Full-day nursery in Horwood, Buckinghamshire
Thrift Farm Day Nursery
Thrift Farm, Buckingham Road, Whaddon, Milton Keynes, MK17 0EQ · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since April 2022Reference 2678190Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places74 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 August 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Thrift Farm, Buckingham Road, Whaddon, Milton Keynes, MK17 0EQ · More nurseries in MK17
Parks and playgrounds
- Tattenhoe Valley Park12 min walk
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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.
What parents say
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Thrift Farm Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Thrift Farm, Buckingham Road, Whaddon, Milton Keynes, MK17 0EQ, in Horwood, Buckinghamshire. It is registered for 74 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.8 from 10 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Farm Day Nurseries Ltd.
Run by Farm Day Nurseries Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Priory Rise School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Whaddon CofE School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.0 miles
- Giles Brook Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.2 miles
- Oxley Park Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2022 1.8 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 Thrift Farm Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Thrift Farm Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 15 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Thrift Farm Day Nursery take?
Thrift Farm Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 74 children at any one time.
Who runs Thrift Farm Day Nursery?
Thrift Farm Day Nursery is run by Farm Day Nurseries Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
How do I contact Thrift Farm Day Nursery?
You can call 01908 643539 and visit www.thrift-farm.co.uk.
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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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2678190 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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