The Old Station Nursery Heyford

Camp Road, Upper Heyford, Bicester OX25 5BS
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9.9 66 Reviews
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The Old Station Nursery Heyford stands out as the only setting in the area that offers childcare all year round. The purpose-built, modern nursery is perfect for supporting families residing or working nearby. The nursery offers exceptional care, enriched by unique learning opportunities for your child. One such experience is child-friendly cooking classes, helping to equip children with valuable skills and deeper knowledge of the cooking process.

The nursery comprises of three rooms, each with age-appropriate resources and activities, and a spacious, secure garden area. Babies have their own warm and comfortable space, where they can explore and learn at their own pace, with access to soft play equipment, mirrors, musical instruments, and various other toys.

Babies proceed to the Tots' room, where they can experience more structured activities and learning opportunities. Children at around 3 years old progress to the Pre-School room, where activities revolve around their interests, and includes support in the to preparation for their next stage of education.

The nursery's ample outdoor space provides plenty of room for children to socialise, play and engage in exploratory activities with their friends. Additionally, the Heyford Park community offers numerous activities for children to enjoy.

With the support of a qualified, passionate, and child-centred team, children at The Old Station Nursery Heyford will thrive in the warm and welcoming environment at the nursery.
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Funding & Fees

Full Day £92.00 (Under 3)
Full Day £88.00 (Over 3)

A £100 non-refundable registration fee is required to secure a place. Exact days of attendance should be confirmed no later than 6 weeks prior to the child’s start date. Any changes are subject to availability.

Contact The Old Station Nursery Heyford to get a personalised quote.

Contact The Old Station Nursery Heyford to get a personalised quote.

Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Heather Cooke (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 16

Total Places for Children

  • 64

Age Range

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

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Parking

  • There is a car park next to the nursery for convenient pick up and drop off.

The Old Station Nursery Heyford Reviews (66)

9.9

The Old Station Nursery Heyford has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.892) out of 10, based on 19 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time The Old Station Nursery Heyford has 66 reviews.

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Review from Kerry W (Mother of Child) published on 25 April 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Absolutely fabulous nursery. The staff are amazing. This is my son's third nursery due to relocating and it’s by far the best. My son loves it! The staff are warm and welcoming and I really feel that they truly care about my son.
Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at The Old Station Nursery HeyfordThank you for taking the time to write this review, we appreciate your kind words! We are delighted to hear how well your son has settled into nursery life!
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Review from J A (Mother of Child) published on 25 April 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The practitioners at The Old Station Nursery are all kind, caring and professional. My son was initially reluctant to leave me when he started. He now goes into the nursery happily. He has really flourished under their care.
Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at The Old Station Nursery HeyfordThank you so much for your review, and for taking the time to write it, we really appreciate it!
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Review from Wendy G (Mother of Child) published on 25 April 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very impressed with the level of service and high professional standards of staff that look after my daughter. Because of them, I have noticed an amazing change in her since attending the nursery, greater personal and social confidence around adults and children. Her eating has improved and generally,
she seems very happy and always gets excited when going to nursery. A big well done to the team at The Old Station Nursery Heyford, amazing. Thanks to you all.
Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at The Old Station Nursery HeyfordThank you for your kind words, and for taking the time to write us a review, we really appreciate it!
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Review from K S (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son loves attending the nursery and has made strong bonds with the staff and other children. They always seem to be doing fun activities and I can really see an improvement in his confidence and learning since he started there. My review is good rather than excellent because I'd prefer a bit more
variety in the food provided and would love more updates on the app - I want to see how much fun he's having!
Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at The Old Station Nursery HeyfordThank you for your feedback! We are delighted to hear how much your son enjoys attending nursery! As a group, we are always trying to improve our communication with our families. We aim to provide high quality and regular updates through our social media channels, monthly nursery newsletter, bi-monthly group newsletter and via our parent app. Following the recent changes to the EYFS in September 2021, the number of updates that you will receive on the parent app will have reduced slightly to once per week. The new EYFS curriculum aims to reduce the nursery team’s paperwork/admin workload so that the staff can spend more valuable time with the children in their care. Furthermore, our menus change aim to provide a variety of healthy options for the children. We are always looking to better our menus so please do let us know if you have any particular suggestions as to what you would like to see on our menus, by emailing letusknow@theoldstationnursery.co.uk.
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Review from L D (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fabulous, caring staff with loads of activities to keep the kids engaged and learning. Varieties of food on offer to the kids and a growing garden area for them to learn about plants and food in a healthy way.
Reply from Beth Lewendon, Marketing Coordinator at The Old Station Nursery HeyfordThank you for taking the time to write this review, and for your positive feedback - we really appreciate it! We make sure to provide balanced, and healthy meals for the children!
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Review from Sheetal S (Mother of Child) published on 16 November 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I was worried about my son attending nursery after being in lockdown. However, he has settled really well and absolutely loves being in. The staff in the baby room especially his key worker is very attentive to his needs and we are ever so grateful. We thoroughly love reading about his development on
the eyLog system and can see how much he has learned since starting. Thank you very much.
Reply from Jo Bamforth, Marketing Manager at The Old Station Nursery HeyfordThank you for taking the time to write this review, and for your positive feedback! We really appreciate it!
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Review from Laura R (Mother of Child) published on 16 November 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I couldn’t recommend The Old Station Nursery at Heyford more. It’s a fantastic setting and the staff really go above and beyond. My little one loves going to nursery and always comes back with a smile on her face.
Reply from Jo Bamforth, Marketing Manager at The Old Station Nursery HeyfordThank you for taking the time to write this review, and for your positive feedback! We really appreciate it!
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Review from Joanne B (Mother of Child) published on 17 August 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son is a lockdown baby, he’s attended one baby class and really only seen family and close friends, so nursery was a big step for him (and me). We have been supported so well by the staff team. Our son now shouts to come in to play with all his friends, after 4 weeks. We are so happy that he’s settled
so well and I honestly believe it’s down to the fabulous staff. Our older daughter is in preschool and is loving life there but I just wanted to message to say thank you. It’s making my transition back to work a lot easier.
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Review from Sylwia DH (Mother of Child) published on 17 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son loves The Old Station Nursery - he's been with them since he turned one, and now he's almost ready to go to big school! It's been such an amazing three years for him - he's grown and developed so much, and the impact of the nursery is immeasurable. We've been struggling with some issues regarding
his health and development, and I feel that he has always been very well supported to help him overcome his problems.
I will be so sad to see him, leave preschool in September - his key worker are angels and deserve the biggest praise!
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Review from Mavalynne L (Mother of Child) published on 13 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
When I had to return to work I was very scared to leave my baby with anyone at such a young age. However, the nursery have made my baby feel very happy, safe and comfortable there.
I am a very happy mummy and I can relax knowing that she is in good hands.
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Review from Michael N (Father of Child) published on 12 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
It's a little hard to provide a meaningful review as access is understandably limited right now - I look forward to being able to see more of the nursery in the future.
The only real negative point for me would be around how the nursery charges parents - this seems to me to be set up very much in favour
of the nursery at the expense of the parent whenever a change is made or the nursery is unavailable - I think the nursery would do well to make sure it's policies are more clearly outlined at the outset.
All this is secondary, however, as the most important thing is that my son clearly loves his time in the nursery, and I can see that the staff are really caring - this outweighs anything else - it seems to be a safe, slightly messy, environment that this is a good fit for my son - so I would recommend this nursery.
Reply from Jo Bamforth, Marketing Manager at The Old Station Nursery HeyfordDear Michael. Thank you for taking the time to write us a review. When we are able to do so, we very much look forward to welcoming you into the nursery to see your son’s learning environment. We hope that this will give you a better insight into the nursery, but if there is anything in the meantime that we can help with, the nursery team are always happy to help. Thank you for your feedback regarding finance. This will be passed on to our central finance team so that we can aim to improve on this in the future. We are so pleased to hear that your son is loving his time at nursery. Thank you again for taking the time to write us a review.
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Review from Katie B (Mother of Child) published on 11 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Wonderful nursery, we have been delighted with it ever since our son joined in 2019. The attention they show all children is amazing, and they really bring the children on in a great way.
I would highly recommend this nursery to anyone looking for childcare for their children.
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Review from Lisa A (Mother of Child) published on 11 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are so happy with the nursery and would recommend it to all our friends.


The staff are absolutely amazing! From day one, they have made every effort to make our little girl feel part of the nursery family, which we are very grateful for. After being in lockdown due to Coronavirus, we have seen

her go from a very shy, timid little girl with other children to one who is now confident enough to approach others and initiate interaction with them. It is so lovely to see her get very excited every morning we take her to the nursery, and it's clear from the brief handover that she has developed a lovely bond with her key worker and the other staff. In the two months, she has been there, we have seen her progress in so many ways.


The regular updates we receive are great to see what she is doing and achieving at nursery. We also love that she is being exposed to other things that she wouldn't have at home, whether that is the food or the rabbits.


Thanks for all your hard work.

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Review from Beth B (Mother of Child) published on 7 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my children attend the nursery, one is currently in the baby room, and the other in the pre-school room. They started in January, having moved from another setting, and are both very happy.
My eldest always tells me he has had a lovely day - I've had no drop off tears at all, and that's a huge
compliment! The preschool room has been excellent for him, and his confidence has grown massively since he started there.
My little girl loves the baby room staff and is always beaming from ear to ear in all her pictures, so while she's too young to tell me, I'm pretty sure she's enjoying herself too.
Overall, I'm a very happy mummy and think it's a really lovely setting for my little ones.
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Review from H S (Mother of Child) published on 6 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The Old Station Nursery is a brilliant place to send your child. Mine has been in the baby room and now is in tots, and will progress onto pre-school. The staff are all lovely, kind and caring, and nothing is a problem. My little one has come on in leaps and bounds loves going in every day. I cannot
recommend The Old Station Nursery enough. Thank you for all that you do!
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Review from Natasha S (Mother of Child) published on 6 May 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Given the year we have had (COVID and a house fire) the level of support from the nursery has been fantastic. We started our 2-year-old with the nursery as he had a big issue with being left by mummy and daddy to the point where he would get so stressed, he would be physically sick. The team managed
to help him settle in within a couple of weeks, and he has loved being there ever since, his social skills and language are developing now where previously I was concerned. I am so convinced of the value of the nursery that I have chosen to send my 11-month-old now earlier than expected, as I am confident that they will enjoy their time there and develop well with the support of the lovely staff. Thank you; you are superstars!
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Review from D D (Father of Child) published on 9 March 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The staff take great care of my child, very happy with that.
Not entirely sure of the quality of the food, as she is always starving when I pick her up.
One lady has been fantastic with my daughter, and my daughter loves her.
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Review from Maddi S (Mother of Child) published on 23 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been coming for over a year and we could not be happier with our decision to enrol him. The staff are all so friendly and welcoming. My son is now a confident, talkative, playful, cheeky 18-month-old, and I really feel his time at The Old Station has played a huge part in that, especially
during these uncertain times.
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Review from Cheryl F (Mother of Child) published on 23 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have been delighted with The Old Station Nursery ever since our son joined in September. We were naturally apprehensive, having never used a nursery before, and our son being only 9-months-old, not to mention the pandemic, but we needn't have worried. He absolutely loves going, he is always getting
involved in exciting activities, has built fabulous relationships with staff and even has several little baby friends. We are kept informed of his progress regularly and get excellent feedback each day from his carers. It was 100 per cent, the best decision we made.
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Review from Georgina P (Mother of Child) published on 23 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Since my toddler has joined The Old Station Nursery in Heyford, she has come in leaps and bounds, especially with talking and interacting with others. She enjoys going there and always sounds excited to express what she has done in the day.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.892)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.892) out of 10 for The Old Station Nursery Heyford is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 19 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 19 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 4.917 for The Old Station Nursery Heyford is calculated as follows: ( (209 Excellents x 5) + (19 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 228 Ratings = 4.917
  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 4.975 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for The Old Station Nursery Heyford is based on 19 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 = 3.975
    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 64 number of registered child places is 12.8, which has been reached with 19 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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Heather

Heather Cooke

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2023

Hello, I'm Heather and I'm the Nursery Manager here at The Old Station Nursery Heyford.


We have a really great new building on the airfield at Heyford Park, with room to play and explore. Families travel to the nursery on foot and by car, from local houses and further afield from nearby villages. All are welcome


We look forward to welcoming you to our nursery!

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