What Ofsted grade does Paddocks Pre-School have?

Paddocks Pre-School has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 20 November 2025. Its most common grade is expected standard in 3 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Paddocks Pre-School take?

Ofsted registers Paddocks Pre-School for 32 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Wallingford has 60.

How much does Paddocks Pre-School cost?

Paddocks Pre-School 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 Paddocks Pre-School 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 Paddocks Pre-School how it offers them.

When was Paddocks Pre-School last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Paddocks Pre-School on 20 November 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Paddocks Pre-School?

Nearby in OX10: Puddleduck Nursery, Scamps of Benson Ltd, Dorchester on Thames Pre-School.

Paddocks Pre-School

Day nursery in Wallingford, OX10. Part of the Oxfordshire council area.

Paddock Road, Wallingford, OX10 9LT

32 places

1993 registered with Ofsted

1 of 13 in our Wallingford ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Expected standard in 3 of 6 Inspected 20 November 2025

Ofsted report card for Paddocks Pre-School
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Paddocks Pre-School 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.

Paddocks Pre-School against Wallingford

	Paddocks Pre-School	Wallingford average
Places	32	60
Ofsted outcome	Expected standard in 3 of 6	62% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Paddocks Pre-School

What Ofsted grade does Paddocks Pre-School have?: Paddocks Pre-School has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 20 November 2025. Its most common grade is expected standard in 3 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Paddocks Pre-School take?: Ofsted registers Paddocks Pre-School for 32 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Wallingford has 60.
How much does Paddocks Pre-School cost?: Paddocks Pre-School 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 Paddocks Pre-School 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 Paddocks Pre-School how it offers them.
When was Paddocks Pre-School last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Paddocks Pre-School on 20 November 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Paddocks Pre-School?: Nearby in OX10: Puddleduck Nursery, Scamps of Benson Ltd, Dorchester on Thames Pre-School.

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.