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Ashridge Day Nursery Pitstone and Ivinghoe

Ofsted: Needs attention·2 Station Road, Ivinghoe, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9EB · Buckinghamshire
Number of places
85 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2026
Local authority
Buckinghamshire

About this day nursery

Ashridge Day Nursery Pitstone and Ivinghoe, a childcare on non-domestic premises setting located in Leighton Buzzard (LU7 9EB), was registered with Ofsted on 8th May 2024. The nursery provides a warm and secure environment where children aged 0 to 4 years feel safe and cared for.

Staff establish familiar and consistent routines, supporting children to feel secure and confident throughout the day. Babies follow their home routines for sleep, rest, and mealtimes, and staff respond sensitively to their needs, promoting emotional security.

Children are encouraged to develop independence in personal care routines, including toileting, and staff use sign language to support those who are not yet verbal, ensuring their needs are understood. Although the curriculum could be more consistently embedded, leaders are taking action to strengthen it, making sure all children receive the care and education they need to progress.

The nursery has a capacity for 85 children and is committed to continuous improvement. Leaders identify children who face barriers to learning promptly and work collaboratively with other professionals and external agencies, particularly for children with additional needs, to provide appropriate support.

What it's like

Children are settled and content and clearly enjoy their time at Ashridge Day Nursery Pitstone and Ivinghoe. They develop independence in personal care routines and are confident and sociable. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure, greeting staff with smiles and seeking comfort and reassurance when needed.

Familiar routinesSensitive care for babiesIndependence promotedSupport for SENDPositive attitudes to learning

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday : 07:30 - 18:00

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2024

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Needs attention

Last inspected Apr 2026

Headline: Needs attention

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementNeeds attention
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
InclusionNeeds attention
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Ashridge Day Nursery Pitstone and Ivinghoe

Last inspected 15 April 2026

Actions the provider must take

  • Implement a cohesive and well-sequenced curriculum to better promote all children's learning by 13/05/2026.
  • Focus greater attention on assessing the needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities to inform the development of a curriculum, and directed support, that fully meets their needs and better encourages their progress and achievement by 13/05/2026.

What it's like to attend

Children are settled and content and clearly enjoy their time at Ashridge Day Nursery Pitstone and Ivinghoe. They develop independence in personal care routines and are confident and sociable. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure, greeting staff with smiles and seeking comfort and reassurance when needed.

Inspector highlights

  • Children behave well and staff establish familiar, consistent routines, which support children to feel secure and confident.
  • Staff have realistic, age-appropriate expectations of children's behaviour and use positive praise and encouragement effectively.
  • Staff are kind, caring and attentive to meeting children's individual needs. Children develop close and trusting relationships with their key persons.
  • Leaders are proactive in monitoring children's attendance and follow up unexplained absences to check on children's welfare.
  • Staff support children to develop independence in their personal care routines, including toileting.
  • Staff work effectively with other professionals and external agencies to support children's development and progress, particularly for those with additional needs.

Areas to develop

  • 1Curriculum is not consistently well organised or securely embedded, impacting younger children particularly those with SEND, in developing strength, coordination and confidence in movement. Opportunities for younger children to develop and extend their physical skills are not always frequently available or well thought out.
  • 2Curriculum and teaching are not consistently delivered across the nursery to meet the needs of all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
  • 3Leaders and staff do not always act swiftly enough when children do not achieve their identified next steps, and the curriculum and teaching do not consistently support all children to reach their targets. Next steps identified for children with SEND are not sufficiently well matched to their individual needs, meaning smaller steps in progress are not consistently identified or tracked.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff ensure children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported effectively using sign language to reduce frustration and ensure their needs are understood and responded to appropriately. The nursery works in partnership with professionals to better support children with SEND.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

15 April 2026

Needs attention

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

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