Old Station Nursery
Good★ 3.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Faringdon for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2002, with 138 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
SN7 7BPWhat 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.
- 8 July 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 24 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are safe, secure, and confident at the nursery. They enjoy a variety of activities based on their interests. Children show a love for water play and enjoy making puddles to splash and play with toy dinosaurs in. They begin to explore a range of mathematical concepts, from shape and size to counting and numbers.
Children use spoons to scoop water and count how many spoons of water will fill a bowl. They initiate conversations with practitioners about how many spoons they think will fill the bowl and predict a number. Practitioners support their counting skills.
Children begin to develop good communication skills. Practitioners are good role models and encourage children to be polite and respectful. They support children to listen to each other and take turns in conversation, for instance when suggesting songs and rhymes they want to sing. Children use sign language and actions alongside spoken language.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - review and improve methods of effectively identifying any weaknesses in teaching, to support staff to enhance children's thinking skills further and provide more time for children to process and respond to questions.
- 24 May 2023Good
- 26 February 2019Good
- 31 October 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Old Station 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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