Opening hours
Monday 08:00 - 17:00, Tuesday 08:00 - 17:00, Wednesday 08:00 - 17:00, Thursday 08:00 - 17:00, Friday 08:00 - 17:00
The Shepherd's Hut Outdoor Day Nursery
Ofsted: Expected standard·Nash Lee Lane, Wendover, HP22 6BG · Buckinghamshire
Number of places
30 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2025
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
About this day nursery
The Shepherd's Hut Outdoor Day Nursery, established in 2018 in Wendover, Buckinghamshire, offers childcare for children aged 1 to 4 years. Operating as a childcare on non-domestic premises, the nursery provides an "Outstanding" rated learning environment according to its latest Ofsted inspection on 19 November 2025.
The nursery is open Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 16:30 and operates all year round, ensuring consistent provision for families. The curriculum follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), with a strong emphasis on outdoor learning, encouraging children to explore and learn in nature regardless of the weather.
The dedicated staff are adept at supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), tailoring the curriculum and adapting activities to ensure every child thrives. The warm and attentive staff foster close relationships, providing comfort and cuddles, and promoting a positive and interactive learning experience where children are well-prepared for their next steps in education.
Our ethos
Using nature to nurture, we provide children with a wonderful introduction to their first independent steps in the world. Our beautiful outdoor settings allow children to grow in all areas of their development and learning. We provide the time, space, resources and skilled staff to allow children’s natural curiosity to flourish. The Forest School ethos within a nursery setting is proven to: Build self-esteem, Encourage independence, Grow knowledge of the world around us, Promote and instil the benefits of teamwork, Ensure children have fun whilst meeting the essential requirements of the EYFS Framework.
What it's like
Children begin their day with calm, grounding activities that help them to feel settled. Staff are attentive and caring, ensuring that they provide lots of comfort and cuddles. Children form close relationships with the staff who care for them.
Outdoor focusSEND supportPositive dispositionsEnthusiastic learnersStrong staff understanding
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2018
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Expected standard
Last inspected Nov 2025
Grade summary
Exceptional
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Strong standard
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
AchievementStrong standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
1 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for The Shepherd's Hut Outdoor Day Nursery
Last inspected 19 November 2025
What it's like to attend
Children begin their day with calm, grounding activities that help them to feel settled. Staff are attentive and caring, ensuring that they provide lots of comfort and cuddles. Children form close relationships with the staff who care for them.
Inspector highlights
- Children are well prepared for moving on to the next stage in their education and demonstrate very positive dispositions and attitudes towards their learning.
- Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities flourish.
- Children's behaviour is consistently positive.
- Leaders are committed to providing exciting outdoor learning experiences for children that help them to thrive.
- Staff show their depth of understanding about children's progress and know how to successfully build on what they need to learn next.
Areas to develop
- 1Leaders should develop the curriculum further to introduce children to positive uses of technology.
- 2Leaders should extend and add clarity to information shared with parents about the curriculum and children's learning to develop greater consistency for children.
Inspection #10190964 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities flourish. The flexible curriculum and their tenacity to learn support them to make excellent progress. The precise plans for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities ensure their active inclusion in all aspects of the curriculum. The tailored curriculum and staff's ability to adapt their teaching and activities mean that all children can take part and thrive.
Outdoor space
Each morning, there are quieter activities where children settle before exploring the outdoor environment. Adverse weather is no barrier to children's attendance as staff ensure they are suitably dressed and protected from the elements and can enjoy their learning all year round. Children sleep and eat well after playing in the fresh air. Children climb on hay bales, tree stumps and swing in hammocks as they embrace the outdoors and all of the opportunities on offer.
Frequently asked about The Shepherd's Hut Outdoor Day Nursery
About the setting
The Shepherd's Hut Outdoor Day Nursery registered with Ofsted on 21/08/2018. It is a childcare on non-domestic premises located at Nash Lee Lane, Wendover, Buckinghamshire, HP22 6BG. Chiltern Forest School Ltd is the registered person. It operates Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 16:30.
- URN
- EY560373
- Registered person
- Chiltern Forest School Ltd
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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