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The Aunties' Old School Nursery in Oxford (OX33 1ET)

Ofsted: Outstanding
(May 2022)
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3.9(7 parent reviews) ·School Lane, Stanton St. John, Oxford, OX33 1ET · Oxfordshire
Number of places
38 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
May 2022
Local authority
Oxfordshire

About this day nursery

The Aunties' Old School Nursery, established in 1989, provides childcare for children aged 0-4 years. Open all year round on weekdays from 8am to 6pm, this 'Outstanding' rated nursery (Ofsted, May 2022) offers a captivating and enriching environment where children flourish.

The nursery's enthusiastic staff greet children with open arms, fostering a strong sense of belonging and making drop-offs easy. The highly ambitious curriculum sparks creativity and deepens understanding, with children showing high levels of concentration on stimulating activities.

Outdoor learning is a particular highlight; children enter the outdoor space through a sea of bubbles and enchanting music, delighting in expressive dance and movement. They relish solving the problem of navigating a steep woodland slope, learning to take calculated risks and building resilience.

Younger toddlers even sleep peacefully outside in the fresh air during nap times, with robust systems in place to ensure children can explore the outdoors freely and safely. The nursery focuses on developing resilience and kindness in children as they engage with their environment.

Staff are playful and animated in their delivery of the curriculum, making learning engaging and memorable, and expertly provide children with in-depth knowledge of areas they explore. Calm and peaceful moments are expertly created for children to rest and reset, benefiting their well-being.

What it's like

Children are captivated and enthralled in this inspirational nursery, where they are greeted with open arms by loving and nurturing staff. They make remarkable progress and excel in their development, accessing a highly ambitious curriculum that sparks their creativity and deepens their understanding. Children demonstrate high levels of concentration and focus on stimulating and challenging activities, developing resilience and kindness as they engage with their environment.

Highly ambitious curriculumExceptional outdoor learningNurturing staffStrong parent partnershipsFocus on well-being

Key facts

Opening hours

weekdays from 8am until 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

1989

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Aunties' Old School Nursery

Last inspected 4 May 2022

Safeguarding effective
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 captivated and enthralled in this inspirational nursery, where they are greeted with open arms by loving and nurturing staff. They make remarkable progress and excel in their development, accessing a highly ambitious curriculum that sparks their creativity and deepens their understanding. Children demonstrate high levels of concentration and focus on stimulating and challenging activities, developing resilience and kindness as they engage with their environment.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff are playful and animated in their delivery of the curriculum, making learning engaging and memorable.
  • Staff expertly provide children with an in-depth knowledge and detailed understanding of the areas they explore.
  • Parents express an overwhelming level of praise for the nursery, valuing the extensive support provided by leaders.
  • Staff are passionate about encouraging children's awareness of art and culture, exposing them to a variety of music and artists.
  • Staff expertly create calm and peaceful moments for children to rest and reset, recognising the benefit this has on their well-being.
Inspection #10228249 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

Children enter the outdoor space through a sea of bubbles with enchanting music playing, where they delight in expressing themselves through dance and movement. They relish the opportunity to solve the problem of getting up and down a steep slope in the woodland, learning to take calculated risks and build their resilience. Younger toddlers sleep peacefully outside in the fresh air during nap times, and staff have robust systems in place to make sure children can explore the outdoors freely.

Parent Reviews of The Aunties' Old School Nursery

3.9
(7)
Amin Kouhnejad
6 months ago

⭐ Extremely Disappointed Experience I’m very disappointed with my experience at this nursery. After completing the registration process for my child and paying the full fee for a term, they cancelled my child’s place without any notice, while my child was already on his way to the nursery. This behaviour is extremely unprofessional and disrespectful. The sudden cancellation after receiving full payment showed a complete lack of consideration for families. There are many other nurseries in Oxford that offer the same (or even better) services and treat parents with professionalism and respect. Based on my experience, I would not recommend this nursery to anyone looking for reliable and trustworthy childcare.

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Amanda Oliver
a year ago

Had the honour to experience the children at Wellford Gardens Residential Care Home today. They are so well behaved and we had a beautiful morning with them. The nursery staff were superb in guiding and encouraging the children. It was fabulous to see such young children gaining such confidence and social interaction through the activities. Thank you and looking forward to your next visit

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Irina K
a year ago

This is not just a nursery, it is much much more than that. These people are amazing, both in what they do and who they are. The staff is driven, professional, invested and, more importantly, very human and caring. They create a loving environment with enough solid structure for children to grow as human. I cannot reccomend this place and these people enough!

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Greg Knight-Benjafield
8 years ago

An award winning, consistently rated outstanding by OFSTED simply great place for young children to learn and grow. Four of our children have gone to nursery here over 14 years - all of whom still talk very fondly of their time there and all of whom love to go back and visit The Aunties. A great start in life... highly recommended.

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Mahsa Mirtalebiyan
6 months ago

I experienced very unprofessional behaviour from the management.

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Inspection history

Date: November 2004

  • June 2022Outstanding
  • May 2022Outstanding
  • March 2017Outstanding
  • February 2017Outstanding
  • June 2014Outstanding
  • May 2014Outstanding
  • April 2011Outstanding
  • March 2011Outstanding
  • October 2007Outstanding
  • January 2005Good
  • November 2004Outstanding

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