Poppies Day Nursery Beaconsfield

Harrias Barn, Hedgerley Lane, Beaconsfield HP9 2SD
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9.8 51 Reviews
  • Poppies Day Nursery Beaconsfield, Beaconsfield
Poppies Beaconsfield, rated Good by Ofsted (February 2017), offers a warm and friendly welcome where children from 3 months to 5 years enjoy inspirational learning experiences.

The nursery is based on a former farm across two spacious barn conversions in Hedgerley Lane.

The nursery, which opened over 20 years ago, has an outstanding outdoor environment and an expert childcare team. The team are extremely committed to providing the highest quality care and education, supporting each child to achieve their full potential. Staff provide a wide range of exciting and stimulating activities that are tailored to each child’s individual interests and needs, and support them to develop into confident and independent learners.

They promote close parent partnerships and provide daily updates and photos about your child’s routine and activities, so you have wonderful memories of their time at Poppies.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Katie Hawes (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 26

Total Places for Children

  • 70

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Nursery fees are dependent on the age of your child and your specific childcare requirements. Funding options are available, including the government’s 30 hours funded childcare, for working families with 3-4-year-old children and we also accept the Government Tax Free Childcare Scheme and childcare vouchers.
    Please call us to request pricing and availability.

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Poppies Day Nursery Beaconsfield Reviews (51)

9.8

Poppies Day Nursery Beaconsfield has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.774) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Poppies Day Nursery Beaconsfield has 51 reviews.

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Review from Katharina D (Mother of Child) published on 18 May 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Poppies Day Nursery Beaconsfield is an excellent nursery that I would highly recommend to any parent. Not only are the facilities and the inside/outside space fantastic but the care is wonderful. Both my children have been extremely happy there. My older girl has now started school and the care that
nursery took preparing her for this big step meant that the transition was easy and a happy experience for my daughter. I will be sad when it's time for my boy to leave.
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Review from Philippa B (Mother of Child) published on 5 March 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has attended Poppies since he was 7 months old. Three room transitions later and he is still loving every moment. All the workers are caring and attentive in every aspect. They seem to always plan activities that are engaging and stimulating. I cannot recommend the team highly enough.
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Review from Grace D (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My 2 year daughter absolutely loves going to Poppies Beaconsfield and I feel very comfortable leaving her there for the day. She has a very close relationship with her key person and has made lots of friends.


I struggle to get her to try new things such as clothes and shoes. Nursery were able to

get her to wear her new slippers in one day which her dad and I had been trying to get her to wear for weeks!


She enjoys all the food and often has seconds.


We talk in the evenings about her day and it always sounds like she's had a great time.


I feel her learning has accelerated since being at Poppies and I believe the team have contributed to her being such a bright little girl.

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Review from Joanna L (Mother of Child) published on 9 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been at Poppies Day Nursery since November 2016 and has settled in really well. All the ladies are so nice and caring and she gets to do lots of lovely activities, and play in the garden. The food is also excellent.
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Review from Louise W (Mother of Child) published on 6 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Poppies is a wonderful outstanding nursery. I feel that my son has developed so much since he has been here. Also, he's made great friends, not only with children but also with the staff. I would highly recommend to other parents. I'm going to very sad that my son will be leaving this summer to go up
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Review from Claudia R (Mother of Child) published on 3 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has now been at Poppies for almost 2 years since she was 1 years old and has been through Baby Nest, Little Explorers and now is in Big Explorers. From class to class she has grown and all key carers have been of a high standard. Our daughter has never come home upset from nursery and is
always talking about her key carers and friends. She has a healthy diet and always eats the food, in fact, her day sheet often says has 2nd.
We could not be more pleased with Poppies and would highly recommend to any parent. We are expecting our 2nd child and she also will be enrolled at poppies for when she turns 1.
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Review from Ashlea W (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent and experienced staff who make the ever so difficult transition for a mum to leave her baby and go back to work, that bit easier. Great communication throughout the day if that's what you request, and they follow the individual routines of your baby. Designated key workers know exactly what
your baby has been doing each day and they build up positive relationships with not only the babies but their families. I now don't think twice about leaving my baby at this nursery as I know she is extremely well cared for and she loves the range of activities on offer!
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Review from Kelly M (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Since my son joined the nursery at 6 months old, I have seen him develop in so many ways - from his communication skills to his growing confidence. I am delighted to say, as he recently turned two, that he is a happy, content and confident child, much of which I feel is due to his positive experience
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Review from Emma D (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Our daughter has been attending the Poppies in Beaconsfield for a short period of time. She has attended other nurseries in the past. The staff have made her feel welcome and are extremely friendly, including her in the activities for full-time children. We chose this nursery as the outside space is
really large and great in summer for the children to run around.
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Review from Pippa P (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my sons have attended/are attending Poppies since they were 12 months old and have loved being there. The staff are wonderful and so caring and conscientious. In particular, with my eldest son, who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes a few months after starting there aged just 16 months. It's a
chronic condition which relied on my son needing multiple injections a day, carbohydrate counting and constant monitoring with finger pricks to test his blood sugar. The whole team embraced this challenge wholeheartedly and we had several members of staff trained to manage my son, and care plans were written. Two members, in particular, looked after him through his 4 years there and their care, attention and tenacity have meant that we were totally confident leaving him at Poppies. I can't recommend it highly enough.
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Review from Alison (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child has been attending Poppies for over a year now and he loves his time there he started at little explorers and moved to big explorers with ease. The carers are so welcoming to the parents and the children which are so important and goes a long way to helping the children settle in. They really
do care! I'd recommend Poppies without hesitation.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.774)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.774) out of 10 for Poppies Day Nursery Beaconsfield is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 12 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 12 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.917 for Poppies Day Nursery Beaconsfield is calculated as follows: ( (133 Excellents x 5) + (10 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 144 Ratings = 4.917
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 4.857 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Poppies Day Nursery Beaconsfield is based on 12 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 70 number of registered child places is 14. 12 Positive Reviews ÷ 14 = 0.857
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Meet the Team (1)

Katie

Katie Hawes

Job Title: Manager Joined: 2005

Hi, I’m Katie, the Nursery Manager, and have worked at the nursery for over 16 years and have vast experience working with babies and young children.


I have a level 3 childcare qualification.

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