Childcare 4 U Marlow

Farm House, Crown Lane, Marlow SL7 3HL
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9.8 44 Reviews
  • Childcare 4 U Marlow, Marlow
Childcare4U Marlow is a private day care nursery located in Marlow town center, ideally situated for local residents and commuters into London.

The beautiful converted house and garden were refurbished in 2018 to create a warm, unique and stimulating learning experience for all children.

The nursery is open full-time from 7:30am – 6:30pm, caring for children from 3 months to 5 years.

Childcare4U's philosophy is that every child they care for deserves a calm, caring, safe and stimulating environment in which to learn.

At Childcare4U, the team works with parents to ensure children develop socially, intellectually, culturally, physically and emotionally in a caring and secure environment.

Staff encourage parent’s contribution to their child’s learning and work closely with them to gather information about their child’s learning at home.

The nursery offers children nutritionally-balanced, home-cooked meals, designed and reviewed by the Nursery chef and a Paediatric Dietician to meet the needs of each age range. The Nursery was awarded the Soil Association Food for Life Bronze Award in 2019.

The nursery also offers extra-curricular activities for all children which include wake up and shake up, Makaton sessions, French lessons for Pre-School children, a cookery station which incorporates many aspects of the curriculum, community visits which allow children to experience social activities outside the nursery setting, a range of bespoke activities which promote your child’s well-being and confidence.

Care Provided by Childcare 4 U Marlow

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Gary Bunting (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 23
  • Total Places for Children
  • 63
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Childcare 4 U Marlow

  • Please contact us for a copy of our current fees or for any information on funding.


  • We accept 9 month, 2 yo and 3-4 yo funding.


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Childcare 4 U Marlow has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.833) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Childcare 4 U Marlow has 44 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I'm always amazed at the wonderful things my grandchild is learning from nursery. Their imagination is lovely and whenever we go to the park she is always seeing her friends and loves seeing her staff. She always has a smile on her face and we love the cards she makes us. It’s the small things they
do that makes a huge amount of difference.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Childcare 4 U Marlow

Thank you for your kind review. We are delighted with how your grandchild is developing and learning with us.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My grandson has been going to the nursery for over a year now, he's always happy and always talking about what he does and who he plays with. Really pleased with the feedback I get when I collect him and all his lovely artwork we get.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Childcare 4 U Marlow

Thank you for your lovely review. We are so pleased to hear how much your grandson enjoys nursery with us.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter has been attending Childcare 4U Marlow for 2 years and the care, love, guidance and support they provide for her and us as parents, is second to none. They are very flexible and accommodating when required and at pick up each evening our daughter is always smiling and enthusiastic with
stories of her day. There is a huge sense of Childcare4U Marlow being one big family and the staff always seem very happy to be there. The food menu is also very varied and sounds delicious! In an ideal world, the nursery would have additional outdoor space and garden facilities, but this would appear to not really be possible with its location, and I believe the staff do take the children to the park on occasion when its possible to do so. Overall we would absolutely recommend Childcare 4U Marlow as a childcare provider, and a big thank you to all the staff.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I'm really happy with the care my niece receives, she's built up lovely bonds with all her carers and whenever I come to collect her or drop her off the staff are so welcoming and always give me such positive and detailed feedback about her day. Extremely happy with the nursery.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Childcare 4 U Marlow

Thank you for your kind review. We are so pleased to hear how much your niece is enjoying her time at nursery and has such a positive bond with the staff.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

When dropping off and picking up the child I look after, the staff are always friendly and give me a good account of how their day has been. This is helpful for me when informing their parents.

Reply from The Staff Team at Childcare 4 U Marlow

Thank you for your lovely review. We're delighted to hear that the communication you receive from nursery is so good and that the staff are friendly and welcoming.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have had 2 children at Childcare 4 U Marlow and really enjoy the care both of them have been given. The staff are great and very supportive.
I do feel however the extra activities have gone down a lot. Our daughter was offered far more than what we have now, ie. library visits, cooking, river visits
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Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Childcare 4 U Marlow

Thank you for your lovely review. We're so pleased to hear that you are so happy with the care and support your children have received. In recent times, we have made lots of additions to our programme of extra-curricular activities, which includes: French; Playball; Forest School sessions in Riley Park for our Pre-School children; Wake up and shake up – an activity to energise the brain using cross-lateral movements; a cookery station which incorporates many aspects of the curriculum; range of bespoke activities which promote children's well-being and confidence, including Emotions Boxes and Chatterboxes; and Garden Champions, our own bespoke extra-curricular gardening activity which is supported by the Royal Horticultural Society’s School Gardening Awards training programme. This activity extends children’s knowledge of the outdoor environment, habitats, caring for living things, growth cycles and growing vegetation outdoors.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent childcare, can't fault the care my child receives. Extremely happy with all aspects of the nursery. Staff are kind and caring and very welcoming.

Reply from The Staff Team at Childcare 4 U Marlow

Thank you so much for your lovely review! We're delighted to hear how happy you are with all aspects of the Nursery, and how caring and welcoming the staff are.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

We are very happy with Childcare 4 U. The staff are brilliant.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Childcare 4 U Marlow

Thank you for your kind review. We're pleased to hear how happy you are with the Nursery!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Really pleased with the warm welcome I receive when picking up my grandchild and especially pleased with Cookery Club and gardening they do.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Childcare 4 U Marlow

Thank you for your lovely review! We're delighted to hear how pleased you are with the welcome you receive and the extra-curricular activities the children take part in.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Warm, welcoming staff, really enjoy the parent take home bags from the Cookery Club and the enthusiasm of staff.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Childcare 4 U Marlow

Thank you so much for your kind review. We're delighted to hear how warm and welcoming the staff are and that you're pleased with the additions we have made to the curriculum.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I'm very happy with Childcare 4 U. I know leaving my child in their care is 100% outstanding quality! I've been with Childcare 4 U for years now and the changes over the years that I have seen are really beneficial for the children. I highly recommend Childcare 4 U to any parents, I always praise the
nursery to my family and close friends.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Childcare 4 U Marlow

Thank you so much for your kind review. We are so happy to hear that you are pleased with the improvements which have been put in place, and that they benefit the children so much!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Really happy with the care my son receives at the nursery. The staff within the room always give me great feedback at the end of each day, he never wants to leave and has built up brilliant bonds with all his carers.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Childcare 4 U Marlow

Thank you for your wonderful review. We're so pleased to hear how happy you are with the care your son receives and that he has formed strong relationships with the staff.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I cannot recommend this nursery enough. My daughter's confidence has gone from strength to strength. The staff always relay honest feedback from her day and genuinely care about her happiness, health and development. The nursery has also been exceptionally accommodating with her intolerance.

Reply from The Staff Team, Manager at Childcare 4 U Marlow

Thank you so much for your amazing review! We're delighted to hear how pleased you are with the Nursery and how well your daughter is developing with us.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are always friendly and greet you with a smile. They are attentive to my child's needs. She always goes home with a smile.

Reply from The Staff Team at Childcare 4 U Marlow

Thank you for your lovely review. We're delighted to hear how happy your daughter is at our Nursery.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have sent both my children to this nursery, both staring at 9 months. Staff are great, friendly and helpful and my children have loved all their key carers! The nursery is very accommodating and I love how they keep us involved as parents! Highly recommned this nursery!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Childcare 4 U is a lovely, welcoming and friendly nursery. My daughter loves going to nursery and when I collect she is full of smiles and happiness, the staff are very polite and have helped my daughter develop massively. I am very happy with the level of care and would highly recommend this nursery
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has just started in the baby room and has settled extremely well. The bond she has made with her key person has made the process a lot easier for both her and myself. The staff are extremely accommodating and make me feel at ease dropping her off. She loves coming to nursery and I am very
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has recently started in the Baby Room and I have been more than impressed with the care and attention she has received from the staff in the Baby Room. She has settled extremely well, which was a concern of mine before she started. The staff have been fantastic at keeping in touch with
us about how she is getting on in the day and letting us know about her day when I pick her up. The staff have been friendly and welcoming to not only my daughter but to us as parents as well. I feel very confident in leaving my daughter in their care and have already noticed a huge improvement in her development, especially with her chatting and babbling!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My granddaughter started in the baby room last month and I regularly drop her off and pick her up. She seems to love coming in and the girls in the baby room are so friendly and helpful. It is lovely to see my granddaughter so happy there!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has attended Childcare4U since he was 9 months & is now 3 years old & loves going to nursery.
The activities & toys the nursery have to offer are great, they offer lots of extracurricular activities from French to Forest school & my son loves Playball which is on a Friday.
All the staff are
so friendly & supportive, my son has formed great bonds with his key person in each room. Which is a great weight off my mind, knowing that there is someone who knows my child, is there to comfort him when needed & helps with his continuous development.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.833)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.833) out of 10 for Childcare 4 U Marlow is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 13 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 13 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.833 for Childcare 4 U Marlow is calculated as follows: ( (133 Excellents x 5) + (20 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 156 Ratings = 4.833

  • b) 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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Childcare 4 U Marlow is based on 13 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 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

    • ii) 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 63 number of registered child places is 12.6, which has been reached with 13 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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 (2)

Gary

Gary Bunting

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2023

Hello, my name is Gary, and I am excited to be a Nursery manager here at C4UM, I have 17 years of experience in the childcare sector and find working with children truly rewarding, especially when their faces light up when learning new topics. I pride myself on building relations with parents, staff, and children as we all work in partnership together. Helping to achieve what’s best for the children in their learning and development.


Rebecca

Rebecca Payne

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2024

I have worked in childcare for 17 years.


“I enjoy making a difference in children’s lives and being dedicated to keeping children safe and happy. I enjoy being a part of children's growth and development and supporting children in helping them to acquire new skills, building their confidence and a sense of independence.”