Little Troopers Day Nursery
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Oxford for babies from 10 months up to school age, open 08:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. £101.44 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 2006, with 42 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
All Day (including our Daily Refreshment package) · 8.30am – 5.30pm · £101.44
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
Scheme 1: Working Families, 10 months – 3 years, 11.18 hours per week; Scheme 2: Families with special circumstances, 2 – 3 years, 11.18 hours per week; Scheme 3: Universal, 3 & 4 year olds, 11.18 hours per week; Scheme 4: Working Families, 10 months – 4 years, 1140 hours per annum, Not available at our nursery.
Worth knowing. These schemes are available to all children who have joined or wish to join our waiting list and have received a place offer.
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
OX4 1QYWhat 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, 7 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and secure at this extremely welcoming setting. They are encouraged to have a 'can-do' attitude and to be active in their own learning.
Children are supported superbly to take risks and problem-solve. For example, children spend time making a castle, den and bridge in an activity aimed at developing their gross motor skills. Staff skilfully ask children questions to encourage them to talk about what they are doing and use their excellent communication skills through their imaginary play. Children enjoy the time they spend outdoors as they pretend to be their favourite characters, and they learn to negotiate with each other.
Promotion of children's well-being is outstanding and their behaviour is excellent.
- 7 November 2023Outstanding
- 6 February 2018Outstanding
- 8 July 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Troopers Day Nursery
- Meals
- Nappies
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.
- Is £101.44 a day 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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