The Town Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Chipping Norton for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2023. Open since 2001, with 57 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
OX7 5AXWhat 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, 23 August 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff offer an extremely warm welcome to children and their families. There are lots of smiles on display as children arrive for the day and the warm bonds with staff are very evident. Staff do a very good job of making children feel safe, secure and that the nursery is 'their place'. Because children feel so settled they are able to approach their learning and play with confidence and enthusiasm. They are confident to explore, practise new skills and try out their own ideas, safe in the knowledge that staff will give them the time to do so but always be on hand to offer help or suggestions if needed. Children are developing very well into curious and inquisitive learners.
Children benefit from an interesting, ambitious and thoughtfully planned curriculum of learning. Staff clearly identify what they want children to learn and deliver this learning very effectively. Children are not rushed through their learning. This enables them to explore topics in great detail and the quality of the teaching leads to children developing a very secure understanding of what they have been taught.
For example, children can talk confidently about the life cycles of bees and frogs.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to fully embed the curriculum for mathematics, so children have more opportunities to develop their understanding of numbers, shapes and other mathematical concepts n develop children's understanding of how to use technology purposefully and safely.
- 23 August 2023Good
- 3 January 2018Good
- 5 March 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Town 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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