Opening hours
Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7.30am to 6pm. It closes earlier on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve. The nursery is closed on all bank holidays.
Lily Pad Day Nursery offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children aged three months to five years, focusing on their early development and educational foundations. The nursery prioritises a warm, home-like atmosphere where children are encouraged to express themselves, build strong relationships, and engage in playful learning.
Experienced practitioners guide each child in developing both emotional intelligence and intellectual curiosity. The curriculum is structured around four key areas: Life Skills, Discovery, Relationships, and Communication, ensuring a holistic approach to growth and preparing older children for school.
The nursery emphasises creating a safe and confident space where every child can thrive happily and securely by exploring and learning through imaginative and meaningful experiences. Lily Pad Day Nursery is committed to high-quality care, understanding parents' desire for the best for their children, and fostering strong partnerships with families.
Our ethos
Lily Pad Day Nursery focuses on early development and education within a nurturing, home-like atmosphere that encourages self-expression, strong relationships, and playful learning. Their approach is built on developing emotional intelligence and intellectual curiosity through a curriculum centred on Life Skills, Discovery, Relationships, and Communication, ensuring a holistic approach to growth and school readiness. They are committed to providing high-quality care and fostering strong partnerships with families.
What it's like
Children are happy and settled at this welcoming and inclusive nursery. They demonstrate that they enjoy their time as they play and learn. Staff implement a clear curriculum based on children achieving the life skills needed for future learning and focus on promoting physical and emotional well-being.
Fees are tiered by three age groups: under 2s, 2 to 3 years, and over 3s. Parents can book breakfast clubs, half-day sessions, or full days, with additional school day sessions available for the oldest age group. Non-funded fees include all meals, snacks, consumables, and extracurricular activities.
Funding accepted
Good to know
Opening hours
Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7.30am to 6pm. It closes earlier on Christmas Eve and New Years Eve. The nursery is closed on all bank holidays.
Age range
3 months to 5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Last inspected 9 January 2025 · Cathryn Clarricoates
What it's like to attend
Children are happy and settled at this welcoming and inclusive nursery. They demonstrate that they enjoy their time as they play and learn. Staff implement a clear curriculum based on children achieving the life skills needed for future learning and focus on promoting physical and emotional well-being.
Inspector highlights
Areas to develop
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
parents state children are 'loved and looked after'
Inclusion & environment
Staff assess children's development, identify gaps in their learning and use targeted interventions to help children make progress. Staff skilfully support children's transitions between rooms and on to schools. These actions positively impact children's development and ensure they make good progress, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
Children benefit from daily fresh air and exercise. Staff plan activities that develop children's physical skills, including balancing, climbing, jumping, twisting and turning outdoors.
Ben and Zoe have consistently been very supportive regarding any concerns we've had about our child. The location is in a pleasant area of Brackley, and there is on-site parking available.
Read on GoogleThis nursery has been absolutely wonderful. I cannot fault them. We’ve used them since last year. It’s about time Brackley had some childcare for under 2s too!
Read on GoogleLily Pad was great with our 2-year-old daughter. The staff was genuinely friendly and helpful. Thank you for all of your help!
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Most recent inspection
9 January 2025
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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