice further to help them to identify and use opportunities to extend children's mathematical development as they play.
- 30 June 2023Good
- 15 August 2022Needs improvement
- 22 February 2022Inadequate
- 14 November 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Marlow Day Nursery Ltd
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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