St Paul's Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Oxford for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 November 2024. Open since 1992, with 19 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
OX2 6AHWhat 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, 12 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children demonstrate that they are happy as they arrive at the nursery, and they show that they feel safe as they separate confidently from their parents at the door. Children are eager to play and explore, and they enjoy the activities set out for them by staff. Children receive a good amount of support from staff. Children show they are making good progress from their starting points, which is commended by parents.
Effective key-person arrangements are in place. Staff gain a comprehensive amount of information about children's backgrounds and individual needs when children first start with them. This helps them to support their interests and include unique aspects about the children and their families within their day. For example, staff sing dual-language songs during the day to enable children to hear and use their home language within the nursery. Overall, staff provide consistent and effective interactions for children.
Staff build children's independence effectively. Young children are supported to pour their drinks and older children are seen to scrape their plates clean after they have finished their meal. Staff promote children's confidence and self-esteem effortlessly through effective praise.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to consider how to engage all children during activities and allow children more time to problem solve to develop their critical-thinking skills n strengthen methods of coaching and mentoring to further enhance and build on the quality of staff practice to even higher levels.
- 12 November 2024Good
- 6 February 2019Good
- 30 November 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St Paul's 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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