What Ofsted grade does Cygnet Nursery have?

Cygnet Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 8 May 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Cygnet Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Cygnet Nursery for 48 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Kidlington has 38.

How much does Cygnet Nursery cost?

Cygnet 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 Cygnet 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 Cygnet Nursery how it offers them.

When was Cygnet Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Cygnet Nursery on 8 May 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Cygnet Nursery?

Nearby in OX5: Yarnton Day Nursery Ltd, Willow Cottage Nursery (Bletchingdon), The Early Years Nursery.

Cygnet Nursery

Day nursery in Kidlington, OX5. Part of the Oxfordshire council area.

44/45 Evenlode Crescent, Kidlington, OX5 1RF

48 places

2017 registered with Ofsted

1 of 6 in our Kidlington ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 8 May 2025

Ofsted grades for Cygnet Nursery, inspection of 8 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.

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What a place could cost

Cygnet 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.

Cygnet Nursery against Kidlington

	Cygnet Nursery	Kidlington average
Places	48	38
Ofsted outcome	Good	67% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Cygnet Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Cygnet Nursery have?: Cygnet Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 8 May 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Cygnet Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Cygnet Nursery for 48 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Kidlington has 38.
How much does Cygnet Nursery cost?: Cygnet 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 Cygnet 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 Cygnet Nursery how it offers them.
When was Cygnet Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Cygnet Nursery on 8 May 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Cygnet Nursery?: Nearby in OX5: Yarnton Day Nursery Ltd, Willow Cottage Nursery (Bletchingdon), The Early Years Nursery.

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.