Opening hours
Monday – Friday: 07.30 – 18.00
The Marlow Riley Park Day Nursery & Pre-School
Ofsted: Strong standard·Crown Road, Marlow, SL7 2QG · Buckinghamshire
Number of places
57 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2026
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
About this early years setting
The Marlow Riley Park Day Nursery & Pre-School, operating since 2010, offers childcare for children aged 0-4 years. Located in Marlow, SL7 2QG, the nursery focuses on supporting children's learning and development through a comprehensive EYFS curriculum.
The dedicated team prioritises strong communication and language development, skillfully introducing new vocabulary and extending sentences. Children benefit from a warm, welcoming, and nurturing environment where they feel a strong sense of belonging.
The nursery makes thoughtful and consistent reasonable adjustments for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, ensuring highly effective adapted teaching to meet individual needs. Strong partnerships with parents and other agencies further support children's progress.
Outdoor play is encouraged, with children running and climbing in the garden, fostering imagination and physical development. The Marlow Riley Park Day Nursery & Pre-School aims to provide a secure and stimulating setting where children can explore, become independent learners, and develop essential skills for their future.
Our ethos
The Marlow Riley Park Day Nursery & Pre-School is committed to fostering resilient, independent, and confident children. Their educational approach focuses on equipping learners with crucial skills for a successful school transition and instilling a lifelong passion for learning. They also use a sensory room to stimulate brain development.
What it's like
Children are very settled and have developed strong, trusting relationships with staff who know them exceptionally well, giving them the confidence to explore and become independent learners. Staff effectively use their understanding of each child's starting points and needs, including those with SEND, to plan for their next steps and foster resilience. There is a strong focus on communication and language, with staff skillfully introducing new vocabulary and extending children's sentences.
Strong progressNurturing environmentStrong partnershipsAmbitious curriculumCommunication focusTargeted SEND support
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
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Term time / All Year
All_year
Registered with Ofsted
2010
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Strong standard
Last inspected Jan 2026
Grade summary
Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
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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
AchievementStrong standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted report for The Marlow Riley Park Day Nursery & Pre-School
Last inspected 30 January 2026
What it's like to attend
Children are very settled and have developed strong, trusting relationships with staff who know them exceptionally well, giving them the confidence to explore and become independent learners. Staff effectively use their understanding of each child's starting points and needs, including those with SEND, to plan for their next steps and foster resilience. There is a strong focus on communication and language, with staff skillfully introducing new vocabulary and extending children's sentences.
Inspector highlights
- All children make consistently strong progress across the curriculum due to the access they have to a wide range of activities that staff plan effectively for them.
- Staff create an environment that is warm, welcoming and nurturing, giving all children a strong sense of belonging.
- Strong partnerships with parents ensure children's individual needs are understood.
- Leaders and managers have created an ambitious curriculum that is designed and implemented effectively to provide broad and balanced experiences for children.
- Support for communication and language is a notable strength.
Areas to develop
- 1Leaders and those responsible for governance should sustain their work to ensure continued improvement and high standards. They should focus on creating a transformational impact on the outcomes and experiences of all children.
Inspection #10285184 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Leaders and staff know the children extremely well and are highly effective in adapting teaching to meet their individual needs, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Reasonable adjustments are made thoughtfully and consistently, and interactions and teaching approaches are tailored to ensure all children can access the curriculum and make strong progress. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive the targeted support needed to ensure they progress to the best of their ability, with support from strong partnership working with parents and other agencies.
Outdoor space
Children run and climb in the garden using their imagination as they play, which helps promote their physical development and personal safety.
Inspection history
Date: December 2010
- January 2026Strong standard
- July 2023Good
- July 2018Good
- September 2015Good
- December 2010Good
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