Nuffy Bear Day Nursery Stoke Poges

Swimming at the neighbouring health club and books borrowed from the nursery library give Nuffy Bear Day Nursery Stoke Poges a recognisable character. Both featured in its February 2024 nursery day, alongside science experiments, climbing and practical tasks that gave children something real to do for themselves.

At its 28 February 2024 inspection, Ofsted judged the nursery Good overall and found safeguarding effective. The strongest examples were concrete: babies were comforted while settling, children explored new vocabulary through experiments, and mealtimes became opportunities to practise independence.

The nursery accepts children from 3 months to 5 years and has 60 places in total. Its ground-floor layout brings the age groups into one room, with areas designed for different stages. Full-day, morning and afternoon sessions give families different attendance patterns.

Rooms and Ages

One ground-floor room contains the Baby area for children aged 3 months to 2 years, the Toddler area for ages 2 to 3, and the Pre-school area for ages 3 to 5. This is an important distinction for parents picturing their child's day: the age groups have their own areas within a shared room, rather than occupying separate rooms.

In February 2024, puppets and pictures accompanied songs and stories in the baby area. These gave the youngest children visual prompts alongside spoken language. Elsewhere, science experiments introduced words connected with what children were watching happen, including evaporation and eruptions. Language had a practical context.

Learning and Activities

The early years foundation stage sets the requirements for children's learning, development and care. Here, its everyday meaning can be seen in the February 2024 activities: talking through problems, exploring materials, using tools and practising tasks independently.

During that month, staff used questions to encourage children to work out solutions. Activities reflected children's interests and different ways of learning, while assessments helped staff identify skills needing further attention. For parents, the useful detail is the link between an activity and the next skill a child is practising.

Chinese New Year celebrations in February 2024 included tasting noodles and learning a greeting in Chinese. The nursery library also let children take books home to share with their families. These experiences connected learning with food, language and home life, rather than keeping it within a single activity at nursery.

Outdoor and Community Life

In February 2024, children climbed trees and used the steps of a climbing frame. Smaller movements received attention too: cutting ribbon with scissors, shaping play dough and cutting vegetables. The contrast matters. Physical learning included both moving the whole body and controlling hands and fingers.

Swimming lessons took children to the health club next door in February 2024. Staff assessed the risks associated with those visits. This adds a different physical experience to the nursery day, although parents choosing attendance days should establish how swimming fits their child's pattern before relying on it.

Relationships and Communication

In February 2024, staff reassured babies with cuddles during settling and helped older children find words for their feelings. A quiet area gave children somewhere to pause. These were practical responses to different needs: comfort for a baby adjusting to nursery, and space and language for a child dealing with emotions.

An online app and spoken daily updates connected staff with parents that month. At the February 2024 inspection, Ofsted found that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) received effective targeted support, but asked for more consistent information about children's care and progress and clearer explanations of the curriculum. The communication concern is relevant even where families value the care itself: knowing what happened during the day and understanding the learning are separate needs.

Inclusion and Wellbeing

In February 2024, staff monitored children's development and coordinated support with parents and other professionals. Preparation for school included teachers visiting children at nursery; children with SEND also received photo books to familiarise them with their next setting. These were transition activities, giving children contact with people and images connected with the move.

Everyday care also offered opportunities to practise independence that February. Children laid the table, poured drinks and passed food to others, while staff helped them use cutlery. Hygiene stations encouraged children to dispose of tissues and clean their hands after blowing their noses. Small routines became things children could learn to manage themselves.

Sessions and Attendance

The nursery is on Wexham Street, Stoke Poges, near Slough, SL3 6NB, at Stoke Poges Fitness & Wellbeing Gym. Opening hours are 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. It operates across the year, closing on bank holidays and for one week at Christmas, so families need alternative arrangements for those closures.

Full-day, morning and afternoon sessions are offered.

Enquiries can be made through the nursery's contact form or by telephone on 01753 663996. A virtual tour provides another way to look at the setting before a visit.

Funding and Paid Extras

Materials and consumables are charged separately alongside the full-day and AM/PM session prices. That distinction matters when comparing the overall cost of different attendance patterns. Current prices come in the nursery's written quotation.

• A shared ground-floor room. Baby, Toddler and Pre-school provision occupies different areas within one room. During a visit, ask how quieter baby routines and older children's activities work alongside each other.
• Information about the day. The February 2024 improvement point concerned consistency in care and progress updates and explanations of learning. Ask to see examples of the information parents now receive, including how staff explain a child's next steps.
• Swimming and attendance. Swimming at the neighbouring health club formed part of the February 2024 day. Ask which attendance patterns include it and how children are supported when moving between nursery and the club.
• The complete cost. Full-day and AM/PM session prices sit alongside separate materials and consumables charges. Request a written quotation for your intended pattern, including funded-hours arrangements and what happens if you provide items yourself.

Nuffy Bear Day Nursery Stoke Poges suits families considering full days or shorter morning and afternoon sessions who value practical learning and a shared ground-floor setting. Its February 2024 examples have substance: books travelled home, experiments introduced vocabulary, and children practised everyday independence. The Good judgement supports that picture, while the communication improvement point deserves attention. The most useful visit will show how the age areas work together and how parents now receive a clear account of care and learning.