Opening hours
Annabelle's Day Nursery: 7am - 6pm; Fernham Pre-school: 8:00am - 1pm; The Ranch: 7:30am - 6pm (Term Time) / 07:30am - 6pm (School Holidays)
Annabelle's
Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2023)
Number of places
90 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2023
Local authority
Oxfordshire
About this day nursery
Annabelle's Nursery is a family-operated childcare provider offering flexible and high-quality care to children in three local settings: Annabelle's Day Nursery (Great Coxwell), Annabelle's Pre-school (Fernham), and The Ranch Out of School Club (Great Coxwell). Established in 1998, the nursery caters to babies as young as 4 months through to pre-school aged children, providing ample indoor and outdoor space for learning, social development, and play.
The dedicated team of 42 qualified staff members, including an in-house chef, an office manager, and a maintenance person, prioritise creating a safe and secure environment for children. The nursery embraces a child-centred approach, focusing on individual learning and development, and aims to build strong relationships with both children and parents.
They actively participate in the 'Healthy Smiles' initiative, promoting healthy eating and oral hygiene, and utilise the WELLCOMM programme for speech and language development.
Our ethos
Annabelle's Nursery is committed to a child-centred approach that focuses on individual learning and development. They aim to build strong relationships with children and parents, and actively promote healthy eating and oral hygiene through the 'Healthy Smiles' initiative, as well as supporting speech and language development with the WELLCOMM programme.
What it's like
Children receive a warm welcome from friendly staff, and happily wave goodbye to their parents as they enter the nursery. They make lovely friendships and have excellent social skills. Babies have strong bonds with staff and they receive responsive support, feeling safe and secure.
Family-runThree local settingsFlexible bookingsHealthy eating focusSpeech & language support
Pricing & funding
Bookings are completed on a termly basis. The provider offers day nursery, pre-school, out-of-school, and holiday club sessions. Online bookings must be made between the 10th and 20th of the prior month, with late bookings incurring administration fees. Additional hourly rates apply for unbooked time.
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
- Breakfast Club Session 1£11 / session
- Breakfast Club Session 2£11 / session
- After School Club Session 1£10 / session
- After School Club Session 2£16 / session
- After School Club Session 3£18 / session
Good to know
- Bookings are made on a termly basis.
- Online bookings must be submitted between the 10th and 20th of the month prior.
- A £15 administration fee applies to late bookings made after the 20th of the month.
- Late collections after 18:00 incur a charge of £10 for every 10 minutes, paid directly to staff.
- Unbooked hours, early drop-offs, or late pick-ups are charged at an hourly rate of £9.25.
- Lunch is available as a voluntary additional cost of £3.90 per day.
Key facts
Age range
4 months to pre-school aged children
Term time / All Year
All Year
Staff
42
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Annabelle's
Last inspected 23 January 2023
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Children receive a warm welcome from friendly staff, and happily wave goodbye to their parents as they enter the nursery. They make lovely friendships and have excellent social skills. Babies have strong bonds with staff and they receive responsive support, feeling safe and secure.
Inspector highlights
- Children receive a warm welcome and develop excellent social skills.
- The nursery focuses on outdoor learning, providing daily opportunities for children to learn outside.
- Staff provide 'care bears' to new children to support emotional development and transition.
- Staff consistently offer exciting and engaging activities, fostering positive attitudes to play and learning.
- Staff know the children well and vulnerable children make good progress in their development.
Areas to develop
- 1increase the ways in which children can understand their own cultures and backgrounds and celebrate their unique qualities
- 2make better use of the information already supplied to parents, to make children's next steps clearer so that learning can continue at home.
Inspection #10264588 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents say that they 'feel listened to', and praise the staff for their friendly and accommodating nature.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff know the children well and children make good progress in their development, particularly the most vulnerable children. For instance, staff understand the importance of supporting children's social skills. They support children by playing alongside them and modelling how to play with friends.
Outdoor space
The nursery focuses on outdoor learning, and leaders say that this is a strong focus for their curriculum. As a result, children have lots of opportunities to learn outside daily.
Parent Reviews of Annabelle's
5.0
(6)
Nicola Crook
8 years ago
Excellent nursery facilities, flexible booking system, outstanding staff and very low staff turnover allowing for bonding and consistency with your children. Large grounds for children to play in and a great sense of community. I wouldn't send my children anywhere else.
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emma stallard
a year ago
Great childcare providers. Staff are all highly trained with a loving ethos. Would not send my children anywhere else.
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Stagecoach Faringdon
8 years ago
We absolutely love Annabelle's Nursery. Clearly Annabelle runs a very tight ship. The warmth and genuine kind nature of the whole team, comes shining through consistently from every member of the team. Both of our children have grown and flourished hugely and we will always be very grateful. TOP job!
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S Scott
14 years ago
Excellent, flexible nursery with lots of outdoor space for the children to run around in. Owned and run by a mother who understands children and their foibles. Just lovely!
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Sara Robinson
10 years ago
Great holiday club. Loads of activities and outings and fabulous outdoor play space and equipment.
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Inspection history
Date: January 2012
- January 2023Good
- June 2017Good
- July 2016Inadequate
- May 2013Good
- January 2012Good
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