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Pre-school in Wantage

Grovelands Park Pre-School

Not yet inspectedTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades

A pre-school in Wantage for children from birth to 5, open 08:30 to 15:15, 5 days a week. £22.00 a session for 2-3 year olds, and they take the funded hours. Ofsted has not yet published a graded inspection. Open since 2025, with 25 places.

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Cost

What it costs

Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.

AgeSession
2-3 year olds2y to 3y
£22.00From September 2026
3-4 year olds3y to 4y
£20.00From September 2026
All ages
£19.50non-funded sessions

Extras

Charged on top of the session rate.

  • £3.50 a session Early start ( 8.30 AM - 9.00 AM )From September 2026
  • £3.50 a half day early start or late finish

Funded hours

2 year old funding; 3 & 4 year old funding (Universal - 15 Hours); 3 & 4 year old funding (Extended - 30 Hours); Offering split funding with other providers.

What childcare usually costs in Oxfordshire

£7.00an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£6.50an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

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.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 5Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
08:30 to 15:15, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Takes them
Meals
Not includedlunch to be provided by parents/carers
Outdoor space
Yes
How many children
25 placesMedium for England
How long open
34 yearsOpen for decades
Address
Grovelands Park Pre School, School Lane, Wantage, OX12 7LB

Where it is

OX12 7LB
Ofsted URN 2862102On the register since 10 November 2025
Ofsted

What 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.

This setting re-registered. It replaced “Grovelands Park Preschool” at the same address, which had been registered since 23 March 1993. A change of owner or legal entity gives Ofsted a brand new record, so the inspections below may only cover the time since then.

    Still missing for Grovelands Park Pre-School

    • Youngest age taken
    • 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.

    Before you ring

    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 £22.00 a session 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.
    • 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.
    Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports ยท How we put this together.

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