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Nurseries in Oxford

There are 57 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Oxford, and 34 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Oxford

  • Ofsted report cards: 7 settings (14 Strong standard, 13 Expected standard, 11 Needs attention, 4 Urgent improvement)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 36 settings (9 Outstanding, 27 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • ABC Nursery - Day nursery, Oxford OX3 7RG, ages 2 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 17 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Aflah Nursery - Pre-school, Oxford OX4 3BY, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 23 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bainton Road Nursery - Day nursery, Oxford OX2 7AF, ages 0 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 14 February 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Balliol Day Nursery - Day nursery, Oxford OX2 6UE, ages 0 to 4, 17 places
    Ofsted report card, 8 January 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Blackbird Leys Adventure Playground - Day nursery, Oxford OX4 6HW
  • Busy Bees Day Nursery at Oxford Littlemore - Day nursery, Oxford OX4 4XT, ages 0 to 4, 108 places
    Ofsted report card, 13 January 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Cherry Tree Nursery (Oxford) Ltd - Day nursery, Oxford OX3 8LL, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 23 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Circadian Nest Nursery - Day nursery, Oxford OX4 4BB, 42 places
  • Cumnor Preschool Nursery - Pre-school, Oxford OX2 9PQ, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 15 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Flo's Forest School - Pre-school, Oxford OX4 2AP, ages 2 to 5, 20 places
    Ofsted report card, 18 June 2026: Needs attention in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Flo's Nature Nursery - Day nursery, Oxford OX4 3JZ, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 18 May 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Garsington Road Day Nursery - Day nursery, Oxford OX4 2DQ, 116 places
  • Horspath Nursery - Day nursery, Oxford OX33 1RY, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 7 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Hunsdon House Garden School - Day nursery, Oxford OX3 9BJ, ages 2 to 3, 30 places
    Ofsted report card, 27 November 2025: Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Julia Durbin Day Nursery - Day nursery, Oxford OX3 7JU, ages 0 to 4, 164 places
    Ofsted report card, 15 January 2026: Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Kennington Pre-School - Pre-school, Oxford OX1 5PP, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 5 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kiddies Korner Nursery - Day nursery, Oxford OX3 8NX, ages 2 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted, 10 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Bradmore Road - Day nursery, Oxford OX2 6QW, ages 0 to 4, 49 places
    Ofsted, 16 August 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Jack Straws Lane - Day nursery, Oxford OX3 0DW, ages 0 to 3, 62 places
    Ofsted report card, 9 September 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Kids Planet Mansion House - Day nursery, Oxford OX2 7QX, ages 0 to 4, 47 places
    Ofsted, 3 August 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet The Triangle - Day nursery, Oxford OX3 7XP, ages 0 to 4, 89 places
    Ofsted, 2 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Woodstock Road - Day nursery, Oxford OX2 7ND, ages 0 to 4, 84 places
    Ofsted, 6 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Lake Street Nursery And Pre-School - Pre-school, Oxford OX1 4RP, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 3 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Bears Pre-School - Pre-school, Oxford OX44 7XL, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 13 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Peeple Nursery - Pre-school, Oxford OX4 6JZ, ages 0 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted, 8 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Troopers Day Nursery - Day nursery, Oxford OX4 1QY, ages 0 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 7 November 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mortimer Hall - Day nursery, Oxford OX3 0PH, ages 2 to 5, 26 places
    Ofsted, 12 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Oxford Brookes University Day Nursery - Day nursery, Oxford OX3 0TU, ages 0 to 5, 60 places
    Ofsted, 16 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Polstead Preschool - Day nursery, Oxford OX2 6TN, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 3 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sandfield Day Nursery - Day nursery, Oxford OX3 7RH, ages 1 to 4, 128 places
    Ofsted, 31 March 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Small World Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Oxford OX1 5NA, ages 0 to 11, 105 places
    Ofsted report card, 7 May 2026: Needs attention in 2 areas, Urgent improvement in 4 areas; safeguarding standards not met
  • Stagecoach Botley - Pre-school, Oxford OX2 9JZ
  • Stagecoach Headington - Pre-school, Oxford OX3 7QH
  • Stagecoach Summertown - Pre-school, Oxford OX2 7WP
  • St Anne's College Day Nursery - Day nursery, Oxford OX2 6HS, ages 1 to 4, 12 places
    Ofsted, 11 November 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Paul's Nursery - Day nursery, Oxford OX2 6AH, ages 0 to 5, 19 places
    Ofsted, 12 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Thomas's Day Nursery - Day nursery, Oxford OX1 1JP, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 10 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Summertown Montessori Nursery - Day nursery, Oxford OX2 7EZ, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 21 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Aunties Old School Nursery - Day nursery, Oxford OX33 1AG, 74 places
  • The Aunties' Old School Nursery - Day nursery, Oxford OX33 1ET, ages 0 to 4, 38 places
    Ofsted, 4 May 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Aunties' Old School Nursery - Day nursery, Oxford OX33 1NW, ages 0 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted, 2 April 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Nursery - Day nursery, Oxford OX2 7AT, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 27 June 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Old Station Nursery, Oxford - Day nursery, Oxford OX4 4GE, ages 0 to 4
    Ofsted, 10 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Orchard - Day nursery, Oxford OX44 7PZ, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 21 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Oxford Nursery Summertown - Day nursery, Oxford OX2 7EE, ages 0 to 7, 76 places
    Ofsted, 10 January 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Pod - Day nursery, Oxford OX4 3DR, ages 1 to 3, 16 places
    Ofsted, 11 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Sett - Pre-school, Oxford OX2 0LZ, 12 places
  • The Slade Early Years Centre and Day Nursery - Day nursery, Oxford OX3 8QQ, ages 1 to 4, 22 places
    Ofsted, 23 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tower Playbase - Pre-school, Oxford OX3 9RG
  • Ultimate Activity Camps at Headington Rye School - Day nursery, Oxford OX3 7TD
  • Willow Cottage Nursery (Farmoor) - Day nursery, Oxford OX2 9NS, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 23 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Wolfson College Day Nursery - Day nursery, Oxford OX2 6UD, ages 1 to 4, 31 places
    Ofsted, 25 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • WR Camps Oxford - Pre-school, Oxford OX2 7WP
  • Yarnton Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Oxford OX5 1LP, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 10 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School John Radcliffe - Day nursery, Oxford OX3 9DU, 95 places
  • Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Oxford - Day nursery, Oxford OX1 1LF, 75 places
  • Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Rose Hill - Day nursery, Oxford OX4 4UY, 82 places

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Active Camps at Summer Fields - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX2 7EN, 160 places
  • Active Clubs at St Swithuns - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX1 5PS, 100 places
  • Active Clubs at West Oxford - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX2 0BY, 140 places
  • art-K Oxford - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX2 7JN
  • Dovecote Children And Families Project - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX4 7BU, 24 places
  • Elite Camps Botley - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX2 9JZ
  • Explore Learning Oxford - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX4 4XR
  • Family Arena - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX4 2ND
  • GetActive@Leys - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX4 6JL, 35 places
  • High Flyers Oxford Limited - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX3 8QQ, 20 places
  • Inspired Holiday Camps - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX3 0EJ
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Cuttlslowe Primary School - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX2 7SX, 60 places
  • KIDACTIVE Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX3 9ED, 48 places
  • Kumon Oxford Botley Study Centre - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX2 9TH
  • Let's Leap @ Dragon School - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX2 6SS, 20 places
  • Next Generation Soccer Schools - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX1 3UA
  • Oxford East Kumon Centre - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX3 8NU
  • Oxford Education Centre - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX4 2QT
  • Oxford Summertown Kumon Centre - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX2 7EF
  • Premier Tennis at Dragon School - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX2 6SS
  • Rattle and Roll Performance Holiday Club: St Nicholas Primary School - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX3 0PJ, 24 places
  • Sparks Oxford - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX2 6XA
  • Stagecoach Abingdon - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX1 5ND
  • Super Camps At Oxford High School - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX2 6XA, 84 places
  • T.A.S.C - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX2 9PE, 34 places
  • The Project PT Camp - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX1 4NA
  • TreeHouse Views Farm - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX44 7NW, 15 places
  • uKids @ St Mary & St John - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX4 1TJ, 20 places
  • Ultimate Activity Camps At Chandlings - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX1 5ND, 100 places
  • Ultimate Activity Camps at Headington Prep School - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX3 7PB, 48 places
  • Ultimate Activity Camps at Headington Rye Oxford - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX3 7TD, 104 places
  • Ultimate Activity Camps At Hill End - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX2 9NJ
  • Ultimate Activity Camps at The Dragon School - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX2 6SS, 104 places
  • Windmill Primary After School Club - Out-of-school club, Oxford OX3 8NG, 90 places

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 Oxford

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