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25 nurseries in Banbury

Every day nursery in Banbury on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in South East after the free hours.

25 day nurseries
2 rated Outstanding
3 with a new report card (12%)
1,302 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Banbury

The top of our Banbury ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in Banbury
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Middleton Cheney Preschool Limited OX17 2PDStrong standard in all 64 December 202535
2Deddington Partnership Foundation Stage Unit OX15 0TJOutstanding17 July 202320
3Kings Sutton Pre-School Playgroup OX17 3RTOutstanding21 June 202224
4Child First Banbury Nursery OX16 0AAExpected standard in all 67 January 2026120
5Bambooh Hook Norton OX15 5QHExpected standard in all 64 December 202536

Day nurseries in Banbury, best rated first

All 25 day nurseries in Banbury
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Middleton Cheney Preschool Limited OX17 2PDStrong standard in all 64 December 202535
2Deddington Partnership Foundation Stage Unit OX15 0TJOutstanding17 July 202320
3Kings Sutton Pre-School Playgroup OX17 3RTOutstanding21 June 202224
4Child First Banbury Nursery OX16 0AAExpected standard in all 67 January 2026120
5Bambooh Hook Norton OX15 5QHExpected standard in all 64 December 202536
6Quackers Day Nursery OX16 5AYGood26 August 202544
7Saltway Day Nursery Limited OX15 4UJGood10 June 202562
8The Sunshine Centre OX16 0PJGood14 May 202591
9The Close Day Nursery School OX16 5HHGood29 April 202552
10Bloxham Pre-School OX15 4HPGood26 March 202524
11Manor Farm Day Care OX17 1LHGood21 October 202472
12Greatworth Pre-School OX17 2DRGood16 April 202424
13Banbury School Day Nursery Ltd OX16 9HYGood25 January 202484
14Grimsbury Manor Nursery School OX16 3JXGood23 January 202493
15Grow Learn Play Project OX16 3WRGood11 December 202372
16Rainbow Village Nursery OX15 4ETGood27 November 202322
17Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Adderbury OX17 3SXGood29 September 202357
18Newbottle and Charlton Pre-School OX17 3DLGood4 July 202326
19Nära Horton OX16 9ALGood10 May 202355
20Bambooh Nursery OX17 2NSGood27 March 202330
21NOA's Ark Nursery OX16 0UDGood19 April 202253
22The Village Nursery, Shenington OX15 6NYGood14 April 202234
23Smart Tots Day Nursery OX16 0AEGood11 April 202280
24Hobby Horse Children's Centre OX16 9PAGood11 November 202162
25Little Dorothys Childcare OX16 1XENot yet gradedNot yet30

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Nurseries by postcode in Banbury

Banbury is in Oxfordshire and West Northamptonshire.

Nursery fees in Banbury

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in Banbury itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, South East, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£202no funded hours£161after 30 funded hours
2 years old£185no funded hours£152after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£72after the free 15 hours£144after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Banbury

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Banbury as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 hours

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.