Wolfson College Day Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Oxford for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 1992, with 31 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 6UDWhat 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, 25 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are welcomed by positive, happy staff. Families are nurtured at the setting, and staff place family photos all around for children to look at. Staff get to know children well, gathering relevant information from parents to support them to settle. For example, children's home languages are recognised and depicted in the environment. The nursery includes all children well. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are particularly well supported.
Staff plan walks through the college grounds and visits to local museums. Children develop a strong exploratory sense of learning and become confident and independent. When children behave in a way that may not be appropriate, staff calmly diffuse the situation and distract children, meeting the specific needs of each child.
Leaders understand the importance of early language skills. Children enjoy stories and songs throughout the day, which provides excellent opportunities for improving their speech and language. Staff support children's emerging language and communication skills well. They introduce new words and encourage children to think back to activities, recapping on previous learning. Staff make good use of a broad range of resources aimed at supporting children's mathematical understanding. For example children learn about quantity and number by tipping, pouring and measuring in the sandpit.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the support and coaching offered to staff to better target gaps in their teaching practice.
- 25 July 2024Good
- 26 October 2018Good
- 15 May 2018Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Wolfson College 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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