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44 nurseries in Oxford

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

44 day nurseries
10 rated Outstanding
4 with a new report card (9%)
2,182 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Oxford

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Oxford
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1The Aunties' Old School Nursery OX33 1NWOutstanding2 April 202535
2Bainton Road Nursery OX2 7AFOutstanding14 February 202526
3The Nursery OX2 7ATOutstanding27 June 202424
4Little Troopers Day Nursery OX4 1QYOutstanding7 November 202342
5Kids Planet Bradmore Road OX2 6QWOutstanding16 August 202349

Day nurseries in Oxford, best rated first

All 44 day nurseries in Oxford
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1The Aunties' Old School Nursery OX33 1NWOutstanding2 April 202535
2Bainton Road Nursery OX2 7AFOutstanding14 February 202526
3The Nursery OX2 7ATOutstanding27 June 202424
4Little Troopers Day Nursery OX4 1QYOutstanding7 November 202342
5Kids Planet Bradmore Road OX2 6QWOutstanding16 August 202349
6Kids Planet Mansion House OX2 7QXOutstanding3 August 202347
7Kids Planet Jack Straws Lane OX3 0DWOutstanding25 July 202362
8St Anne's College Day Nursery OX2 6HSOutstanding11 November 202212
9The Aunties' Old School Nursery OX33 1ETOutstanding4 May 202238
10Sandfield Day Nursery OX3 7RHOutstanding31 March 2022128
11Julia Durbin Day Nursery OX3 7JUStrong standard in 5 of 615 January 2026164
12Balliol Day Nursery OX2 6UEExpected standard in 3 of 68 January 202617
13Busy Bees Day Nursery at Oxford Littlemore OX4 4XTExpected standard in all 613 January 2026108
14Oxford Brookes University Day Nursery OX3 0TUGood16 July 202560
15St Thomas's Day Nursery OX1 1JPGood10 June 202540
16Yarnton Day Nursery Ltd OX5 1LPGood10 June 202536
17Willow Cottage Nursery (Farmoor) OX2 9NSGood23 April 202560
18St Paul's Nursery OX2 6AHGood12 November 202419
19Cherry Tree Nursery (Oxford) Ltd OX3 8LLGood23 October 202424
20Kiddies Korner Nursery OX3 8NXGood10 October 202444
21Wolfson College Day Nursery OX2 6UDGood25 July 202431
22ABC Nursery OX3 7RGGood17 July 202452
23Mortimer Hall OX3 0PHGood12 July 202426
24The Old Station Nursery, Oxford OX4 4GEGood10 July 2024
25The Slade Early Years Centre and Day Nursery OX3 8QQGood23 May 202422
26Summertown Montessori Nursery OX2 7EZGood21 September 202330
27Kids Planet The Triangle OX3 7XPGood2 May 202389
28Kids Planet Woodstock Road OX2 7NDGood6 March 202384
29Polstead Preschool OX2 6TNGood3 March 202324
30The Pod OX4 3DRGood11 January 202316
31Small World Nursery Ltd OX1 5NAGood9 January 2023105
32The Orchard OX44 7PZGood21 November 202224
33Horspath Nursery OX33 1RYGood7 April 202230
34The Oxford Nursery Summertown OX2 7EEGood10 January 202276
35Flo's Nature Nursery OX4 3JZGood18 May 202124
36Hunsdon House Garden School OX3 9BJNeeds attention in 3 of 627 November 202530
37Blackbird Leys Adventure Playground OX4 6HWNot yet gradedNot yet
38Circadian Nest Nursery OX4 4BBNot yet gradedNot yet42
39Garsington Road Day Nursery OX4 2DQNot yet gradedNot yet116
40The Aunties Old School Nursery OX33 1AGNot yet gradedNot yet74
41Ultimate Activity Camps at Headington Rye School OX3 7TDNot yet gradedNot yet
42Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School John Radcliffe OX3 9DUNot yet gradedNot yet95
43Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Oxford OX1 1LFNot yet gradedNot yet75
44Your Co-Op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School Rose Hill OX4 4UYNot yet gradedNot yet82

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

Nurseries by postcode in Oxford

Oxford is in Oxfordshire.

Nursery fees in Oxford

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in Oxford 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 Oxford

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Oxford 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.