Lord Williams's School Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Thame for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 1992, with 39 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
OX9 2AJWhat 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, 3 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy to be at nursery. They are greeted warmly by staff on arrival and confidently say goodbye to their parents or carers. Babies show especially warm attachments to the staff who look after them. Babies enjoy the smiles and cuddles they receive throughout the day. Children show that they feel safe in the environment and with the staff.
Children behave appropriately for their age. Staff recognise that, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, some children have had fewer opportunities to learn about sharing and turn taking. Overall, staff offer children effective and gentle support to develop these skills. Children are welcoming to visitors and are polite when asking and answering questions.
Children learn from a curriculum that focuses on their social, physical and language development. They develop many of the key skills and dispositions they need for their future learning. This includes starting school when the time comes. Babies learn to crawl, walk and communicate their needs. Older children have plenty of opportunities to hold meaningful conversations and develop the muscle strength and control they will need for later writing. All children enjoy daily story and singing times.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to improve how they plan activities, so they focus more precisely on what they want children to learn next n focus the monitoring of and support for staff on raising the overall quality of staff performance to a consistently high level.
- 3 May 2022Good
- 24 October 2016Good
- 21 May 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Lord Williams's School Day Nursery
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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