The Old Station Nursery, Henley
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Henley-On-Thames for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2013, with 64 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
RG9 6ADWhat 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.
- 14 February 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 8 June 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 25 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at the nursery. Babies and young children leave their parents easily on arrival. They are happy and content in the care of staff. Children form positive relationships with staff and other children. They develop their confidence very well. For example, babies are keen to explore and investigate.
They crawl across the garden to play with interesting resources, where they make sounds with spoons and metal pots.
Children benefit from a broad range of interesting learning experiences. Staff identify what children need to learn next. They have a good understanding of children who may need extra help and support. Overall, children receive consistently good interactions from staff, to support them in their play and learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff's awareness of supporting children who happily play alone, to ensure they receive more consistent interactions that help to extend their learning and development further n build on the already good arrangements to monitor staff's practice and help identify and implement further support, to improve their teaching skills in order to strengthen the overall quality of education.
- 25 March 2022Good
- 5 January 2017Outstanding
- 1 July 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Old Station Nursery, Henley
- 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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