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Nurseries in Wallingford

There are 19 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Wallingford, and 5 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Wallingford

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (3 Strong standard, 7 Expected standard, 2 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

  • Berinsfield Early Years Pre-school - Day nursery, Wallingford OX10 7LZ, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 2 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cholsey Pre-School - Pre-school, Wallingford OX10 9PP, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 25 November 2021: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Dorchester on Thames Pre-School - Day nursery, Wallingford OX10 7HR, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 7 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Duchess Nursery Wallingford - Day nursery, Wallingford OX10 8HH, 43 places
  • Early Days Nursery School Ltd - Day nursery, Wallingford OX10 6AJ, ages 0 to 4, 62 places
    Ofsted, 10 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Elite Camps Wallingford - Pre-school, Wallingford OX10 8HH
  • Elizabeth House Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Wallingford OX10 9HA, ages 0 to 4, 172 places
    Ofsted report card, 4 August 2026: Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Ewelme Pre-School - Pre-school, Wallingford OX10 6HQ, 24 places
  • Full Circle Sports WSP - Pre-school, Wallingford OX10 9RB
  • Paddocks Pre-School - Day nursery, Wallingford OX10 9LT, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted report card, 20 November 2025: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Puddleduck Nursery - Day nursery, Wallingford OX10 8BA, ages 0 to 4, 57 places
    Ofsted, 14 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • RAFAKidz Benson - Day nursery, Wallingford OX10 6AA, 119 places
  • Rainbow Pre School - Pre-school, Wallingford OX10 8FE, ages 2 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 7 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Scamps of Benson Ltd - Day nursery, Wallingford OX10 6SH, ages 0 to 11, 75 places
    Ofsted, 23 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stagecoach Wallingford - Pre-school, Wallingford OX10 8HH
  • Super Strike Fir Tree Holiday Camp - Day nursery, Wallingford OX10 0NY, 60 places
  • The Lighthouse Nursery School - Day nursery, Wallingford OX10 7AN, ages 1 to 5, 70 places
    Ofsted, 14 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Toddler Town - Day nursery, Wallingford OX10 0BG, 25 places
  • Warborough & Shillingford Pre-School - Day nursery, Wallingford OX10 7DX, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 6 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • GetActive@BrightwellCum - Out-of-school club, Wallingford OX10 0QH, 20 places
  • Junior Adventures Group @ Benson OX10 - Out-of-school club, Wallingford OX10 6LX, 37 places
  • Kinecroft Academy Of Dance - Out-of-school club, Wallingford OX10 0DT
  • The Oxford Boat Adventure - Out-of-school club, Wallingford OX10 7PH, 168 places
  • Ultimate Activity Camps at Moulsford Preparatory School - Out-of-school club, Wallingford OX10 9HR, 104 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 Wallingford

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