Full-day nursery in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Childcare4u
Farm House, Crown Lane, MARLOW, SL7 3HL · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Farm House, Crown Lane, MARLOW, SL7 3HL · More nurseries in SL7
Stations
- Marlow12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Spittal Street, High Street and Dean Street Car Park.
Parks and playgrounds
- Riley Park2 min walk
- Rookery Gardens3 min walk
- May Balfour Garden5 min walk
- Higginson Park6 min walk
- The Green11 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Buckinghamshire there are about 2.6 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Childcare4u is a full-day nursery at Farm House, Crown Lane, MARLOW, SL7 3HL, in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. It is registered for 63 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 9 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Bright Stars Nursery Group Limited.
Run by Bright Stars Nursery Group Limited (company), which runs 25 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare4uThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| The Marlow Riley Park Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Jellitots PreschoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Victoria House Day Nursery and Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| First Steps First MarlowFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Marlow Day Nursery LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| TeatimersFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Holy Trinity Church of England (Aided) School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.2 miles
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- Marlow Church of England Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.4 miles
- Foxes Piece School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Spinfield School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Bisham Church of England Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.8 miles
- Burford School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.1 miles
- Herries Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 1.4 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Childcare4u's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Childcare4u Good at its inspection on 6 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Childcare4u take?
Childcare4u is registered with Ofsted for up to 63 children at any one time.
Who runs Childcare4u?
Childcare4u is run by Bright Stars Nursery Group Limited, which runs 25 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Childcare4u?
Marlow is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Childcare4u?
You can call 01628 485170 and visit childcare4umarlow.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY544906 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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