Toddle In Group

An enclosed garden, access to school grounds and a nature-based curriculum give Toddle In Group its strongest character. Based in the annexe at Naphill and Walters Ash School in High Wycombe, this is a small setting with capacity for 32 children. Its outdoor space offers an everyday setting for exploration, while the school permits use of its grounds at particular times.

At its June 2022 inspection, Ofsted judged the nursery Good, found safeguarding effective and praised support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The practical examples beneath that judgement matter: children explored unfamiliar experiences, practised independence and used everyday activities to develop language and mathematical understanding.

Opening hours are 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, during term time. That calendar is an important part of the fit for families, alongside the nursery's emphasis on play, outdoor experiences and communication through the Famly app.

Learning and Activities

The Early Years Foundation Stage provides the framework for children's learning, development and care, with play used to build skills and understanding. Toddle In Group adds its own curriculum, combining planned experiences with opportunities for children to choose what they do. This makes independent exploration part of the day rather than reserving it for an occasional activity.

Wanderlust is the nature-based element of that blend. The Curiosity Approach also forms part of the nursery's approach, alongside resources selected to encourage children to investigate and explore. These additions sit alongside the statutory framework; their practical value lies in what children can handle, choose and discover.

In June 2022, learning drew on ordinary experiences in imaginative ways. Children explored what happens to a posted letter and sent holiday postcards to friends. For those who had yet to experience a holiday, an outdoor tent introduced camping and conversations about sleeping beneath the stars. Familiar events became starting points for new vocabulary and ideas.

Mathematics also had a practical purpose that June. Counting bananas for friends linked numbers to sharing food, while dice games introduced addition. Herbs and spices mixed into play dough gave children words for unfamiliar ingredients. These examples show how conversation and number work could emerge from an activity rather than interrupt it.

Outdoor and Community Life

Two main playrooms sit alongside the enclosed garden, and children can use the school's grounds at certain points in the day.

In June 2022, hands-on activities included opening ice with hammers to uncover hidden toys, threading leaves and rose petals, and transferring play dough with tweezers. Each called for a different kind of hand control. Board games gave children opportunities to practise sharing and waiting for a turn, connecting physical exploration with social learning.

A key person supports each child's learning and play, with the Famly app giving families glimpses of the nursery day and supporting communication between home and nursery. This helps connect children's nursery experiences with family life at home.

In June 2022, settling arrangements included bringing a familiar object from home. Staff worked closely with parents and knew their key children and families well. For children learning English as an additional language, staff gathered useful words from parents so that they could understand needs during the early settling period. That is a concrete way to make a new setting more intelligible to a child.

Daily feedback covered both care and learning that June, and staff offered parents ideas for supporting learning at home. Professional training also formed part of staff development, including training related to children's more specific additional needs.

Food is cooked on the premises, with seasonal ingredients and flavours from different countries; dietary needs and allergies are taken into account. For families managing an allergy, the relevant discussion is how that policy works for their own child's meals.

Independence featured in June 2022 daily routines: younger children disposed of used tissues, while older children managed handwashing, toileting and serving lunch. School preparation therefore extended beyond learning activities to the practical tasks children would need to manage for themselves.

Sessions and Attendance

Toddle In Group operates from Naphill and Walters Ash School, Walters Ash, High Wycombe, HP14 4UL. Its opening window is 8am to 4pm on weekdays, and attendance follows the term-time calendar. Families whose work continues through school holidays need to weigh that calendar as carefully as the daily hours.

Enquiries can be made by telephone, email or the contact form. The nursery offers visits arranged through those routes, giving families a way to discuss the daily routine and their child's needs before joining.

Funding and Paid Extras

In June 2022, the nursery provided funded early education for children aged two, three and four. This is a dated statement about participation at that time, rather than a promise of a particular entitlement or attendance arrangement today. Families should obtain current prices in the nursery's written quotation.

Moving on to School

The nursery occupies an annexe at Naphill and Walters Ash School and has permission to use the school grounds at specified times. Sharing the site does not guarantee a Reception place.

• Story-time listening. In June 2022, the nursery was asked to reduce competing noise during book reading so children could hear and respond more easily. During a visit, ask how reading groups are organised within the two-playroom layout.
• Term-time calendar. Weekday opening runs from 8am to 4pm during term time. This suits a school-calendar routine, but families needing holiday care must factor that into their arrangements.
• Individual care and charges. Food is prepared on site with dietary needs and allergies taken into account. Ask how your child's requirements will be handled and request a written breakdown covering meals, consumables and any funded hours.

Toddle In Group suits families seeking a term-time nursery with outdoor exploration, child-led play and a school-site setting. The enclosed garden, access to additional grounds and nature-based Wanderlust curriculum give that description substance. Communication through Famly offers a useful connection with home.

The June 2022 Good judgement provides a positive assessment of that period, supported by concrete examples of practical learning and individual care. The story-time noise concern deserves attention alongside those strengths. For parents, the decisive fit is the combination of the term-time calendar, the 8am to 4pm opening window and how comfortably their child can participate in the nursery's play-based day.