Food
In-house chef cooks all meals from scratch using locally sourced ingredients. All dietary requirements catered for, including weaning support. Optional consumables and meals package available.
Running Rabbits Day Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2023)
Number of places
61 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2023
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
About this day nursery
Running Rabbits Day Nursery, a family-run establishment nestled in the tranquil countryside, offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for young children. Emphasising outdoor exploration, children have ample opportunities to learn and grow within the nursery's expansive half-acre garden, featuring a construction area, mud kitchen, tipi dens, and an evolving allotment where they can cultivate vegetables.
The nursery integrates the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum, focusing on hands-on learning experiences that connect children with nature and promote an understanding of current global issues like environmental impact and sustainability. With a dedicated in-house chef preparing nutritious meals from scratch using locally sourced ingredients, the nursery prioritises healthy eating and can accommodate various dietary requirements.
The facility boasts purpose-built rooms tailored to different age groups from babies to pre-schoolers, including a newly designed gated baby garden and a sensory room under development. The team of highly qualified and experienced practitioners is committed to continuous professional development, ensuring a secure and enriching atmosphere where children can thrive, develop essential skills, and prepare confidently for their future educational journeys.
Our ethos
We provide safe, home to home childcare. Children learn through experiencing our rural, natural and vast outdoor space and location. Children, parents and staff are relaxed and happy so that children thrive during their first experience of education.
What it's like
Staff provide a warm welcome to children and their families. They plan and provide a range of engaging activities. Children know and understand daily routines and are quick to join in with tidy-up time and handwashing.
Countryside settingExtensive outdoor learningIn-house chefFamily-runEYFS curriculum
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)
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
Waitlist
Not explicitly stated, but implies spaces are secured based on minimum session bookings and changes are subject to availability.
Opening hours
7:30am - 6:00pm, Monday to Friday. Closed on bank holidays and for one week over Christmas until the New Year.
Session types
Full day (7:30am-6:00pm), Morning (7:30am-1:00pm), Afternoon (1:00pm-6:00pm)
Age range
3 months - school age
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2022
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Running Rabbits Day Nursery
Last inspected 15 December 2023
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Staff provide a warm welcome to children and their families. They plan and provide a range of engaging activities. Children know and understand daily routines and are quick to join in with tidy-up time and handwashing.
Inspector highlights
- The leadership team has a clear vision and works with staff and parents to build on children's starting points.
- Staff introduce new learning in a clear and interesting way, promoting discussion and supporting language development.
- A well-established key-person system helps children form secure attachments and promotes their well-being.
- Children learn about healthy lifestyles through a healthy diet and opportunities for physically active play.
- Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour, providing guidance and encouraging confidence and independence.
Areas to develop
- 1strengthen the support for children to explore and learn about mathematics
- 2provide consistent support, training and coaching for staff training towards qualifications to help them support children's learning and development effectively.
Inspection #10324247 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents comment on the lasting relationships children have built with their key person and how well the staff know and understand children as individuals.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
Outdoor space
Staff provide a range of opportunities for physically active play, both inside and outdoors.
Parent Reviews of Running Rabbits Day Nursery
5.0
(17)
Lisa Colbourne
10 months ago
100% recommended Running Rabbits Day Nursery. My son has been going for 3 months and has settled in so well and that's thanks to the amazing staff. They're so informative, friendly and really seem to care about the children. I love the no shoes policy (that kind of sold it to me when I went on my first visit) and the place looks so clean and homely. The homely feel is what I was looking for and felt that instantly when I arrived. I love the app they use to communicate with the parents, so we can see how they're doing and what they're eating. The food is absolutely amazing, they eat better than I do at home! The activities they have for the children are amazing and my boy always loves to tell me what he got up to. The staff have helped me so much with his potty training and with any other treatments or care he's needed. The staff have always been very supportive and have excellent communication. I do wish we could come inside sometimes when collecting the children to have a sneak peak at them playing but that's just a personal thing and I totally understand the reasons/logistics of why it doesn't happen. Fabulous nursery and amazing staff.
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Steph Hazell
a year ago
My son has been at running rabbits for nearly 12 months and I have been so impressed with the staff, communication and overall level of care for the children. He was quite young when he started but I’m always reassured by how happy he is there and how lovely the staff are. A really lovely nursery :)
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Kadena Beadle
2 years ago
Both my children has attended Running Rabbits Nursery, they've both been so happy here and have grown so much! The staff is amazing and they get great meals through out the day cooked all fresh by their amazing Chef! Most days they do messy play and go out in the garden. Super sad to see my children leave but extremely happy they have both had this wonderful experience. x
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Kate Ruffhead
a year ago
Our daughter has been attending Running Rabbits for a year now and loves it, as do we, such a lovely, supportive and caring nursery. Great communication and friendly staff, with excellent nutritious meals.
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Adam Cripps
a year ago
Our daughter has been attending RR for over a year and we couldn't be happier! She loves her time there and always talks about her days with us when she returns home. Learning new skills everyday. Staff are caring, compassionate and knowledgeable. Communication is excellent! The setting has a warmly home feel and is ideallic in location. She also has a range of nutritious meals which she loves! Thank you RR!
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Inspection history
Date: December 2023
- January 2024Good
- December 2023Good
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