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Saltway Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2025)
·Saltway House, Salt Way, Banbury, OX15 4UJ · Oxfordshire
Number of places
62 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2025
Local authority
Oxfordshire

About this day nursery

Saltway Day Nursery Limited, rated Good by Ofsted on 10th June 2025, provides childcare for children aged 0-4 years. 30pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, the nursery prioritises children's safety in a welcoming environment where children are happy and content.

Leaders have supported staff in developing a clear curriculum focusing on broad areas of development where children need the most support. Staff are effective at supporting all children's language skills, modelling words and phrases clearly, and regularly incorporating singing and reading.

Older children benefit from opportunities to engage with malleable materials and participate in energetic outdoor play, which helps develop their muscles, coordination, and promotes an active lifestyle. The nursery places a high priority on reading to children, supporting early literacy, concentration, and curiosity.

Staff are adept at making accurate assessments of children's progress and implementing successful strategies to support their learning.

What it's like

Staff prioritise children's safety. Parents and children are warmly greeted, and children show they are happy to enter the nursery. Staff are kind, positive and encouraging in their interactions, which helps ensure children are relaxed and content. Children clearly enjoy being at nursery.

Supportive learning environmentStrong focus on language developmentPromotes physical developmentPrioritises reading and literacyEffective curriculum planning

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Saltway Day Nursery

Last inspected 10 June 2025 · Sarah Holley

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff prioritise children's safety. Parents and children are warmly greeted, and children show they are happy to enter the nursery. Staff are kind, positive and encouraging in their interactions, which helps ensure children are relaxed and content. Children clearly enjoy being at nursery.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff make accurate assessments about children's progress and put in place successful strategies to support their learning.
  • Staff place a high priority on reading to children, supporting early literacy skills, concentration, and curiosity.
  • Leaders have successfully helped staff develop their understanding of the importance of planning a meaningful programme of learning for children.
  • Staff plan well for children's physical development, enabling babies to move in different ways and older children to use malleable materials and move energetically outside.
  • Staff provide resources that support learning and exploration, communicate in ways that encourage thinking and problem-solving, and teach new skills.

Areas to develop

  • 1refine curriculum planning so learning experiences more consistently take account of children's current stage of development
  • 2support staff to develop their skills in helping children learn well during periods of self-chosen play
Inspection #10405482 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders have supported staff well to develop a clear curriculum that focuses on broad areas of development where children need the most support. Staff are successful at supporting all children's developing language skills, including when they need extra support to catch up with their peers, modelling words and phrases clearly and regularly singing and reading with children.

Outdoor space

Older children have lots of opportunities to use malleable materials and to move around energetically outside. This helps develop children's muscles and coordination, as well as helping them gain a positive view of following an active lifestyle.

Inspection history

Date: November 2019

  • June 2025Good
  • November 2019Good

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About the setting

Saltway Day Nursery Limited registered in 2017 and is situated in the village of Bodicote, Oxfordshire. It operates from 8am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, throughout the year. The provider receives funding to provide funded early years education to children aged nine months and above. The provider employs 12 members of staff, 10 of whom hold relevant qualifications between level 2 and level 6.

URN
EY550045
Registered person
Saltway Day Nursery Ltd
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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