Child First Banbury Nursery

8 Horsefair, Banbury OX16 0AA
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  • Child First Banbury Nursery, Banbury
Child First Banbury Nursery is a private daycare nursery situated in two of the most historic buildings in the heart of the town, overlooking the famous Banbury Cross. The nursery is conveniently located for both local residents and commuters alike.

The nursery is open from 7:30 am - 6:00 pm Monday to Friday and cares for children aged 3 months to 5 years.

The environment is full of fun and adventure and encourages a free flow approach to learning.

Being a town centre nursery is perfect for trips to the park, visits to the library, shopping for baking ingredients and children can always be seen out and about around the town.

Three fully equipped outdoor play areas within the setting ensure that children can always play, learn and explore outside, whatever the weather.

The onsite nursery chef prepares fresh, tasty and healthy meals and snacks throughout the day.

Parents and guardians can confidently leave, knowing that children are safe and secure and that they will have a great time, with days full of variety and fun ensuring they become happy, secure and confident little learners.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 36

Total Places for Children

  • 100

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays, Christmas & Training Days

Child First Banbury Nursery Reviews (106)

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Child First Banbury Nursery has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.552) out of 10, based on 31 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Child First Banbury Nursery has 106 reviews.

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Review from L D (Mother of Child) published on 18 March 2026 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Overall a lovely nursery, has improved after last year with members of staff leaving, but they seem to be back on there feet & my child loves preschool. She is always excited to tell me about her day & activities she has done.
Reply from Leanne Evans, Manager at Child First Banbury NurseryThank you for your lovely review and for choosing Child First Banbury :)
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Review from C T (Father of Child) published on 13 March 2026 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Child First have provided a great level of childcare for both our children. The last year has been more challenging for them, with a lot of staff changes, but this has settled and they continue to provide an excellent environment, especially in the pre-school. Many thanks to all the pre-school staff,
who have exceptionally big shoes to fill!
Reply from Leanne Evans, Manager at Child First Banbury NurseryThank you so much for your lovely review and for choosing Child First Banbury :)
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Review from Sandip M (Father of Child) published on 12 March 2026 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Overall the experience last 6 months ahs been good, knowledgeable staff on everday eating, activities & sleep at handover alot better. Good that my child know her key worker & enjoy going to nursery. She has good close bonds with staff & children in nursery. Overall alot better & happy with the staff
& environment & teaching she has got in sweetpeas. Enjoy the observation & the portal.
Reply from Leanne Evans, Manager at Child First Banbury NurseryThank you so much for your lovely review and for choosing Child First Banbury :)
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Review from J M (Father of Child) published on 12 March 2026 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both of my girls have flourished in the care of Child First Banbury. Their development has exceeded our expectations and I can't wait to see what they turn into. Maddy & Laura are caring, creative and brilliant key workers to our kids and we can't imagine them anywhere else.
Reply from Leanne Evans, Manager at Child First Banbury NurseryThank you so much for your lovely review and for choosing Child First Banbury :)
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Review from Andras B (Father of Child) published on 12 March 2026 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
All ok within pre school. Jasmin and Monika really look after Zoe.
Zoe enjoy the play. Jasmin really helpful.
Reply from Leanne Evans, Manager at Child First Banbury NurseryThank you so much for your lovely review and for choosing Child First Banbury :)
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Review from T M (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2026 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has attended Child First since she was one and she has thrived. I have been amazed by how much she has learned from developing her speech, learning about the world and increasing her confidence. She has loved being in bluebells & sweetpeas, playing with Jennifer & Maddie, especially singing
along and most days giving my daughter Disney hairstyles. All workers have been fantastic and caring and I can't wait to see how my daughter progresses as she joins preschool.
Reply from Leanne Evans, Manager at Child First Banbury NurseryThank you so much for your lovely review and for choosing Child First Banbury :)
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Review from C B (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2026 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Violet has come such a long way with her speech, confidence and independence. I'm really pleased and grateful for everything she sweepeas room staff have done for her. Amazing staff and care! Thank you!
Reply from Leanne Evans, Manager at Child First Banbury NurseryThank you so much for your lovely review and for choosing Child First Banbury :)
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Review from E C (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2026 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Mike is a very loving and caring towards Luna - Luna is always coming home saying how nice she is and how fun. Thank you Mike.
Reply from Leanne Evans, Manager at Child First Banbury NurseryThank you so much for your review and for choosing Child First :)
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Review from S P (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2026 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We've actually had over 4 years with Child First across both our kids but most recently with our youngest. We love the nursery, both of our boys have been sohappy here in their time (and we were so sad when it came time for our eldest to leave). The staff are so caring (genuinely) and we've always felt
our boys were being well looked after.
Reply from Leanne Evans, Manager at Child First Banbury NurseryThank you for your lovely review and for choosing Child First!
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Review from J R (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2026 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter has learned so many skills in sweetpeas and we have seen such a leap in her counting skills, her social skills and ability to read and write. She looks forward every day to seeing her friends and tells us such wonderful tales each day of all the activities she got up to. We know she is
well cared for by staff because she tells us how well Maddy cares for her, how fun Jennifer is to play with.
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Review from S R (Mother of Child) published on 12 March 2026 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Maddie and her team care deeply for the children and have tireless enthusiasm looking after them. Both of my sons have really valued having the Child First team as an extension of their family & their first steps towards education.
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Review from Robert B (Father of Child) published on 11 March 2026 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Really supportive key worker always looking at fun ways to develop and explore. Noticed a real improvement to handovers, all the relevant information provided without needing to take a long time at the end of the day. Had more photos and observations of activities through the day. Would always take
more if possible! Overall really good and noticed personalities of children allowed to come through and be themselves.
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Review from Alec K (Father of Child) published on 11 March 2026 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Isaac always loves coming into Sweetpeas in the mornings. He is happy here and the staff are always caring and attentive.
Reply from Leanne Evans, Manager at Child First Banbury NurseryThank you for your lovely review and for choosing Child First!
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Review from O F (Father of Child) published on 11 March 2026 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Really positive experience since being here. My childs development socially has come on leaps & bounds, before coming here she struggled with separation & trusting adults; since being here she has changed & is much less anxious, we owe it to the work & socialisation with staff & other children.
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Review from A R (Father of Child) published on 11 March 2026 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All the staff are very friendly and helpful, we are very happy with how much our son is learning.
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Review from Daniel L (Father of Child) published on 11 March 2026 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Our son is very happy at Child First. he is safe and is making great strides in all areas. He has made friends and enjoys all the activities they are doing.
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Review from K B (Mother of Child) published on 11 March 2026 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My experience is excellent. Austin is always so happy to be here and this is the most important. All staff is so kind and warm and helpful. Learning and care is on the very high level. I love that the rooms are so big and Austin has space to do so many activities. Austin never said that he doesn't like
to be here and this tells me it is just perfect place for him.
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Review from Jonathan R (Father of Child) published on 11 March 2026 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter loves her time at nursery and looks forward to being dropped off each morning. Her development has come on leaps and bounds since being at Child First.
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Review from A B (Mother of Child) published on 11 March 2026 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son has been since he turned one and I've always been impressed by the warm, welcoming environment and kind staff. They put on lots of activities and I know he loves the food!
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Review from Adam B (Father of Child) published on 11 March 2026 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Austins time in Sweetpeas has been brilliant. He is excited to go in every morning and loves showing off the things he has made during the day in arts and crafts. He has made some really good friends during his time at the nursery and is looking forward to seeing some old ones when he moves to pre-school!
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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.552)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.552) out of 10 for Child First Banbury Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.6 out of 5 from 31 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 30 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.552 for Child First Banbury Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (225 Excellents x 5) + (122 Goods x 4) + (20 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 368 Ratings = 4.552
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Child First Banbury Nursery is based on 30 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 100 number of registered child places is 20, which has been reached with 30 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Child First Banbury Nursery

What is the Age Range of Children that Child First Banbury Nursery accepts?

Child First Banbury Nursery accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Child First Banbury Nursery Open?

Child First Banbury Nursery is open: Monday 07:30-18:00, Tuesday 07:30-18:00, Wednesday 07:30-18:00, Thursday 07:30-18:00, Friday 07:30-18:00.

How many Children does Child First Banbury Nursery have capacity for?

Child First Banbury Nursery has capacity for a total of 100 Children.

How far is Child First Banbury Nursery to the centre of Banbury?

0.0 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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