Little Monkeys Charlbury
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Charlbury 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 Good by Ofsted in February 2022. Open since 2012, with 57 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Working Parent's Funding from 9 months, Extended 3 and 4 year Funding and Two Year Funding.
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
OX7 3PPWhat 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, 9 February 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily at the setting and are greeted by warm and friendly staff at the door, who then take them to their classes. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, parents do not currently enter the building. However, children enter confidently, demonstrating that they feel safe. They have a range of activities to explore, both inside and outdoors. Well-planned and maintained spaces provide a range of play experiences, including a large purpose-built mud kitchen, where children cooperatively work to pump water to buckets. Children show excitement as they play and enjoy riding on bikes and toys. These are all marked in numbered bays, which helps to reinforce early mathematical knowledge as they make the connections in numbers.
Children can use the nursery library, choosing books to take home to share with parents. This emphasises the importance of early readers and giving access to books. The setting has a core book list of 12 titles that they focus on. Children can access these books throughout the day and via the library. The impact of this can be witnessed in the garden, where they take part in a 'Gruffalo' hunt. Children happily dance to music with actions. They recite songs from memory and demonstrate confidence while moving to music. Children explore oral health through role-play experiences. They play with real toothbrushes and large teeth models, and can dress up in doctors' coats. The children also experience play with real-life objects, such as teacups and crockery.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- create a curriculum that has clear intentions for what children need to learn and support staff to deliver this effectively through their teaching n give children more time to respond to questions and use their problem-solving skills.
- 9 February 2022Good
- 17 August 2016Outstanding
- 4 December 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Monkeys Charlbury
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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