Butterflies Pre-School Didcot
Day nursery in Didcot, OX11. Part of the Oxfordshire council area.
Stephen Freeman School, Didcot, OX11 7BZWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 1 May 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Butterflies Pre-School Didcot 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.
Butterflies Pre-School Didcot against Didcot
| Butterflies Pre-School Didcot | Didcot average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 28 | 70 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 90% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Butterflies Pre-School Didcot
- What Ofsted grade does Butterflies Pre-School Didcot have?
- Butterflies Pre-School Didcot was rated Good at its inspection on 1 May 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Butterflies Pre-School Didcot take?
- Ofsted registers Butterflies Pre-School Didcot for 28 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Didcot has 70.
- How much does Butterflies Pre-School Didcot cost?
- Butterflies Pre-School Didcot 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 Butterflies Pre-School Didcot 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 Butterflies Pre-School Didcot how it offers them.
- When was Butterflies Pre-School Didcot last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Butterflies Pre-School Didcot on 1 May 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Butterflies Pre-School Didcot?
- Nearby in OX11: Ladybirds@Meadow View, Ladygrove Day Nursery And Nursery School, Hadden Hill Nursery and Preschool.
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.