Childcare in Bicester (Oxfordshire)
Bicester (Oxfordshire) has 12 day nurseries, 5 pre-schools, 14 school nursery classes, 15 childminders and 14 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 26 of them, and rated every one Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 34 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Across Oxfordshire there are 33 places per 100 children under five, about the same as England as a whole at 32.
Places per 100 under-fives is registered capacity at nurseries, pre-schools and childminders across Oxfordshire, divided by the children aged 0 to 4 who live there at the 2021 Census. It compares areas; it is not a count of free places today. It also leaves out the 179 school nursery classes across Oxfordshire, because nobody publishes how many children they take.
5 settings match. Search by postcode to sort them by how far they really are.
What has changed here
Ofsted does not publish closures, so we work them out by comparing releases. Worth knowing if you are working from an old list.
- Jun 2026Opened Heyford Park Kumon Centre Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened S4A @ Chesterton C Of E School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kidz Zone Club - St Edburgs Primary Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kidz Zone Club - Langford Village Primary Sch Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kidz Zone Club - St Edburgs Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened Kidz Zone Club - Fritwell Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Kidz Zone Club - St Edburgs CE Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Kidz Zone Club - Fritwell C Of E Primary School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Kidz Zone Club - Langford Village Primary Sch Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Closed Stagecoach Theatre Arts, Bicester Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Impact Montessori Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened Impact Montessori Nursery Sessional day care
What people ask about childcare in Bicester (Oxfordshire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Bicester (Oxfordshire) take funded hours?
19 of the 60 settings in Bicester (Oxfordshire) are recorded as taking the government funded hours. Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.
Are any nurseries in Bicester (Oxfordshire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 26 settings Ofsted has inspected in Bicester (Oxfordshire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Bicester (Oxfordshire) take babies?
41 settings in Bicester (Oxfordshire) are registered to take children under two. Ofsted's register does not say whether a setting runs a baby room or has space in it, so ring before you plan around it.
Is it hard to get a nursery place in Bicester (Oxfordshire)?
Oxfordshire has 33 registered childcare places for every 100 children under five, against 32 across England. That is registered capacity rather than free places, so it compares areas rather than telling you what is available this week.
Towns close to Bicester (Oxfordshire)
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.