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Nurseries in Chipping Norton

There are 11 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Chipping Norton, and 4 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Chipping Norton

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (2 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard, 4 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 9 settings (1 Outstanding, 8 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • ACE Early Years - Day nursery, Chipping Norton OX7 5DZ, ages 0 to 3, 40 places
    Ofsted report card, 20 November 2025: Strong standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Ascott-under-Wychwood Pre-School - Day nursery, Chipping Norton OX7 6AG, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 28 November 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Banana Moon Day Nursery Chipping Norton - Day nursery, Chipping Norton OX7 5DQ, ages 0 to 4, 85 places
    Ofsted report card, 8 April 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Charlbury Pre-School - Pre-school, Chipping Norton OX7 3PS, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 8 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cherubs Nursery & After Care - Day nursery, Chipping Norton OX7 6XU, ages 1 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 13 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Chipping Norton Pre-School - Pre-school, Chipping Norton OX7 5DZ, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 31 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Great Tew Pre-School - Pre-school, Chipping Norton OX7 4DB, ages 2 to 4, 13 places
    Ofsted, 29 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Middle Barton Pre-School - Pre-school, Chipping Norton OX7 7BX, ages 2 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 12 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Nära Charlbury Nursery - Day nursery, Chipping Norton OX7 3HH, ages 0 to 4, 56 places
    Ofsted, 18 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rosewood Nursery - Day nursery, Chipping Norton OX7 5UY, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 5 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Town Nursery - Day nursery, Chipping Norton OX7 5AX, ages 0 to 4, 57 places
    Ofsted, 23 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • 4-2-11 Activity Camp Kingham Hill - Out-of-school club, Chipping Norton OX7 6TH, 60 places
  • High Flyers Oxford Limited - Out-of-school club, Chipping Norton OX7 4DB, 10 places
  • Just Camps Bledington - Out-of-school club, Chipping Norton OX7 6US
  • Next Generation Soccer Schools - Out-of-school club, Chipping Norton OX7 6BQ

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 Chipping Norton

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