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Contact Information
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Phone Number01296 706565
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Details
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Group/OwnerKim Mabey & Erica Bailey
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Person in ChargeKim Mabey & Erica Bailey (Director & Nursery Manager)
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Number of Staff15
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When ClosedBank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas
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Type of ServiceDay Nursery – Privately Owned Open all year Full Day Care
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Total Places for children26
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Age rangefrom 0 years 0 months to 5 years 0 months
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ParkingThere is a small car park on site. If this is full please park sensibly on the road being considerate of neighbours. Parking in the turning circle is strictly prohibited.
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VisitingIf you would like to arrange a visit please contact them to make an appointment.
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DirectionsThe Shepherd's Hut Nursery is located off a side road that the The Chiltern Brewery is on but the opposite end. Once you turn into Nash Lee Lane, it follows to a dead end and you will find the Nursery on your right.
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Opening DaysMon-Fri
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Opening Hours0800-1630
R B
December 12, 2019 at 12:00 amGreat nursery with a lovely, kind and welcoming atmosphere. Our daughter loves going and has flourished. She comes home singing new tunes and showing us what’s she’s made. Often she tells us about playing with the other children and staff like they are all her friends. The mixed age group is great and the other parents are very welcoming too.
Alix M
December 16, 2019 at 12:00 amOur daughter bounds out at the end of the day full of enthusiasm for what she has done. Her sleep, mood and appetite have all improved!
Katie M
January 2, 2020 at 12:00 amOur sons genuinely think that they go to nursery at ‘Never Never Land’, not only because of the amazing dens that they build, or the adventures that they go on daily but because “all the boys and girls are always so happy”. This nursery is simply magical and the staff strive so hard to ensure that our boys have the fullest childhood possible. We would recommend it full-heartedly.
Lauren A
September 14, 2020 at 12:00 amI can not recommend highly enough The Shepherds Hut Outdoor Day Nursery. My son’s both came here during the summer holidays for summer camp and loved it. If your son or daughter loves the outdoors, bugs, getting dirty, all weathers and my sons favourite part of the day, the fire pit and marshmallows then this is the place!
The staff are fantastic and great with the children.
Fiona M
September 14, 2020 at 12:00 amThe nursery staff made my 4-year-old son feel welcome and happy from the moment he arrived on his first day. The day is well-structured, and I love the balance between free play (great variety of activities to choose from), and communal times when they eat, sing and chat together. He learnt lots about nature and the environment by harvesting potatoes, digging and having campfires. He went in all sorts of weathers and always had a fantastic time being outside the whole time. All the staff knew who he was after just one session and made me feel like they really got to know him and care for him. He made lovely friends, and at the end of every day, he told me it had been “great”! He is starting school now, but we hope to be back in the holidays.
Leah B
September 14, 2020 at 12:00 amBoth my sons have attended the holiday club at Shepherds Hut for 2-years. They both love it there. They do a wide range of different activities, and I think it’s great that a lot of them are child-led. It’s such a fun experience for them. My youngest has made lots of friends during his sessions there. My eldest son has additional needs and the staff have been absolutely fantastic with him. It’s one of the only places I feel totally relaxed about him being without me there. I know he’s engaged in lots of activities and well looked after. I can’t recommend the holiday club enough, and we will definitely be coming each Easter and summer.
Mags W
September 14, 2020 at 12:00 amI can not recommend this setting highly enough, and my only regret is that I didn’t find The Shepherd’s Hut when my son was younger. Due to Covid, our normal nursery setting stayed closed and having a nearly 5-year-old who is starting school, I needed to find somewhere for him to go.
The staff were efficient in getting my son enrolled and helped with everything he started the same week. With everything in place to make the setting a safe environment in these challenging times.
Although very brief, he thoroughly enjoyed his time a The Shepherd’s Hut, he bounces through the gate and came out at the end of the day tired and muddy, with stories of what he’d done and the adventures he had with his new friends.
We shall be booking our son on to next years Holiday Club.
Thank you for being an amazing setting.
Laura M
September 29, 2020 at 12:00 amI would highly recommend The Shepherds Hut, my 2 boys have been attending the holiday club for 2 summers and absolutely love the adventure and the experience they provide. They always come home beaming about different activities and are full of knowledge about the environment around us. The teachers are lovely and genuinely care and support all the children.
Mike H
June 1, 2022 at 12:00 amBoth of our children have attended the Shepherds Hut outdoor day nursery and its been absolutely brilliant! Everything about the place is fantastic. The owners are both heavily involved and people you immediately know you can trust your children’s wellbeing and development with. They hire fantastic staff and run a brilliant nursery. You can tell that all of the team genuinely care about the children they look after, and the children in turn benefit hugely from the environment. Our youngest is banging on the door at home at 7am desperate to get outside! Could not recommend them highly enough, it’s a magical place.
Jess G
June 6, 2022 at 12:00 amOur son has been attending Shepherd’s Hut for a year now and we can’t recommend it enough! The staff team did their best to help Hugo settle in and we feel they really go above and beyond with ensuring the children engage in a variety of creative and learning practices, all in a beautiful outdoor setting. The children he meets seem lovely and some of the parents are keen to meet up with their children for playdates. We have no hesitation recommending it and will be sending his younger brother there soon too. I wish places like this existed for primary school too!
Gemma H
December 8, 2022 at 12:00 amBoth my boys have attended Shepherds Hut since they were very young. My youngest joined Baby Barn when he was only a few months old. They have both loved it since the moment they arrived. We never had any issues with leaving them and they have always been so excited when we tell them it’s a forest school day. Our journeys home from the Shepherds Hut have become my favourite time with the boys as they would be so excited to tell me all about their day. The staff have always been happy, professional, fun and caring. The setting is wonderful with the cosy yurt and lovely Baby Barn. I couldn’t ask for anything more and I cannot fault this setting. We would have them there five days a week if we could, it’s only our personal logistics that stop this from being the case. Thank you Shepherds Hut for always taking such good care of my babies, we will miss you enormously.
J K
February 21, 2023 at 12:00 amThe Shepherd’s Hut Outdoor Day Nursery has been an amazing experience for us as a family. Both our children have blossomed in so many ways since starting here almost two years ago. As parents it has been so nice knowing that we are sending our children into a nurturing environment that focuses on learning through playing/exploring outdoors. We wish we could stay for longer… but time to move to the next adventure. We will be taking with us fond memories and a growing love for outdoor exploration. This is a beautiful place with amazing staff… We would highly recommend.
J B
August 16, 2023 at 12:00 amI can’t speak highly enough of Shepherd’s Hut. My son has been here for a year now and he seems very happy. I always feel really excited to receive pictures of what he gets up to and to speak to the staff at the end of the day. Everyone is lovely and it’s a very special place.