Checkendon Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Checkendon for from 2 years up to school age, open 07:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. £6.50 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2015, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated September 2026.
| Age | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £19.50or funded hours | £6.50 |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £39.00 Refundable Depositrefundable
- £39.00 Administration FeeCharged if you accept a place but do not take it up.
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £4.00 a session Early StartAdditional charge
- £4.00 a session Late Pick-UpAdditional charge
- £6.00 a session Diddi DanceOptional activity
- £6.50 a session Breakfast ClubAdditional charge
- £6.50 a session Lunch ClubIncluded in the PM session. Charged only when added to an AM session.
- £10.00 Late Collection Chargefor the first 10 minutes, then £5.00 for every additional 5 minutes
- £20.00 Late Payment Fee
- £20.00 a term Voluntary Contribution
Funded hours
Government Funding including 2-year-old funding and 30-hour funding for 2 and 3 year olds.
Worth knowing. Government-funded hours can be used between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm. To secure a funded place, families must use: At least 12 hours of a 15-hour funded entitlement, or At least 18 hours of a 30-hour funded entitlement.
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
RG8 0SRWhat 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, 12 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff warmly greet children into the pre-school. Children rush in, keen to play and explore the interesting activities on offer. They quickly form secure bonds with staff and look for them for comfort and reassurance when they need it. Children show a true sense of belonging as they show new visitors their favourite toys, inviting them to play. Staff interact with care and kindness. They know children well and use this knowledge to personalise their questions when children tell them stories about their home lives. Staff celebrate children's achievements with great enthusiasm, such as when they write their name on their drawings. Staff's praise helps to raise children's self-esteem and confidence.
Staff demonstrate high expectations for children's learning. They talk knowledgeably about where children are in their unique learning journey and the good progress they make since starting at the pre-school. Staff consistently promote children's positive behaviour. For example, they sensitively redirect unwanted behaviours and offer safer alternatives. Children follow staff's good example and show compassion towards others. They consider how their actions may affect others, such as when they voluntarily apologise to their friends when they accidentally do something. Staff readily embrace children's natural curiosity and intervene appropriately to deepen their interests. For instance, children excitedly use electronic toys on a track. They quickly notice a problem. Staff ask for their thoughts to help solve it, encouraging them to test out their ideas. Staff help to support children's critical thinking skills well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support all staff to consider more carefully how daily routines impact on children's learning and development n monitor and evaluate even more closely the impact of all staff's professional development programmes to benefit children further.
- 12 June 2024Good
- 12 September 2018Good
- 22 September 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Checkendon Pre-School
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £6.50 an hour still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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