Ladygrove Day Nursery Didcot

About this day nursery

Ladygrove Day Nursery in Didcot offers a comprehensive early years experience for children, focusing on holistic development and providing a supportive environment. The nursery prioritises nutritious meals, serving NHS-accredited menus prepared fresh on-site by trained chefs, ensuring children receive balanced diets and develop healthy eating habits.

Mealtimes are also viewed as valuable learning opportunities, promoting independence and social skills. Ladygrove Day Nursery emphasises a well-rounded curriculum, with a commitment to continuous improvement through internal evaluations and partnerships, like that with the Open University.

The nursery offers flexible childcare options, including the ability to 'stretch' funded hours across the full year to accommodate varying family schedules. They also provide support to parents in navigating government funding schemes, clarifying eligibility and application processes for various entitlements.

The dedicated team strives to create an enriching environment that fosters curiosity, learning, and well-being for all children in their care.

Our ethos

Busy Bees places a strong emphasis on fostering curiosity and independence, using diverse menus and engaging routines to encourage adventurous eating habits and develop social skills. Their approach ensures a safe, inclusive, and enriching mealtime environment that supports children's well-being and development. The nursery focuses on delivering high-quality, flexible Early Learning Care (ELC) that is accessible and affordable, aiming to improve children's outcomes, prepare them for school, and support families.

What it's like

Children demonstrate that they are settled, happy and confident within the nursery. They benefit from a good range of activities that are planned purposefully to meet individual learning needs and developmental stages, ensuring all children are supported effectively. Staff are good role models and, overall, maintain a welcoming and clean environment for children to play and learn within.

Pricing & funding

Funds are capped at ten hours per day by the government, and Busy Bees only funds a maximum of 10 hours per day. Childcare is not offered by the hour. A monthly invoice will clearly show funded hours, chargeable non-funded hours, and fees for food and consumables. Payments for extra hours not used are non-refundable. Funded hours cannot be rolled over to the next term but can be stretched across the year. The Busy Bees One package includes freshly prepared meals, snacks, drinks, nappies, wipes, and sun cream.