What Ofsted grade does Balliol Day Nursery have?

Balliol Day Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 8 January 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in 3 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Balliol Day Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Balliol Day Nursery for 17 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Oxford has 53.

How much does Balliol Day Nursery cost?

Balliol Day Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Balliol Day Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Balliol Day Nursery how it offers them.

When was Balliol Day Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Balliol Day Nursery on 8 January 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Balliol Day Nursery?

Nearby in OX2: Bainton Road Nursery, The Nursery, Kids Planet Bradmore Road.

Balliol Day Nursery

Day nursery in Oxford, OX2. Part of the Oxfordshire council area.

2a Rawlinson Road, Oxford, OX2 6UE

17 places

1994 registered with Ofsted

12 of 44 in our Oxford ranking

£144 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South East average

What Ofsted found

Expected standard in 3 of 6 Inspected 8 January 2026

Ofsted report card for Balliol Day Nursery
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Balliol Day Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£161	£511
2 years old	£152	£480
3 to 4 years old	£144	£457

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Balliol Day Nursery against Oxford

	Balliol Day Nursery	Oxford average
Places	17	53
Ofsted outcome	Expected standard in 3 of 6	80% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Balliol Day Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Balliol Day Nursery have?: Balliol Day Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 8 January 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in 3 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Balliol Day Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Balliol Day Nursery for 17 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Oxford has 53.
How much does Balliol Day Nursery cost?: Balliol Day Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Balliol Day Nursery offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Balliol Day Nursery how it offers them.
When was Balliol Day Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Balliol Day Nursery on 8 January 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Balliol Day Nursery?: Nearby in OX2: Bainton Road Nursery, The Nursery, Kids Planet Bradmore Road.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.