Hadden Hill Nursery and Preschool
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Didcot for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 2024, with 58 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
30 hours funded childcare for children aged from 9 months through to 4 years old; 15 hours funded childcare for children aged 3 and 4 years old from the term after their third birthday.
Worth knowing. Funding is normally provided across the 38 week school year. At Hadden Hill Nursery and Preschool we offer the option to stretch funding across 52 weeks of the year, allowing families to spread their funded hours more evenly.
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
OX11 9BJWhat 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.
- 13 July 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 15 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The management team and staff are friendly, very caring, and passionate about providing the best care they can for the children that attend the nursery. Staff share warm and nurturing interactions with children. They offer cuddles and support for them as they need it. Children understand who their key person is and go to them for comfort and support when it is needed. This supports their emotional well-being. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), settle well.
The curriculum intent is well sequenced and builds on what children know. Staff effectively implement the intention of learning through their interactions and activities they provide. Children are curious and demonstrate a willingness to learn.
Staff encourage children to become deeply immersed in their investigations. For instance, staff are enthusiastic as they encourage children to help them dig up the carrots from the raised beds in the garden. Children are supported to wait patiently for their turn. They demonstrate positive behaviour as they share their fascinations with one another. Staff ask children their thoughts about what the vegetables need to grow. They discuss this as a group. Staff extend children's learning by exploring the different sizes of the carrots. Children use language such as, large, big, small, and tiny. This supports children's mathematical skills and understanding of the world they live in.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review and adjust the organisation of activities and routines to avoid children waiting for long periods n strengthen opportunities for children to learn about and follow good hygiene practice to improve their self-care and independence skills.
- 15 October 2024Good
Still missing for Hadden Hill Nursery and Preschool
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
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