Kids Planet Farnham

A dedicated sensory area for babies, air-conditioned rooms and a garden give Kids Planet Farnham a clear physical character. This Waverley Lane nursery has capacity for 80 children, accepting ages from 2 months to 60 months. Its appeal combines practical comforts for younger children with space for active outdoor play.

At its April 2026 inspection, Ofsted judged achievement, behaviour and routines, welfare, curriculum and teaching, inclusion, and leadership to be at the expected standard, with safeguarding standards met. The important reservations concerned consistency: key-person arrangements and the organisation of opening routines needed further work. Those are meaningful considerations for families choosing care for a child who relies heavily on familiar adults and predictable routines.

Attendance choices include morning, afternoon, short-day and full-day sessions. The differences in their hours matter, so the full booking options are set out below.

Learning and Activities

The early years foundation stage provides the framework for children's learning, development and care. In everyday terms, learning runs through play, conversation and physical activity, alongside the care routines children need. The useful detail at Farnham is how those experiences took shape in April 2026.

Construction play involved making houses, jets and beaches, with staff prompting children to think ahead, discuss their plans and solve problems as they built. This gave imaginative play a purpose beyond assembling resources: children had ideas to explain and practical decisions to make. Stories, songs and exchanges with adults also gave them opportunities to listen and put their thoughts into words.

In April 2026, a group activity for younger children used a soft ball to combine listening with movement. Children rolled it towards each other, lifted it and squeezed it in response to instructions. The activity brought several demands together: understanding language, controlling movements and using hand muscles. It is a concrete example of learning through action rather than sitting through an explanation.

Outdoor and Community Life

The garden supports exploration and sensory play. For babies, the separate sensory area adds another setting for exploration indoors, while air conditioning is a practical feature of the rooms.

In April 2026, garden activities included moving through tunnels and negotiating slopes, with adults helping children practise balance and coordination. Hide-and-seek made use of the climbing frame as a hiding place. Alongside the physical challenge, children practised waiting, counting and responding to the excitement or disappointment of being found. Outdoor play had a social dimension as well as a physical one.

Preparation for the next stage also ran through everyday tasks in April 2026. Older children were encouraged to manage their own coats, while learning intentions followed children's developing skills as they moved between rooms and towards school. Independence was practised in ordinary moments.

Relationships and Communication

Familiar adults matter here, and the April 2026 picture was mixed. Children sought comfort from staff they knew, and practitioners understood their key-person responsibilities. However, some children did not consistently receive care from the adults who knew them best. The improvement needed was in making those arrangements dependable across the setting, rather than simply having a key-person system in place.

In April 2026, staff helped children handle frustrations through practical redirection, including taking turns throwing balls to expend energy safely. Adults also intervened in small disagreements and helped children understand how their actions affected others. These examples show the work involved in supporting sharing and emotional regulation.

Famly, the nursery parent app, provides real-time updates as part of the group-wide package used at Farnham. In April 2026, communication also included advice for parents about continuing learning at home. For families, the combination connects information about the nursery day with activities and support beyond it.

Inclusion and Wellbeing

At the April 2026 inspection, Ofsted found that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities received targeted help through individual next steps, regularly reviewed plans shared with families and professionals, and adaptations to resources and activities. This gives parents concrete mechanisms to discuss, rather than a general promise of inclusion.

In April 2026, staff received training tailored to children's needs, including adjustments and safety measures for specialist equipment. Coaching and opportunities to discuss practice supported the wider team too. These were arrangements at that time, and their practical value lay in helping adults respond to the children in their care.

Home-cooked food is part of the current offer, with freshly prepared snacks and meals catering for dietary needs. In April 2026, rolling lunches supported children's independence and helped mealtimes run smoothly.

Sessions and Attendance

The address is Waverley Lane, Farnham, GU9 8BQ. Opening hours are 7.30am to 6.15pm, Monday to Friday, across 51 weeks of the year; closures include bank holidays and a week at Christmas.

Full Day runs from 7.30am to 6.15pm, Morning from 7.30am to 1pm, and Afternoon from 1pm to 6.15pm. Short Day covers 9am to 3pm. A separate Full Time option runs from 7.30am to 6pm, so its finishing time differs from Full Day. Ad hoc hourly care is another booking option.

These are materially different schedules. Morning and afternoon sessions divide at 1pm, while Short Day starts later and ends earlier than either full-day option. Matching the exact collection time to a family's routine is more useful than treating all extended attendance as interchangeable.

Enquiries can be made by telephone on 01252 975 390 or by email to farnham@kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk. Tour booking and an application route are also offered.

Funding and Paid Extras

Funded childcare and privately paid care are both offered. For private care, fees include meals and snacks, along with formula, nappies, sun cream and wipes. Sports activities and Famly updates are also included in the group-wide fee package at Farnham.

Days using early years funding carry separate charges for meals, consumables and activities. The charge category depends on the amount of funding applied that day, with different categories for half, short and full days. This distinction matters: the inclusive private-care package should not be read as the charging arrangement for funded attendance. Current prices come in the nursery's written quotation.

• Consistency of familiar care. April 2026 improvement actions called for closer oversight of key-person arrangements. During a tour, ask how familiar care is maintained when a child's key person is away.
• Opening routines. In April 2026, some disorganisation at opening left children less engaged and less clear about expectations. Ask what has changed in the organisation of that part of the day.
• Funding and the daily schedule. Funded days have separate meal, consumable and activity charges, and Full Time ends earlier than Full Day. Review the quotation against the exact session pattern your family needs.

Kids Planet Farnham suits families comparing morning or afternoon attendance with short days and full days. Its baby sensory area, garden and indoor temperature control give the practical offer substance, while the April 2026 examples show purposeful construction, movement and communication activities.

The decision also turns on consistency of care. The expected-standard judgements sit alongside specific work needed on key-person arrangements and opening routines. Those points deserve attention alongside the choice of sessions and the different charging treatment of funded days.