Sandfield Day Nursery
Outstanding★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Oxford for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 1993, with 128 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
OX3 7RHWhat 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, 31 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in a warm and nurturing environment and their behaviour is excellent. They build excellent bonds with staff, who are kind, caring and have high expectations for them. Children are flourishing across all areas of learning.
Children's experiences are rich in investigative play. Leaders share their golden values which thread through everything and children were seen to be attentive and listen to each other. Children demonstrate an excellent knowledge of the daily routine. For instance, children participate in beautifully calm rolling lunchtime sessions where they confidently self-serve their food and make freedom of choice.
Children engage in exciting play opportunities and are extremely curious. For example, they identify birds outside and know that the squirrels try to steal the birds' food. They seek solutions to help prevent this from happening, supported by knowledgeable and well-trained staff. Children really love playing real instruments and explore using guitars, violins and keyboards. They show perseverance as they listen to the keyboards pre-recorded tunes and try to replicate these themselves.
- 31 March 2022Outstanding
- 15 December 2016Outstanding
- 6 June 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sandfield 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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