Bambooh Bicester
GoodBirth to 8+Open a few years
A day nursery in Bicester for children from birth to 8+, open 06:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2025. Open since 2024, with 43 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Oxfordshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Oxfordshire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
OX26 4YJWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 15 July 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and managers have made significant improvements since the previous inspection. Risk assessments have been reviewed and appropriate changes made to the environment to ensure that children are safe. Leaders now maintain correct staffing ratio and qualification requirements. They have improved knowledge to ensure that staff responsible for safeguarding are confirmed as suitable for the role. Staff deploy themselves to ensure that children are supervised effectively.
Staff are kind and caring and have secure relationships with the children, who they know well. Parent partnerships have been strengthened to ensure that there is effective communication and consistency for children. This helps children feel safe and secure. Staff have high expectations of children. Children know the routine and what is expected of them. Staff are good role models, and children behave very well. Activities are planned to support children to learn to share and take turns, which they do well.
Children benefit from a range of activities to support their physical development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review routines to ensure that they are well structured and consistently meet the needs of the youngest children.
- 15 July 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 11 March 2025Inadequate Safeguarding: No
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bambooh Bicester
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.