Chipping Warden School Kindergarten
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Banbury for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:15 to 15:30, 5 days a week. £50.50 a day for 2-4 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 1993, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated September 2025.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-4 years2y to 4y | £50.50including lunch £56.33including lunch (with late or including lunch (with Early £62.16including lunch (with Early and late | £5.83Early start or Late Finish £23.31Afternoon or Morning, 3 hrs £27.20Lunch and afternoon, 3.5 hrs £31.08Morning and lunch, 4 hrs |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £7.77 an hour Hourly rate for hours over free entitlement
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours of 2 year disadvantaged funding and 30 hours of 2 year working families funding; 15 hours free childcare per week universal for 3-4 year olds, and extended 30 Hours free childcare per week.
Worth knowing. Our Early starts, lunch club and full days can be included in your entitlement. Parents will be issued with an invoice if your child exceeds their 15/30 hours per week.
What childcare usually costs in West Northamptonshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in West Northamptonshire 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
OX17 1LDWhat 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, 1 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff have excellent bonds with children at this welcoming kindergarten. Children are helpful and kind towards their friends. For example, as children get ready to go outside, they help each other to put on waterproof clothing. Staff are positive role models. They praise children as they proudly show them the paintings they complete, helping to raise children's self-esteem. Staff remind children to be careful as they climb tyre walls outside so they do not fall. Children look at daffodils and paint pictures of them as staff tell them it is St. David's Day. This supports children to learn about different traditions around the world.
Children show a positive attitude towards their learning as they actively engage in stimulating activities that staff plan to follow their interests. They confidently explore the outside forest area. Staff encourage them to work as a team as they use large sticks to make a den. Children further develop their physical skills as they race around on bicycles in the playground and take part in yoga sessions delivered by a parent. Staff constantly engage children in conversations and sing songs with them, supporting their communication and language development. They develop children's vocabulary by introducing new words, such as gravity, as they read a story about a bear going into space.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the organisation of routines so that transitions between activities and mealtimes run smoothly to support children's behaviour - provide children with further opportunities to enhance their independence n consistently embed good hygiene practices and support children to learn why these are necessary.
- 1 March 2023Good
- 10 May 2017Outstanding
- 11 June 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Chipping Warden School Kindergarten
- 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 £50.50 a day 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.