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Little Ferns

Ofsted: Expected standard·
4.6(14 parent reviews) ·7-9 South Street, Wendover, Aylesbury, HP22 6EF · Buckinghamshire
Number of places
97 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2026
Local authority
Buckinghamshire

About this day nursery

Little Ferns Wendover Nursery is a nurturing early years setting that welcomes children into an environment designed for exploration, creativity, and a strong connection with nature. The nursery focuses on fostering independence and resilience, aiming to instil a love of learning in every child.

Inspired by Montessori principles, the curriculum is enriched by real-world experiences, integrating hands-on discovery and community connections. The facility is open 51 weeks a year, from 8 am to 6 pm, Monday to Friday, with extended hours available subject to prior arrangement.

Children are grouped into "Explorers" (babies), "Discoverers" (toddlers), and "Investigators" (preschoolers), each having dedicated spaces tailored to their developmental needs, including specific gardens for outdoor play. The nursery also features an atelier for creative pursuits, a library for quiet reflection and storytelling, and "Wise Owls" rooms for focused learning activities like puzzles and early literacy.

The team is committed to providing outstanding care and education, supported by ongoing professional development. The nursery boasts a "Good" rating from Ofsted and emphasises a strong partnership with families, ensuring open communication and responsiveness to parents' needs.

Our ethos

Little Ferns Wendover Nursery is inspired by Montessori principles to foster independence, resilience, and a love of learning through exploration, creativity, and connection with nature. The curriculum is enriched by real-world, hands-on experiences and community connections, with dedicated spaces and tailored activities supporting each age group's developmental needs.

What it's like

Staff provide a safe and fun learning environment for children, focusing on extending their knowledge and broadening experiences. Children develop high levels of self-confidence and enjoy their learning, with older children keen to join in activities to extend literacy skills. Babies and toddlers demonstrate a strong sense of belonging, happily exploring the environment and developing strong bonds with their key person.

Montessori-inspired curriculumStrong outdoor and nature focusCreative arts and dramaYoga and mindfulness sessionsMakaton signing

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)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

Opening hours

Open 51 weeks per year, standard hours: 8.00am-6.00pm, Mon-Fri, extended hours*: 7.30am-6.30pm

Food

Meals and snacks are included in funded sessions

Age range

9 months - 4 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

full day, half day

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Apr 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
Needs attention
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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

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Ferns

Last inspected 15 April 2026

Safeguarding effective

What it's like to attend

Staff provide a safe and fun learning environment for children, focusing on extending their knowledge and broadening experiences. Children develop high levels of self-confidence and enjoy their learning, with older children keen to join in activities to extend literacy skills. Babies and toddlers demonstrate a strong sense of belonging, happily exploring the environment and developing strong bonds with their key person.

Inspector highlights

  • All children have many opportunities to explore and be outside, enjoying nature walks, weekly sports sessions off site, and daily play in the nursery's outdoor areas.
  • Babies and toddlers enjoy practising their fine motor skills through activities such as creating bubbles with a whisk and water/soap mixture.
  • Parents speak highly of the staff and the progress their children have made, particularly in communication and language skills, and feel their children are welcomed and included.
  • Staff feel well supported by the manager and provider, with opportunities for professional development and regular training courses.
  • Children learn about the local community through visits to shops, and the provider plans to introduce regular visits to a nearby retirement home to extend learning opportunities and foster community relationships.
  • All children enjoy healthy, balanced meals and snacks cooked and prepared freshly on site, with procedures in place to cater for dietary requirements.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen systems for improving staff practice and raise the good quality of teaching to an even higher level, in particular with regard to less-experienced and newer members of staff.
  • 2review opportunities to teach children about healthy eating during routine times.
Inspection #10259707 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents speak highly of the staff at the setting and comment how much progress their children have made, for example with their communication and language skills.

Parents report that staff ensure that the nursery is inclusive.

Parents say that their children have been welcomed into nursery and they feel included.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff work with parents and other professionals to help them to gather information about children's needs, in particular children that need additional support.

Outdoor space

All children have many opportunities to explore and be outside. They enjoy nature walks, weekly sports sessions off site, and daily play in the nursery's outdoor areas. Staff encourage and support children when balancing on beams and praise them for doing so. Babies and toddlers happily explore the environment indoors and outdoors making choices about their learning.

Parent Reviews of Little Ferns

4.6
(14)
Abi Fern
3 months ago

Our daughter has been going to Little Ferns since she was 1 years old. She absolutely LOVES it there. It is a FANTASTIC nursery. The effort the nursery staff put into organising brilliant thought provoking, age appropriate activities is great. They often go out and get plenty of fresh air and the food that the nursery provides for the children is varied and home made, our daughter eats so well there! Little Ferns are not just a nursery, they are like a family, a support network that we are so pleased our daughter is apart of, as well as us the parents too. The communication during the day is plentiful on an easy to use app as well. THANK YOU for looking our daughter. This is an exceptional nursery. 🫶👏

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Kristi Davies
3 months ago

My little boy has flourished at Little Ferns. He started at 18 months and is now a confident and talkative 2.5 years old. All the staff are kind and caring. It feels like they really know and care about him. I’ve also popped back to drop off some forgotten items for my toddler and saw the staff really joining in with activities and being silly and fun. He has so much fun there and it is such a relief that he is happy and enjoys going there. They are constantly doing fun activities that help him learn new skills and always outside. I couldn’t recommend this nursery more.

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Hayley Tilbury
3 months ago

Our little girl started at Little Ferns 3 weeks ago and loves her time there. We were worried how she would cope as until now she had not spend time outside of family. However she’s settled so much better than we could have hoped for! The staff have made us and her feel so at ease. She has a lovely relationship with her key worker who she feels really safe with, and talks about all the time. Communications are great and I love receiving pictures and updates about her day while I’m at work. They do lots in the community and my little one loves the nature walks and being out in the fresh air!

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Ella Boothroyd
3 months ago

Our daughter has been at Little Ferns for over a year now and she absolutely loves it. After visiting 4 other local nurseries, I chose Little Ferns based on the amazing staff and the emphasis on learning and experiences that the children get and the setting has not disappointed. The staff are incredible and it really does feel like they love and care for our daughter. It is home away from home and we could not ask for anymore than that.

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Amber Hillman
4 months ago

Both our children go to Little Ferns nursery and we couldn't recommend it more. The staff are all warm and welcoming and brilliant at comforting our babies. Their days are varied and packed full with educational and fun activities. Would 100% recommend.

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Inspection history

Date: November 2022

The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Good). We're re-checking it against the original report.

  • December 2022Good
  • November 2022Good

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