Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 9am – 3pm (core). Breakfast Club 8am-9am. After-School Club 3pm – 4.30pm or 3pm – 6pm (5pm on Friday). Holiday Clubs for 2-5 year olds.
Deddington Partnership Foundation Stage Unit
Ofsted: Outstanding
(Jul 2023)
Number of places
20 places
Age range
3–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2023
Local authority
Oxfordshire
About this day nursery
Deddington Partnership Foundation Stage Unit (PFSU) offers a nurturing and engaging environment for children from their second birthday until they transition to primary school. As a not-for-profit charity, the nursery is driven by a passion for providing exceptional care and fostering a sense of wonder and awe in young learners.
The curriculum is built around the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), encouraging children to explore the world through play and adventure. The nursery provides a small setting for two to three-year-olds where staff can get to know each child individually, while the pre-school supports three to four-year-olds in a purpose-built unit next to Deddington Primary School, gradually preparing them for more structured learning.
Both settings emphasise outdoor exploration with large spaces, including woods and play equipment. The dedicated team focuses on developing communication, personal and social skills, physical development, literacy, mathematics, understanding the world, and expressive arts.
Each child is assigned a key person to ensure their individual needs are met and to build a strong relationship with both the child and their parents.
Our ethos
At Deddington Nursery and PFSU children’s natural curiosity about our world is used to build wonder and awe; Projects and topics are designed to enhance children’s imagination through play and adventure. Children are given opportunity to actively learn and explore using their own creativity and enjoyment of their achievements. We are a not-for-profit charity whose primary aim is to provide exceptional care for children from their second birthday until they go to school. Our settings are run by a team of highly experienced professionals who are passionate about what they do. Our parent committee oversees the running of the organisation and supports our fundraising activities. We focus on the seven areas of learning and development in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).
What it's like
The exceptional care and education that children receive at this setting have a significant positive impact on their lives and futures. Every child makes excellent progress because of the flexible and progressive curriculum. Children settle quickly on arrival, showing a strong attachment to all staff in their confident interactions.
Charity-runPlay-based learningEYFS curriculumOutdoor focus
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
Key facts
Session types
Morning session, Afternoon session, Breakfast club, After-School Club, Additional Hour
Age range
2-4 years
Term time / All Year
Term Time
Established
2006
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Deddington Partnership Foundation Stage Unit
Last inspected 17 July 2023 · Amanda Perkin
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
What it's like to attend
The exceptional care and education that children receive at this setting have a significant positive impact on their lives and futures. Every child makes excellent progress because of the flexible and progressive curriculum. Children settle quickly on arrival, showing a strong attachment to all staff in their confident interactions.
Inspector highlights
- The manager is very experienced and dedicated to her role. She has a profound commitment to continuous reflection and works tirelessly with a range of professionals, with children at the heart of everything she does.
- Promotion of children's well-being is outstanding and their behaviour is excellent. Children develop their confidence and social skills and learn to manage their behaviour.
- Partnerships with parents are excellent. Highly effective communication supports these relationships very well.
- Support for children with SEND is outstanding. Staff go over and above to secure timely interventions and target support for individual children at the earliest opportunity.
- The manager demonstrates an uncompromising commitment to providing children with the highest level of care and education. She has high ambitions for what children can achieve, regardless of their backgrounds and previous experiences.
Inspection #10301583 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents speak highly of the care that staff afford their children and feel that they trust staff implicitly.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff work with the parents of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to ensure the children can join in with events at the setting such as sports day and circle time. Support for children with SEND is outstanding. Staff go over and above to secure timely interventions and target support for individual children at the earliest opportunity.
Outdoor space
Children clearly understand and know the rules as they recite how at forest school there is 'no pick or lick and be careful with the sticks'. They walk to forest school, the castle grounds and the local allotments.
Inspection history
Improved from Good → Outstanding in 2023
Date: November 2011
- July 2023Outstanding
- January 2018Good
- December 2014Good
- November 2011Good
Frequently asked about Deddington Partnership Foundation Stage Unit
About the setting
Deddington Partnership Foundation Stage Unit registered in 2006. It operates from a building in the grounds of Deddington Primary School, in Deddington, Oxfordshire. It opens Monday to Friday, during term time, between 8am and 6pm. The setting employs five members of staff, four of whom hold recognised childcare qualifications from level 3 to level 5.
- URN
- EY330043
- Registered person
- Deddington Partnership Foundation Stage Unit
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Good
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