“We moved our daughter here after just not having a great feeling at her previous one, and my goodness the difference it’s made. The staff are all so friendly and welcoming, it is a home from home and our daughter is so happy and settled here. The girls in the baby room are the most amazing ladies and I’m so thankful, my daughter adores them! Kayleigh the manager made me feel comfortable from the get go and I don’t want my daughter to ever move on from Lucy the baby room lead, she is incredible.”
59-61 Marlow Bottom Road, SL7 3NA
A nursery for High Wycombe families, just over the hill
If you commute from High Wycombe station into Marylebone, you already know that the morning run has to work like clockwork. A nursery that is a short drive from town, with on-site parking and no town centre drop-off stress, makes that a great deal more manageable. If you would like to come and have a look around The House That Jack Built, we would be glad to show you what we do.
Why families choose us
Our approach
What most parents notice first is that the children here are not following a timetable someone else wrote for them. From the baby room through to pre-school, children move freely between indoor spaces and the garden throughout the day, going where their curiosity takes them. That might sound like a small thing, but over months and years it builds something that is hard to put a name to: children who can make a choice, follow it through, and feel genuinely settled in themselves.
In practice
The practical side matters too. Before your child starts, we build in two settling-in sessions, with you there, and we extend those if your child needs more time. Once they are in, you have a key person who tracks how things are going and is your main point of contact day to day, alongside daily diary sheets and termly one-to-ones. We accept both 15 and 30 hours funded childcare for eligible families, and we are open 51 weeks of the year, closing only on public and bank holidays. Ofsted rated us Good, and we think what that reflects is a nursery that has been run with real consistency and care since 2000.
For families in High Wycombe
For families based in High Wycombe, the commuter pattern here tends to shape everything about how a morning works. A lot of parents are heading for the station rather than school-running through town, which means a nursery drop-off needs to be quick, calm and in roughly the right direction. Marlow Bottom sits just the other side of the Chilterns from High Wycombe, close enough that the drive does not add a difficult detour to a commute, but far enough that the setting feels completely different to anything in town. The on-site parking means you are in and out without circling for a space.
Address
59-61 Marlow Bottom Road, SL7 3NA
Phone
01628 814350Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 6:30pm
Ages
3 months to 5 years
Ofsted
Good
Funding
15 & 30 hours accepted
Getting here
From High Wycombe, the drive to us at 59-61 Marlow Bottom Road takes around 8 minutes, covering about 4.3 miles via Desborough Road, Suffield Hill, Queen Alexandra Road and Marlow Hill, through the Handy Cross Roundabout and onto Wycombe Road into Marlow Bottom. If you are travelling from High Wycombe station, it is a straightforward drive in the same direction. We have on-site parking, so there is no need to find a space once you arrive.
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Ofsted Rated Good
What Buckinghamshire families say about us
The families already with us can tell you more than we ever could. Parents who started with us as babies are now sending their second and third children through our doors. That kind of trust is not given lightly, and we do not take it for granted.
“My daughter joined The House That Jack Built in September, having moved to Marlow Bottom from Marlow. The new manager Michelle and her team have been fantastic. The nursery is always clean, my daughter hardly gets ill as opposed to the other setting where she was always sick. All events and learning objectives are always carefully planned and carried out. My daughter is happy to go in and has not cried once. Thank you to all the lovely staff for being great.”
“A lovely bustling day nursery which prides itself on exceptional childcare. The staff I worked with were wonderful during my university placement years and the children were a joy to be around. The pastoral support is equally a key asset among all of the House That Jack Built nurseries and I would highly recommend them for any parents looking to see their child flourish in preparation for school.”
See us in action
Come and see a normal day
A tour is the best way to know whether we are the right fit. Meet our team, explore the spaces, and ask us anything.
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Things parents ask us
Common questions
We are about 4.3 miles from High Wycombe town centre, which is roughly an 8-minute drive via Desborough Road, Suffield Hill and the Handy Cross Roundabout. We are on Marlow Bottom Road with on-site parking, so the drop-off is simple and quick. For families commuting from High Wycombe station, the nursery is in a workable direction rather than a significant detour.
Yes, we accept both the 15-hour universal entitlement and the 30-hour extended offer for eligible families. If you are not sure which you qualify for, the government's Childcare Choices website is the clearest place to check your eligibility before you apply. We are happy to talk through how funding works in practice when you come to visit.
We take children from 3 months old through to 5 years, so we can be with a family from the very beginning of childcare right through to school. Places can go quickly, particularly for babies, so it is worth getting in touch sooner rather than later if you have a start date in mind. We would rather have an honest conversation about availability early than have you miss out.
An Ofsted Good rating means inspectors found the quality of teaching, the safety of the environment and the leadership of the nursery to all be at a good standard. For us, it reflects more than 25 years of running the nursery with genuine consistency, not a single inspection result. What it means in practice is that the things we say we do, we actually do, and Ofsted agreed.
The best starting point is to get in touch and arrange a time to come and have a look around, meet the team and ask whatever is on your mind. If you decide to go ahead, we build in two settling-in sessions before your child starts properly, with you there, and we extend those sessions if your child needs more time to feel ready. Shortly after your child starts, we check in with you to see how things are going from your side as well as ours.
Ofsted registered, inspected, and rated Good
All nurseries are Ofsted rated Good. Reports are available for every location so you do not have to take our word for it.
"Children develop strong social skills and gain high levels of confidence."