Filkins Nursery (The Old Station Nursery Ltd)
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Lechlade 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 July 2024. Open since 2007, with 30 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
GL7 3JJWhat 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 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and settle quickly into the nursery's familiar routines. They make strong attachments with staff, especially their key person. Staff know and understand the children very well. Children demonstrate good levels of independence as they explore the nursery environments. Staff find out relevant information, such as children's interests and care needs, as part of the settling-in arrangements. Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. They use consistent and effective strategies to promote positive behaviour. Staff take every opportunity to praise children, however small their achievement is. This helps to promote children's self-esteem and confidence.
Staff provide a tailored and varying curriculum of activities to ensure that curiosity is fostered in children of all ages. Children investigate and explore as they develop a range of skills. For example, younger children show curiosity as they examine a variety of different textured materials and objects. They develop their small muscles and coordination as they feel the materials in their hands in wonder. Older children use many resources to develop their physical, social and imagination skills.
For instance, they delight in making roads for cars. Staff capture the children's interest and extend this as they are cleverly transformed into a pretend car wash outside. Children excitedly sit on wheeled toys and queue up for their turn through the car wash. Children show a 'can-do' attitude and work well together as they risk assess the forest-school area. This supports children in learning how to keep themselves safe.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance wider professional development and focus specifically on reflecting on the impact the training has on the quality of education.
- 1 July 2024Good
- 17 June 2019Outstanding
- 3 September 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Filkins Nursery (The Old Station Nursery 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.