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Open 7.30am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday (excluding inset days and public holidays), we offer a fully inclusive service designed to give parents complete peace of mind.
If you’re seeking exceptional care and education for your child, Garsington Road Day Nursery provides a warm, welcoming environment within a modern, purpose-built setting. Security and safeguarding are at the heart of everything we do. Our premises benefit from secure entry systems, monitored access points, and strict visitor procedures, ensuring that children are cared for in a safe and protected environment at all times.
We place each child at the centre of our approach, recognising their individuality, nurturing their interests, and supporting their development every step of the way. Our experienced team follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, with all staff fully vetted and trained to maintain the highest standards of care and child protection.
Our bespoke Ready, Steady, Grow curriculum is thoughtfully designed around the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework. This allows us to create engaging, personalised learning experiences that build on each child’s interests and support their progress through high-quality teaching from our dedicated early years professionals.
Children at Garsington Road Day Nursery enjoy daily access to our spacious and secure garden, where outdoor learning is carefully supervised and risk-assessed. We believe outdoor play is vital in promoting children’s social, emotional, and physical development, and we ensure it takes place in a safe, well-maintained environment.
Our knowledgeable and highly skilled team work in close partnership with parents, maintaining clear communication and transparency, so you can feel confident and reassured about your child’s day.
Conveniently located on the edge of ARC Oxford, we provide high-quality care and education in a secure setting that families can trust.
Our fees include all activities, formula milk, nappies, nappy cream, baby wipes, sun cream, freshly prepared, and nutritionally-balanced meals and snacks throughout the day.
We use Sing and Sign and run Boogie Mites sessions throughout the week for all age groups.
Our children take part in a year-round curriculum of green activities, including recycling projects, growing and caring for seasonal vegetables, nature exploration, and learning how to protect the world around them.
Additionally, parents will have ‘free to use’ access to our exclusive parent website and App – childbase@home – offering a full range of bespoke books, on-line experiences and parent workshops and masterclasses run by industry professionals including SEND, behaviour management, first aid and speech & language.
9850 Garsington Rd, Oxford OX4 2DQ
Hello, my name is Kim Hambridge and I have dedicated 31 years to working in early years education, driven by a passion for delivering high-quality childcare and giving children the best possible start in life.
I have been a nursery manager at Childbase Partnership for 26 years and hold an NVQ level 3 in Childcare and NVQ level 4 in Management.
Working in early years is incredibly rewarding, as it allows me to make a real difference in the lives of young children. I believe that every child deserves access to excellent education and care, and I am committed to providing a nurturing environment which fosters their growth and development.
If you have any questions about the nursery please do not hesitate to contact me at any point.
Kim Hambridge – Nursery Manager
Our nursery provides a safe and welcoming environment for children and families. Our indoor spaces and garden areas provide children with opportunities to explore, play and enjoy time outside as part of their daily routine.
Our Caterpillar room is for our youngest children. Each child is supported by a dedicated Key Person who builds a strong bond with both you and your child. They provide consistency and familiarity throughout the day, helping to follow your child’s home routine as closely as possible. We also begin to support early language, understanding and social development.
In our Ladybird room, we focus on developing children’s language, social and physical skills. As language grows quickly at this stage, we work closely with you to support this both at home and in nursery. We also encourage independence and help children to make their own choices with confidence.
In our Bumblebees room, we focus on developing children’s language, social and physical skills. We encourage children to explore, investigate and learn through play, while building their confidence to do things for themselves. With the support of their Key Person, children develop independence, self-help skills, vocabulary and early thinking skills in a nurturing environment.
In Preschool , we focus on building children’s independence, self-care and self-esteem. We continue to develop language, communication and vocabulary, while supporting learning through play. Through our Ready, Steady, Grow programme, children are prepared for school with early phonics and more structured small group learning.
If the place you require is available, we will confirm this in writing and provide you with a registration form to complete. At this stage, we will also request a non-refundable £50 administration fee and 50% of the first month’s fees. Flexible payment options are available and we would be happy to discuss these with you.
If a place is not currently available, we will add your child to our waiting list and keep you informed of any changes.
As your child’s start date approaches, we will arrange settling-in sessions. These sessions give you and your child the opportunity to meet their Key Person and spend time together in their room, helping your child feel comfortable and confident in their new environment. They also allow us to get to know your family and ensure we can provide the best possible care.
If you have any questions at any point, or would like to arrange a nursery tour if you haven’t already, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Our nursery is open between 7.30am and 6.30pm, 52 weeks a year excluding public holidays and 2 inset days for full team training.
We offer a fully inclusive service and our fees include nappies, wipes, milks, all meals and sun cream. Our fee sheet can be found here.
We accept funding for children aged 9 months and older and annualise this across 50 weeks of the year. There is the option to take funded only sessions or all-inclusive sessions subject to availability. More information can be found here.
All of our colleagues hold an enhanced DBS and go through extensive employment checks before joining us. We have a designated safeguarding officer within the nursery and all colleagues undertake training on safeguarding throughout the year. The nursery building has a secure entry door which can only be opened by the nursery team. All external areas of the nursery are secure and we have CCTV in place.
Our settling in sessions run over a number of weeks and ensure that there is plenty of time to get to know you and your child. We will ask plenty of questions about your child’s routine, development and interests and use this information to support their transition into nursery.
