Littlemore Preschool
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Giles Road for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 1992, with 20 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
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 4NLWhat 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, 25 June 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
On arrival, children confidently leave their parents and happily settle to play.
Children make their own choices about what to do. They use their ideas when they explore activities and are imaginative. For example, children enjoyed making their own creations with dough. Children develop independence and a sense of responsibility. For instance, they help to tidy up and serve their own snacks.
Children develop muscles and movement in their hands and fingers, which helps prepare them for writing. For example, they cut dough with scissors, scooped rice with spoons, and turned levers on water dispensers. Children learn to take risks and challenges, such as balancing across low-level tunnels and crates. Staff build children's confidence and self-esteem, including through positive praise and encouragement.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop the quality of staff interactions and their engagement with children during activities, to extend children's learning and development more effectively n review the routines of the pre-school to help meet children's needs as well as possible.
- 25 June 2021Good
- 2 December 2019Needs improvement
- 7 December 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Littlemore Preschool
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.