RAFA Kidz Brize Norton
GoodBirth to 8+Open a few years
A day nursery in Carterton for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2022, with 121 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
OX18 3LXWhat 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, 24 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in the care of the kind, dedicated and enthusiastic staff team.
Children have fun and are eager to learn at this friendly and welcoming setting.
Staff form positive and strong relationships with children and their families. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Overall, children benefit from the daily fresh air and exercise in the nursery garden. Children take and manage risks as they negotiate obstacles and space or use various tools in their play.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- extend staff's strategies used for questioning children to develop the consistency of their interactions to further support children's thinking skills
- implement the enhancements planned for the outside space and monitor the impact of this on the children's learning.
- 24 January 2024Good
- 27 March 2023Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for RAFA Kidz Brize Norton
- 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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