Odds Farm Park Day Nursery and Activity Day Camps
Good★ 4.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in High Wycombe for children from birth to 8+, open 10:00 to 17:30, 1 day a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2022, with 94 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
HP10 0LXWhat 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.
Ofsted inspector, 16 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are confident and well settled in this welcoming nursery they are well behaved and follow the good examples set by staff. Staff know the children well and are always on hand to provide cuddles and comfort. Children have many opportunities to practise self-help skills and develop independence. Children learn valuable life skills which prepare them for their next stage of learning. For example, they use real utensils during play and have real fruit and vegetables in role play areas. Children explore and investigate the feel and smell of different food. Staff support children's language acquisition as they comment that onions smell 'strong and make your eyes water' and that they like carrots as they are sweet.
Staff maximise use of the outdoors, children visit the farm daily and learn about the care of, and respect, for animals. They learn about new life as they visit the farm during lambing season. Children become excited as they see the pigs, sheep and donkeys and mimic the sounds they make. Staff share this excitement, and they use this time as a valuable learning experience. For example, children count how many piglets there are. Older children make mud pies with compost and water.
They comment on how a mud cake has large, medium and small layers. Children excitedly collect twigs and leaves to add to the mixture and delight in feeling different textures with their hands.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review and improve the organisation and structure of routines and group times to take into consideration the age ranges and individual needs of the children present, to enhance learning opportunities to the highest level n build on the good partnerships with parents to ensure that all parents receive guidance on how to support their children's learning further at home.
- 16 July 2024Good
- 14 August 2023Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Odds Farm Park Day Nursery and Activity Day Camps
- 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.
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