Cygnets of Henley Ltd
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Henley-On-Thames for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2024. Open since 1997, with 50 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
RG9 1RRWhat 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.
- 24 May 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 1 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled in this welcoming nursery. Staff greet children in the morning as they arrive and spend time talking with parents. This informative interaction at the beginning of the day helps staff to find out about children's sleep and well-being, so they can support children's individual needs.
Leaders and staff have a clear vision of what they want children to learn. They provide many resources and plan age-appropriate activities for them, indoors and outdoors. Children demonstrate positive attitudes to their learning and are fully engaged in their self-chosen play. For example, older children become deeply engrossed in testing their creative skills with magnetic building blocks. They use their imaginations and demonstrate perseverance as they stack the magnets to create tall buildings. Attentive staff are close by and offer lots of praise and encouragement. This promotes children's creativity and understanding of cause and effect, and it gives them a strong sense of pride in their achievements.
Babies and toddlers enjoy a good balance between adult-led activities and those they choose for themselves. They have opportunities to explore sensory play, such as pouring and scooping rice into cups, and enjoy the feel of colourful water bags.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the support and training for newer and less experienced staff to provide greater consistency across all aspects of children's learning and development.
- 1 February 2024Good
- 20 March 2018Outstanding
- 1 April 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cygnets of Henley Ltd
- 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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