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Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Princes Risborough

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2025)
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3.0(2 parent reviews) ·Redvale House, New Road, Princes Risborough, HP27 0JN · Buckinghamshire
Number of places
52 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2025
Local authority
Buckinghamshire

About this day nursery

Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Princes Risborough offers a nurturing and stimulating environment, designed to feel like a "home away from home" for children from infancy through to school age. The nursery follows its unique "Future Foundations" curriculum, focusing on sparking curiosity and supporting development through play-based learning.

They have enhanced their facilities with a bespoke baby room, specifically tailored for their youngest attendees. The setting provides thoughtfully arranged areas for different age groups, ensuring activities are developmentally appropriate for babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers.

Outdoor spaces are also integral to their approach, building on children's interests to foster learning and growth. The nursery prioritises healthy eating, offering seasonal, nutritious lunches and snacks prepared on-site, with all dietary requirements accommodated and support for babies during weaning.

Experienced practitioners closely monitor each child's progress, implementing enriching activities that cover all areas of learning, preparing children effectively for their transition to school. They emphasise a dedicated outdoor space for each room, cooking club activities, and a commitment to having all staff trained in paediatric first aid.

What it's like

Children enjoy a warm welcome from staff when they arrive and separate from their parents with ease, showing they feel safe and settled. Staff plan and resource activities that reflect children's interests and skills, helping them secure current skills and build on next steps in learning. Children show strong bonds with staff and peers, displaying kindness and offering help and encouragement during play.

Bespoke baby roomFuture Foundations curriculumOn-site chefPaediatric first aid trained staffFlexible sessions

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Food

Seasonal, nutritious lunches and snacks prepared on-site; caters for dietary requirements and supports weaning; cooking club available.

Opening hours

Monday-Friday: 7.30am-6.30pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Princes Risborough

Last inspected 26 March 2025

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children enjoy a warm welcome from staff when they arrive and separate from their parents with ease, showing they feel safe and settled. Staff plan and resource activities that reflect children's interests and skills, helping them secure current skills and build on next steps in learning. Children show strong bonds with staff and peers, displaying kindness and offering help and encouragement during play.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders have successfully met the actions and recommendations raised at the last inspection.
  • Leaders have updated their arrangements for staff supervision to support their continuous professional development.
  • Staff are highly effective in supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
  • Children develop good mathematical skills as they explore colour matching through a range of activities and enjoy counting.
  • Staff teach the children about the world around them, including seeds and planting, and children are quick to share their knowledge and skills in caring for plants.

Areas to develop

  • 1enhance opportunities for children to develop their independent learning skills further.
Inspection #10361143 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff are highly effective in supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They are attentive to their physical needs and provide the support, encouragement and praise that helps children to participate in a range of activities. They work closely with parents and agencies to plan targeted support that helps children make the progress they are capable of.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.

Parent Reviews of Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Princes Risborough

3.0
(2)
Isabelle Morley
2 years ago

I have had 2 children attend this nursery (including baby nursery too) and I have nothing but great things to say about it. My children always walk out with a big smile and have developed so much. Couldn’t think of a better place

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Mike Vella
3 years ago

Very bad experience with this nursery as they didn’t notify parents that they had failed an OFSTED inspection. In the end we had to remove our children.

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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2025

Date: November 2019

  • March 2025Good
  • July 2024Requires improvement
  • November 2019Good

Frequently asked about Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Princes Risborough

About the setting

Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Princes Risborough registered in 2018. It is located in Princes Risborough, in Buckinghamshire. The nursery employs five members of permanent staff, with four holding qualifications at level 2 and above. The nursery is open each weekday from 7.30am to 6.30pm for 51 weeks of the year and provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

URN
EY555794
Registered person
Ashbourne Day Nurseries Limited
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Good

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