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Ashridge Day Nursery Latimer

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2021)
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5.0(4 parent reviews) ·Blackwell Farm, Blackwell Hall Lane, Chesham, HP5 1TN · Buckinghamshire
Number of places
57 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2021
Local authority
Buckinghamshire

About this day nursery

Ashridge Day Nursery Latimer provides high-quality childcare for children from two months to five years old, operating 51 weeks a year. Located within the sprawling 80-acre former Rothschild country estate, the nursery offers a distinctive setting that encourages extensive outdoor play and exploration.

The curriculum is based on the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, meeting national standards set by Ofsted, and is designed to support children's development at their own pace through play-based learning. The nursery focuses on creating a warm, friendly, and secure environment where children feel understood, supported, and cared for by dedicated adults.

Ample parking facilities ensure convenient and safe drop-offs and pick-ups for parents. The nursery emphasises that play is crucial for children to develop an understanding of the world around them, making it a cornerstone of their educational approach.

Our ethos

The nursery's educational approach is grounded in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework, emphasising play-based learning to support children's development at their own pace. They believe play is crucial for children to understand the world, and they foster a warm, friendly, and secure environment where children feel understood and supported.

What it's like

Children benefit from well-planned transition procedures and positive key-person relationships, including settling-in visits and staff mirroring children's sleep routines to help them feel safe and secure. They enjoy outdoor imaginative play in the meadow and mud kitchen, behave well, respond to staff instructions, and learn about safety through roles such as the Meadow Safety Officer.

EYFS curriculumExtensive outdoor playLocated on country estate

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

51 weeks of the year

Age range

2 months to five years

Established

2018

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Ashridge Day Nursery Latimer

Last inspected 18 August 2021 · Lisa Dailey

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 benefit from well-planned transition procedures and positive key-person relationships, including settling-in visits and staff mirroring children's sleep routines to help them feel safe and secure. They enjoy outdoor imaginative play in the meadow and mud kitchen, behave well, respond to staff instructions, and learn about safety through roles such as the Meadow Safety Officer.

Inspector highlights

  • Well-planned transition procedures and positive key-person relationships
  • Children behave well and demonstrate positive attitudes to learning
  • Staff support development of children's language and vocabulary
  • Inclusive practice with liaison with professionals to support children with health needs and SEND
  • Managers have high regard for staff well-being

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen delivery of the curriculum and ensure that staff fully consider the resources they can use to promote children's focus in their learning
  • 2develop staff support and help staff to understand how to challenge children even further in their learning
Inspection #10194431 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff ensure that the nursery is inclusive and seek and follow advice from professionals to support children with health needs. They liaise with professionals, such as speech and language therapists, to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, which helps children to make good progress in their learning.

Outdoor space

Children report that they like to play outdoors with their friends and regularly use the meadow for imaginative play, such as pretending to be pirates and playing in the mud kitchen. Children take on roles like the Meadow Safety Officer to check the ground, gate and fences before use, and staff use radios and take medical and first-aid equipment when moving around the farm.

Parent Reviews of Ashridge Day Nursery Latimer

5.0
(4)
William Paynter
6 months ago

Have had two kids at Ashridge, Latimer and both have been extremely well looked after and developed in so many positive ways.

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Siân Taylor
5 years ago

Wonderful team here that look after my child incredibly well. The surroundings are beautiful and the working farm gives unbelievable access to cows, horses and occasionally sheep. Can't rate them highly enough.

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Helly h
5 years ago

This place is amazing!! They have transformed my son in a few months. He has developed with his speech, eating and understanding so quickly and the staff are absolutely amazing! I can't thank them enough!

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Ben Taylor
2 years ago

Great nursery, staff are great with the children and on a farm which teaches the small ones so much

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

18 August 2021

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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