Childcare in Chipping Norton (Oxfordshire)
Chipping Norton (Oxfordshire) has 7 day nurseries, 4 pre-schools, 3 school nursery classes, 3 childminders and 3 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 13 of them and rated 12 Good or better, 2 of them Outstanding. 7 have never been inspected, which usually means recently registered. Of those that publish a price, a full day runs from £32 to £55, typically £49. 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.
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 2026Closed Active Adventure at Kingham Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Opened 4-2-11 Activity Camp Kingham Hill Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Active Adventure at Kingham Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Chipping Norton Active Club Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Closed Active Adventure - Kingham Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Chipping Norton (Oxfordshire)
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
How much does nursery cost in Chipping Norton (Oxfordshire)?
Of the 5 full-day rates published by settings in Chipping Norton (Oxfordshire), the typical price is £49 a day, ranging from £32 to £55. These are prices the settings publish themselves, not an average of quotes.
Which nurseries in Chipping Norton (Oxfordshire) take funded hours?
5 of the 20 settings in Chipping Norton (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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Chipping Norton (Oxfordshire) rated Outstanding?
Yes. 2 of the 13 settings Ofsted has inspected in Chipping Norton (Oxfordshire) hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Chipping Norton (Oxfordshire) take babies?
16 settings in Chipping Norton (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 Chipping Norton (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.
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