Stanford In The Vale Pre-School
OutstandingBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Faringdon for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2010, with 30 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 8LXWhat 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, 27 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The manager and staff go above and beyond to promote children's learning and safety. They have an exceptional knowledge and understanding of children's individual needs from the start. This begins with a home visit as part of the settling-in process. This helps children quickly form exceptional bonds with staff, who they very confidently and happily approach.
Staff provide sensitive guidance, when needed, to support children's understanding of the behaviour expectations. They act as excellent role models for the children, demonstrating, for instance, how they should speak and behave towards others.
Children demonstrate an exceptional understanding of strategies to use that help them negotiate with each other. For example, even the newest children remind their friends about using the sand timers, to help share and take turns with toys.
- 27 February 2024Outstanding
- 23 April 2018Outstanding
- 15 July 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Stanford In The Vale Pre-School
- 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.