Bright Horizons Milton Park Day Nursery and Preschool
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Abingdon 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2023. Open since 2015, with 130 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
OX14 4RYWhat 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.
- 14 September 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 13 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
All children are happy and demonstrate that they feel safe. New children settle quickly into their base rooms and are given good emotional support, which helps them to feel confident in their surroundings. Staff demonstrate that they know the children well and talk about developmental progress they have made since starting.
Staff support children to hear a range of language and develop their vocabulary.
Children benefit from well-resourced areas, which are set up attractively by staff.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on plans for staff's ongoing professional development, to focus more sharply on consistently developing staff knowledge and skills n create more ways to help children manage and build on their independence skills.
- 13 February 2023Good
- 5 April 2022Needs improvement
- 18 September 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Horizons Milton Park Day Nursery and Preschool
- 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
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