Opening hours
Monday - Friday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Little Troopers Day Nursery
Ofsted: Outstanding
(Nov 2023)
Number of places
42 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2023
Local authority
Oxfordshire
About this day nursery
Little Troopers Day Nursery is a childcare facility catering to children between 10 months and 5 years old. The nursery aims to provide high-quality care with a focus on a comprehensive and fair admissions policy that welcomes children and staff from diverse backgrounds, including those with special needs.
They operate a booking system on a first-come, first-served basis, prioritising siblings of current attendees. Interested families are encouraged to join a waiting list, and upon acceptance of a place, a non-refundable registration fee and a holding deposit are required.
To ease the transition into nursery life, they offer home visits for local families or phone consultations for those living further away, along with free trial sessions for children to familiarise themselves with the environment and staff. Children are required to attend a minimum of two full-day sessions per week to foster a positive relationship with their key person.
The nursery also participates in various government-funded Early Education Entitlement schemes and accepts several employer voucher schemes to assist families with childcare costs. They continually review their fees and offer discounts for older siblings and full-time attendees.
What it's like
Children are happy and secure at this extremely welcoming setting. They are encouraged to have a 'can-do' attitude and to be active in their own learning. Children are supported superbly to take risks and problem-solve.
Accepts childcare vouchersGovernment funded schemesSibling discount availableMinimum attendance of two full days
Pricing & funding
This nursery charges a flat daily rate for an all-day session, which includes a daily refreshment package. A non-refundable registration fee and a holding deposit are required to secure a place once offered.
Funding accepted
Tax-Free Childcare15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Good to know
- Daily fees include the nursery's Daily Refreshment package.
- A non-refundable registration fee is required to accept a place.
- A holding deposit is required upon accepting a place and will be placed on the child's account.
Key facts
Age range
10 months to 5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Session types
All Day
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Little Troopers Day Nursery
Last inspected 7 November 2023
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
What it's like to attend
Children are happy and secure at this extremely welcoming setting. They are encouraged to have a 'can-do' attitude and to be active in their own learning. Children are supported superbly to take risks and problem-solve.
Inspector highlights
- The leadership team is well established and extremely supportive of the staff. The manager is a visionary whose uncompromising commitment to providing children with the highest level of care and education is evident.
- Staff's interactions with children are exceptional. They respond sensitively to the children and communicate with them in a variety of ways.
- All staff understand the curriculum intent and put into practice with confidence. They know when to stand back and allow children to explore and discover.
- Parent partnerships are superb. Parents highly rate what they consider to be an exceptionally caring and communicative staff team.
- Children have a number of ways to learn about how to lead a healthy lifestyle. For example, they recall the impact different food groups have on their health.
Inspection #10304932 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Testimonials are overwhelmingly positive, commenting on how children flourish at the nursery.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children's speech and language development is prioritised in the nursery. Staff are highly skilled and effective at supporting children to acquire language. They use a variety of communication methods to support all children to make superb progress in their speech and language development. For example, staff use 'reading buddies' in the younger room and sign language throughout the nursery.
Outdoor space
Children enjoy the time they spend outdoors as they pretend to be their favourite characters, and they learn to negotiate with each other.
Parent Reviews of Little Troopers Day Nursery
4.8
(5)
Harry Nicolle
11 years ago
Rebecca runs a well organised and motivated team who all enrich and develop each child’s early years’ experience. Set in a gorgeous Victorian building, the small classes and fantastic pupil/staff ratio are second to none and the creative and well thought out learning objectives of each themed project are clearly layed out for both parents and children. And then extremely well executed by all staff. I have 15 years’ teaching experience, have been a governor of a primary school, and my son has attended Little Troopers for two years - my daughter will also be starting in a month - and I have personally recommended Little Troopers to many of my friends who have subsequently sent their children there too. My son has thrived in such a nurturing environment and he loves the structure of the day with a balanced combination of free play, and group or one to one tasks, which gives him a real understanding of what is in store for him and will prepare him for school in September. Cam Nicolle – April 2014
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Sally Marshall
13 years ago
Our daughter absolutely loves it here - all the staff are really down to earth a kind. The kids are able to play in their lovely enclosed garden and are always doings lots of arts and crafts, I would recommend it.
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Shadia Khatun
2 years ago
A homely and welcoming nursery. Professional team and amazing management by Rebecca and Nicola!
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LIPI BEGUM
2 years ago
Diego Bironzo
11 years ago
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Inspection history
Date: November 2010
- November 2023Outstanding
- February 2018Outstanding
- July 2014Good
- March 2014Inadequate
- November 2010Good
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