Childcare in Thame
Thame has 1 day nursery, 5 pre-schools, 2 school nursery classes, 3 childminders and 5 after-school clubs. Ofsted has inspected 7 of them and rated 6 Good or better, 1 of them Outstanding. 9 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.
1 setting 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 JR St Joseph's Thame Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2026Opened JR John Hampden Thame Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Junior Adventures Group @ John Hampden OX9 Out-of-school day care
- Dec 2025Closed Queensdown Nursery Full day care
- Dec 2025Opened S4A@ Barley Hill School Out-of-school day care
- Jun 2025Opened Kumon Thame Study Centre Out-of-school day care
What people ask about childcare in Thame
Answered from the figures on this page, so they stay in step with it.
Which nurseries in Thame take funded hours?
3 of the 16 settings in Thame 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 Councils do not publish a list of approved providers, so the rest are unknown rather than a no.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 Thame rated Outstanding?
Yes. 1 of the 7 settings Ofsted has inspected in Thame hold an Outstanding grade.
Which nurseries in Thame take babies?
11 settings in Thame 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 Thame?
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 Thame
Worth widening the search to, especially if you drive to work.