Bramleys Day Nursery And Nursery School
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Wantage for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2023. Open since 2017, with 102 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
OX12 8TPWhat 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.
- 2 December 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 6 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The manager plans the curriculum that children follow and shares this with staff.
Staff focus on helping children to become sociable, and as they get older, to gain the skills that they need for when they go to school. Overall, staff know how to promote children's learning and follow what interests them most. For example, when children find a caterpillar and want to study it and learn more about it, staff actively encourage this. Staff observe children and monitor their development effectively. All staff know children well and understand what they need to learn next. Consequently, they have good levels of challenge and this helps to motivate them. Staff know how to manage children's behaviour positively. They create a calm and warm environment where children learn through praise and support to understand their emotions and feelings.
Children stay in their peer groups as they progress through the nursery rooms. This helps them to develop close relationships with each other. Older children have firm friendships and play together well, showing concern and fondness for each other.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the routine of the day so that the curriculum is successfully delivered throughout and children have consistently meaningful learning experiences n embed the curriculum so staff are more confident in supporting children to gain independence n apply a more consistent approach to the deployment of key persons to help children to benefit from better continuity when developing these relationships.
- 6 October 2023Good
- 25 November 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bramleys Day Nursery And Nursery School
- 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.
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