Paddocks Pre-School
Ofsted report card Nov 2025Takes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Wallingford for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 16:00, 5 days a week. £7.50 an hour for 2-year olds, and they take the funded hours. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in November 2025. Open since 1993, with 32 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 2-year olds2y to 3y | £7.502 Year Olds | |
| 3 & 4 year olds3y to 4y | £6.503 & 4 Year Olds |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £0.90 an hour Voluntary Funding Supplementper funded hour used
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Worth knowing. Any unused funding can be used for the early start/late finish. Any sessions outside of funded hours will be charged accordingly.
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
OX10 9LTWhat Ofsted found, area by area
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.
What 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.
- 20 November 2025Report card seven areas graded separately Safeguarding: Met
- 14 January 2025Needs improvement Safeguarding: Yes
- 17 May 2019Outstanding
- 26 June 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Paddocks Pre-School
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- Is £7.50 an hour 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.
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.