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Nurseries in Banbury

There are 34 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Banbury, and 14 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Banbury

  • Ofsted report cards: 3 settings (6 Strong standard, 12 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 27 settings (4 Outstanding, 23 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Activate Camps@Bloxham School - Pre-school, Banbury OX15 4PE
  • Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Adderbury - Day nursery, Banbury OX17 3SX, ages 1 to 4, 57 places
    Ofsted, 29 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bambooh Hook Norton - Day nursery, Banbury OX15 5QH, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted report card, 4 December 2025: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Bambooh Nursery - Day nursery, Banbury OX17 2NS, ages 1 to 7, 30 places
    Ofsted, 27 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Banbury School Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Banbury OX16 9HY, ages 0 to 4, 84 places
    Ofsted, 25 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bloxham Pre-School - Day nursery, Banbury OX15 4HP, ages 3 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 26 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Chacombe Preschool Group - Pre-school, Banbury OX17 2JA, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 14 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Chasewell Playgroup - Pre-school, Banbury OX16 9YA, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 16 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Child First Banbury Nursery - Day nursery, Banbury OX16 0AA, ages 0 to 4, 120 places
    Ofsted report card, 7 January 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Chipping Warden School Kindergarten - Pre-school, Banbury OX17 1LD, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 1 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Deddington Nursery and PFSU - Pre-school, Banbury OX15 0QH, ages 2 to 3, 16 places
    Ofsted, 11 July 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Deddington Partnership Foundation Stage Unit - Day nursery, Banbury OX15 0TJ, ages 3 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 17 July 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Greatworth Pre-School - Day nursery, Banbury OX17 2DR, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 16 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Grimsbury Manor Nursery School - Day nursery, Banbury OX16 3JX, ages 0 to 4, 93 places
    Ofsted, 23 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Grow Learn Play Project - Day nursery, Banbury OX16 3WR, ages 0 to 4, 72 places
    Ofsted, 11 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Hobby Horse Children's Centre - Day nursery, Banbury OX16 9PA, ages 0 to 10, 62 places
    Ofsted, 11 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kings Sutton Pre-School Playgroup - Day nursery, Banbury OX17 3RT, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 21 June 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Dorothys Childcare - Day nursery, Banbury OX16 1XE, 30 places
  • Manor Farm Day Care - Day nursery, Banbury OX17 1LH, ages 0 to 3, 72 places
    Ofsted, 21 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Middleton Cheney Preschool Limited - Day nursery, Banbury OX17 2PD, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted report card, 4 December 2025: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Nära Horton - Day nursery, Banbury OX16 9AL, ages 0 to 4, 55 places
    Ofsted, 10 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Newbottle and Charlton Pre-School - Day nursery, Banbury OX17 3DL, ages 1 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 4 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • NOA's Ark Nursery - Day nursery, Banbury OX16 0UD, ages 0 to 4, 53 places
    Ofsted, 19 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Onside Coaching Brailes - Pre-school, Banbury OX15 5AP
  • Quackers Day Nursery - Day nursery, Banbury OX16 5AY, ages 0 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted, 26 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rainbow Village Nursery - Day nursery, Banbury OX15 4ET, ages 2 to 4, 22 places
    Ofsted, 27 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Saltway Day Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Banbury OX15 4UJ, ages 0 to 4, 62 places
    Ofsted, 10 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Smart Tots Day Nursery - Day nursery, Banbury OX16 0AE, ages 0 to 4, 80 places
    Ofsted, 11 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stagecoach Banbury - Pre-school, Banbury OX16 9DG
  • St Mary's Playgroup - Pre-school, Banbury OX16 0AE, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 8 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Close Day Nursery School - Day nursery, Banbury OX16 5HH, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 29 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Sunshine Centre - Day nursery, Banbury OX16 0PJ, ages 0 to 4, 91 places
    Ofsted, 14 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Village Nursery, Shenington - Day nursery, Banbury OX15 6NY, ages 1 to 4, 34 places
    Ofsted, 14 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Willow On The Farm Nursery - Pre-school, Banbury OX15 5DQ, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 24 June 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Active Camps at Sibford - Out-of-school club, Banbury OX15 5QL, 140 places
  • Banbury Tennis Club RCTC Holiday Camps - Out-of-school club, Banbury OX16 9HR
  • Dashwood Out Of School Club - Out-of-school club, Banbury OX16 9AF, 32 places
  • High Flyers Deddington - Out-of-school club, Banbury OX15 0TJ, 20 places
  • High Flyers Oxford Limited - Out-of-school club, Banbury OX17 2PD, 30 places
  • High Flyers Oxford Limited - Out-of-school club, Banbury OX15 4HP, 30 places
  • Hillview Activity Camp - Out-of-school club, Banbury OX16 1DN
  • Just Camps Banbury - Out-of-school club, Banbury OX16 9HY
  • Kumon - Out-of-school club, Banbury OX16 5UN
  • Kumon Banbury - Out-of-school club, Banbury OX16 9HU
  • Onside Coaching Hook Norton - Out-of-school club, Banbury OX15 5JS
  • Premier @ Culworth - Out-of-school club, Banbury OX17 2BB, 15 places
  • Rhino Sports Academy - Out-of-school club, Banbury OX17 3DN, 40 places
  • Techno Ninjas Ltd - Out-of-school club, Banbury OX16 9DG

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Banbury

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.