Poppies Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in High Wycombe for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 November 2023. Open since 2016, with 60 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
HP15 6UGWhat 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.
- 22 September 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 31 October 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 20 May 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 30 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are welcomed by friendly staff as they arrive at this setting. They enter happily and settle quickly on arrival. Children, including the youngest, confidently explore and choose activities. They chatter excitedly as they show their friends what they are making. Children are motivated learners and demonstrate a positive attitude towards their learning.
Staff have high expectations for children. They plan activities to capture children's interest and engage them. This means that children stay at activities for extended periods of time. Children develop a love for nature. Staff plan a broad range of activities and experiences to extend children's understanding of the world. For example, children learn about the life cycle of chickens. Children recently saw eggs hatch and are learning how to look after the chickens as they grow. Parents, grandparents and children were all invited to choose names for the three chickens.
Children's opinions are valued. Staff give them opportunities to make choices and express their ideas. Preschool children vote on activities that they would like to choose for the day. Older children learn about keeping themselves and their environment safe. For example, they take on roles such as being a 'safety spy'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve staff's understanding of how to effectively deploy themselves to enable them to consistently identify when children need support and assist them swiftly with their individual needs n support staff to be consistent in promoting behaviour management strategies, to build on children's understanding of what behaviour is expected of them.
- 30 November 2023Good
- 14 May 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Poppies Day Nursery
- 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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