Ryehills Farm Day Nursery
Good★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Northampton 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2025. Open since 2009, with 103 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 West Northamptonshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in West Northamptonshire 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
NN6 7ASWhat 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.
- 16 March 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 7 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children separate from their parents with ease as they arrive at nursery. Children display strong bonds with their key person as they greet them with a smile and a cuddle. Babies seek out their familiar adult for reassurance when they need it.
Older children are confident to ask adults for help when they try and find their matching wellington boots as they prepare to go outside. Staff know children well and show that they understand their care routines. They have high expectations for children's behaviour, and generally, children behave well. When children display signs of unwanted behaviour, staff deal with this swiftly and appropriately. Children are beginning to understand why it is important to behave in a certain way.
Children benefit from a vast outdoor environment and enjoy nature walks. Older children create bug hotels and learn about insects. Younger children practise using their large-muscle skills as staff teach them how to safely go up and down steps.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve planning and implementation of activities to ensure that they are tailored to the needs of the children present to build on what they already know and can do n encourage children to remove dummies to further support their speech and language development.
- 7 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 28 January 2019Good
- 17 March 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ryehills Farm 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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