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Clanfield Pre-School

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2025)
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4.8(12 parent reviews) ·Early Years Building, Clanfield Primary School, Main Street, OX18 2SP · Oxfordshire
Number of places
24 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2025
Local authority
Oxfordshire

About this day nursery

Clanfield Pre-School, located in the picturesque village of Clanfield in rural West Oxfordshire, provides a nurturing and stimulating environment for young children aged 2 to 4 years and 11 months. The pre-school emphasises learning through play and aims to foster happy, confident, and independent individuals, preparing them for the transition to primary school.

Being situated on the main primary school campus, children get daily exposure to the school setting, easing their progression. The pre-school prides itself on its community-led approach, operating as a registered charity managed by a committee of parents, ensuring a deep-seated commitment to its success.

A particular highlight is their Outdoor Learning programme, where children spend a weekly session in local private woodlands, covering the curriculum in an outdoor context, which aids in developing self-esteem, confidence, and an understanding of the local environment. The highly experienced and trained staff are dedicated to providing excellent care and stimulating activities, both indoors and in their outdoor play area.

Our ethos

Clanfield Pre-School's ethos is centred on learning through play, aiming to foster happy, confident, and independent individuals. They utilise an Outdoor Learning programme, incorporating weekly sessions in local woodlands to cover the curriculum in an outdoor context and develop children's self-esteem and environmental understanding. The pre-school also highlights its community-led, charity model with parental involvement.

What it's like

Children are happy, confident and excited to start the day. Staff support children to develop their independence by encouraging them to do things for themselves. Staff plan a wide range of interesting and engaging activities throughout the indoor and outdoor spaces to support children's development across all areas of learning.

Community-ledOutdoor LearningCharity-run

Pricing & funding

Charges are based on an hourly rate for self-funded hours. Additional weekly charges apply for snack and resources, varying by part-time or full-time attendance. A deposit is required to secure a place, and specialised Forest School sessions incur an extra weekly fee.

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
  • Self-Funded Hours£8.00 / hour
  • Deposit to Secure a Child's Place£35.00 / session
  • Optional Snack and Resources charge (part-time)£2.00 / week
  • Optional Snack and Resources charge (full-time)£3.50 / week
  • Forest School session additional charge£2.00 / week

Good to know

  • A deposit is required to secure a child's place.
  • Optional snack and resource charges are billed weekly based on attendance hours.
  • Part-time attendance is defined as less than 17 hours per week.
  • Full-time attendance is defined as over 17 hours per week.
  • Forest School Thursday morning sessions incur an additional weekly charge.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday - Friday during school term time: 08.45am - 11.45am (Morning), 11.45am - 12.45pm (Lunch), 12.45am - 2.45pm (Afternoon)

Session types

Morning session, Lunch session, Afternoon session, Full day

Age range

2 years to 4 years 11 months

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Clanfield Pre-School

Last inspected 23 June 2025 · Fiona Procter

Safeguarding effective
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 are happy, confident and excited to start the day. Staff support children to develop their independence by encouraging them to do things for themselves. Staff plan a wide range of interesting and engaging activities throughout the indoor and outdoor spaces to support children's development across all areas of learning.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff place a strong focus on building children's confidence and social skills in readiness for their move to school.
  • Staff foster children's curiosity by regularly making enhancements to the activities and resources on offer.
  • The curriculum for communication and language is structured to expose children to new vocabulary as they play and learn.
  • Leaders and staff plan a wide range of activities, which help children to gain an understanding of the world around them.
  • The pre-school staff work positively with parents and other agencies to ensure that children with SEND, and gaps in their learning, are identified and supported at the earliest opportunity.

Areas to develop

  • 1review the organisation of group activities to ensure that all children are consistently engaged and focused in the learning opportunities provided
  • 2enhance the quality of teaching even further to support staff to make the most of all opportunities to extend children's learning and to ensure children consistently benefit from the intended learning.
Inspection #10398770 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff have high expectations for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The pre-school staff work positively with parents and other agencies to ensure that children with SEND, and gaps in their learning, are identified and supported at the earliest opportunity. Leaders are passionate about supporting these children to make good progress in their learning, and proactively identify and source training opportunities to enhance staff knowledge and practice, such as by providing Makaton training.

Outdoor space

Staff plan a wide range of interesting and engaging activities throughout the indoor and outdoor spaces to support children's development across all areas of learning. Children benefit from regular forest school sessions, where they explore and learn about the natural environment.

Parent Reviews of Clanfield Pre-School

4.8
(12)
Veronika Sas
a year ago

Both of our kids attended and one of them is still in a setting. We absolutely love the place, my kids cannot wait to go to preschool everyday. The teachers are all amazing, and you can work through anything with a manager. They have a beautiful big garden. The best decision we ever made for our kids ❤️🙏🏻

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Gigadevil 11
5 years ago

All of my children have attended the preschool here and loved every second of it. Made fabulous memories and friends for life 😊 The staff are friendly, kind, loving and helpful and the children have the best fun with the glorious surroundings and their imaginations can run wild to their hearts content. Highly recommended preschool in a village setting.

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Bonni Berry
a year ago

Best preschool i could have chosen for my kids. The team are amazing. They have given me and my child amazing support with him being neurodivergent. If only these guys had a school to 🥰

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Leila Newton
a year ago

My son has attended the setting since the age of 2, after moving him from a private nursery that we were not 100% happy with and is in his last few days of attending before going off to 'big school'. The staff have been great from getting him settled in a completely new environment, dealing with some challenging situations and stretching and challenging him to meet his next steps, getting him school ready. Our little man loves attending, has made great bonds with the staff and i can only hope he is the same moving forward. We have had nothing but great communication in a range of ways. We love to be able to see his progress on the tracking app on a daily basis and not just at parent meetings. Team Clanfield Preschool really are the best! WE WILL MISS YOU ALL!

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Manda Reeves
5 years ago

Absolutely love this preschool! Great communication with their friendly staff, someone is always around if you have any questions or just a general catch up then they'll always make the time for you. My two preschoolers slotted right in and loved their time at Clanfield Preschool, they also learnt so much and i felt my eldest was more then ready to move onto primary school after a fantastic year at Clanifeld. I actually live an hour away but the travelling was more then worth it! Although my children are now at Primary school i will continue to support the preschool with fundraisers etc because i feel they deserve it. What a lovely preschool, highly recommend.

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Inspection history

Date: November 2013

  • June 2025Good
  • November 2019Good
  • November 2018Good
  • July 2014Good
  • November 2013Outstanding

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