Nursery Advice
Claim Your Nursery

Willow Cottage Nursery (Farmoor)

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2025)
·
5.0(4 parent reviews) ·Willow Cottage Nursery, Oxleys Farm, OXFORD, OX2 9NS · Oxfordshire
Number of places
60 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2025
Local authority
Oxfordshire

About this day nursery

Willow Cottage Nursery in Farmoor offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children, set within three acres of beautiful countryside. Conveniently located near Oxford with easy access from major roads, the nursery provides a safe and healthy setting for children to learn and develop.

The curriculum focuses on the Early Years Foundation Stage, delivered by dedicated staff. The nursery offers various booking patterns, with a minimum of two days per week to ensure stability for the children.

Fees are inclusive of all meals and standard nappies, with full-day cover based on a maximum nine-hour day. They also participate in government funding schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare and Early Education Funding.

The admissions process involves an initial availability request, followed by a visit to the setting if a place can be offered. Willow Cottage Nurseries Ltd has been operating since 2017 and is a member of the National Day Nurseries Association.

What it's like

Children love attending this welcoming, nurturing and calm setting. Staff have worked hard to develop and maintain strong, secure relationships with children and their families. As a result, children quickly separate from their parents or carers and settle well.

Countryside settingInclusive fees (meals and nappies)Accepts Early Education Funding

Pricing & funding

Fees are charged monthly based on the child's age and weekly attendance, calculated annually and split into twelve equal payments. Rates cover a maximum nine-hour day and include meals and standard nappies. Sibling and early-starter discounts are available, and funding-only places have no associated fees.

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • Fees are calculated annually and divided into twelve equal monthly payments, due on the first of each month.
  • Fees include meals and standard nappies, based on a maximum nine-hour day.
  • A 10% discount is available for full-time siblings.
  • A 33% discount is offered to eligible non-funded new starters joining within two months before a term starts.
  • Administrative fees apply for registration, holding deposits, late payments, and late child collections.
  • Fees are subject to an annual review on May 1st.

Key facts

Opening hours

Maximum 9-hour day

Age range

Babies to 4 years old

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

Full day

Food

All meals included

Established

1996

Waitlist

Waiting list available

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Willow Cottage Nursery (Farmoor)

Last inspected 23 April 2025 · Anneliese Fox-Jones

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children love attending this welcoming, nurturing and calm setting. Staff have worked hard to develop and maintain strong, secure relationships with children and their families. As a result, children quickly separate from their parents or carers and settle well.

Inspector highlights

  • Children benefit from a wide range of activities and really flourish from the wealth of outdoor learning opportunities.
  • Leaders are highly reflective of the quality of the care and education provided.
  • Babies enjoy stimulating activities and staff support them well.
  • Children develop their mathematical skills well. Staff model mathematical language throughout play to help children to consider how many more blocks they will need to match the numerals.
  • Staff have developed strong partnerships with parents. Parents are delighted with the care their children receive and appreciate how much time children spend outside.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to develop further their already good teaching and embed consistency to enhance modelling of language, effective questioning techniques and further extend children's thinking, problem-solving and communication skills.
Inspection #10395091 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents are delighted with the care their children receive and appreciate how much time children spend outside.

They comment on the progress children make while at the nursery and the strong relationships children have with their key person.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are fully included in the setting and are valued by their peers. Leaders work closely with a wide range of external agencies to further support children with SEND. This ensures that children with SEND are provided with reasonable adjustments and are able to fully access the curriculum.

Outdoor space

Children benefit from a wide range of activities and really flourish from the wealth of outdoor learning opportunities. Outside, younger children enjoy painting, digging in the sand or mud and pouring water. Older children splash in puddles, role play in the mud kitchen, create games as they hunt for dinosaurs and take risks negotiating many obstacles.

Parent Reviews of Willow Cottage Nursery (Farmoor)

5.0
(4)
Stephen Harness
4 years ago

Our son has just “graduated” from the Farmoor setting after three and half years. The staff have been great with him and he’s loved his time there. He’s left happy and ready for big school. So that’s probably the most appropriate thing to say when considering whether we’d recommend it to other parents.

Read on Google

Reviews from Google for Willow Cottage Nursery (Farmoor). See all on Google Maps

Inspection history

Date: December 2013

  • April 2025Good
  • August 2019Good
  • December 2013Outstanding

Frequently asked about Willow Cottage Nursery (Farmoor)

Nearby day nurseries in OXFORD

Other Ofsted-registered day nurseries close to Willow Cottage Nursery (Farmoor).

Are you the owner of this nursery? Claim this listing to manage photos, hours and contact details.

Claim listing

Share this nursery

Send to a partner, friend or family member.

This listing has been compiled from official Ofsted records, the nursery's own website, details provided directly by the nursery where available, and other trusted public sources. We regularly review and update listings to keep the information as accurate as possible. Learn more