Little Dots Daycare North Leigh
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 3.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Witney for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in July 2025. Open since 2017, with 81 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours or 30 hours of Government-funded childcare each week; Early Learning Funding for eligible 2-year-olds.
Worth knowing. Government funding is provided for 38 weeks of the year (term time only). As Little Dots is open all year round, we can stretch your child’s funded hours over 50 or 51 weeks. Children attending funded sessions of up to four hours can enjoy meals and snacks at no additional cost. For children attending longer funded sessions, we ask for a contribution of just £3.50 per day.
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
OX29 6PRWhat 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, 18 July 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish in this nurturing and highly ambitious nursery. Staff know every child exceptionally well, and children's well-being and development are central to everything they do. Children's behaviour is exemplary. From the youngest age, children learn to share and resolve conflict. Staff are inspirational role models and show a high regard for children's feelings through the promotion of consistent expectations. Children make exceptional progress from their starting points, including those who are learning English as an additional language.
Staff have a deep understanding of child development and use their accurate assessments of children to tailor experiences very precisely to meet children's individual needs to a high level. They expertly deliver a curriculum that is rich and ambitious. For example, toddlers became engrossed in a sorting activity. They confidently matched pairs of socks by colour and pattern, carefully comparing stripes, spots or shades. Staff skilfully extend their learning by introducing new vocabulary, such as 'same' or 'different'. Children progress from matching identical socks to sorting by size and repeated patterns. This very successfully supported children's development in early mathematics and problem-solving.
Leaders' hold an excellent oversight of quality in the nursery. They have high expectations for all children to be happy and achieve well. Leaders' ongoing investment in staff training has a demonstrated positive impact on the rapid progress children make, particularly in areas of confidence, communication and emotional resilience. The nursery's forest school provision is a particular strength.
- 18 July 2025Outstanding Safeguarding: Yes
- 21 August 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Dots Daycare North Leigh
- What it costs
- 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.
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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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