What Ofsted grade does Child First Bicester have?

Child First Bicester has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 12 May 2026. Its most common grade is needs attention in 5 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Child First Bicester take?

Ofsted registers Child First Bicester for 138 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Bicester has 69.

How much does Child First Bicester cost?

Child First Bicester 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 Child First Bicester 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 Child First Bicester how it offers them.

When was Child First Bicester last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Child First Bicester on 12 May 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Child First Bicester?

Nearby in OX26: Bubbles Pre-School, Bambooh Bicester, Busy Bees at Bicester Kingsmere.

Child First Bicester

Day nursery in Bicester, OX26. Part of the Oxfordshire council area.

32 Launton Road, Bicester, OX26 6PY

138 places

2006 registered with Ofsted

13 of 13 in our Bicester ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Needs attention in 5 of 6 Inspected 12 May 2026

Ofsted report card for Child First Bicester
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Needs attention	Not yet at the expected standard; the nursery has to improve this.
Achievement	Needs attention	Not yet at the expected standard; the nursery has to improve this.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Needs attention	Not yet at the expected standard; the nursery has to improve this.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Needs attention	Not yet at the expected standard; the nursery has to improve this.
Leadership and governance	Needs attention	Not yet at the expected standard; the nursery has to improve this.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Child First Bicester 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.

Child First Bicester against Bicester

	Child First Bicester	Bicester average
Places	138	69
Ofsted outcome	Needs attention in 5 of 6	92% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Child First Bicester

What Ofsted grade does Child First Bicester have?: Child First Bicester has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 12 May 2026. Its most common grade is needs attention in 5 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Child First Bicester take?: Ofsted registers Child First Bicester for 138 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Bicester has 69.
How much does Child First Bicester cost?: Child First Bicester 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 Child First Bicester 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 Child First Bicester how it offers them.
When was Child First Bicester last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Child First Bicester on 12 May 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Child First Bicester?: Nearby in OX26: Bubbles Pre-School, Bambooh Bicester, Busy Bees at Bicester Kingsmere.

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.