The Old Station Nursery Faringdon

7 Park Road, Faringdon SN7 7BP
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  • The Old Station Nursery Faringdon, Faringdon
The Old Station Nursery Faringdon is an exceptional nursery located in a listed, converted railway station. 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.

As the first nursery in The Old Station Nursery Group, the setting has become a flagship for excellent childcare in Faringdon since opening in 2002. It’s renowned for high-quality care, reflected in the qualified, passionate, and child-centred team, and is also proud to hold the Millie's Mark award, received for commitment to paediatric first aid.

The nursery has three dedicated rooms, each helping children grow into confident and unique individuals. Under 2’s begin their journey in the comfortable baby room, where they can explore and learn with a range of age-appropriate resources, including mirrors, musical instruments, and toys. As they gain confidence, they transition to one of the 2-3-year-old rooms, where they can continue to learn through heuristic play and natural resources. When children turn 3, they transition to the Pre-School room, where structured sessions prepare them for school transition.

The outdoor environment is an essential aspect of the nursery, with frequent trips to parks, libraries, and other local attractions. The nursery also has plenty of garden space, where children can run around and play together.

To enhance children's natural curiosity and promote key skills, knowledge, and attitudes, the nursery offers a 'Brighter Learning Approach.' This approach intertwines with the core curriculum provision, offering real opportunities for children's learning and development.

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Care Provided by The Old Station Nursery Faringdon

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Steph Dorling (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 23
  • Total Places for Children
  • 94
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for The Old Station Nursery Faringdon

  • AM/PM Session £43.00, Full Day Session £83.80 (Under 3)


    AM/PM Session £41.70, Full Day Session £77.60 (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.
  • Parking

  • The nursery has its own parking area, for convenient pick up and drop off.


The Old Station Nursery Faringdon Reviews (97)

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The Old Station Nursery Faringdon has a Review Score of 9.6 (9.632) out of 10, based on 31 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time The Old Station Nursery Faringdon has 97 reviews.

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Review from Leigh D (Mother of Child) published on 27 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I cannot express my overall thanks to the team at Old Station! My daughter has been there for 2 years and is just leaving to go up to 'big' school and I wish they had the facilities to do schools too as I would most definitely apply for my daughter to continue!


As she has a disability, the staff

have gone above and beyond to accommodate her, and she has made leaps and bounds in her progress. I would recommend this nursery with 100% of my heart! The staff, facilities, teaching and overall care is outstanding and I am so sad that we've had to move on, my daughter loves it and I knew when she was there she was in the best of hands.

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Review from Samantha G (Mother of Child) published on 27 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have been taking my children to Old Station (OSN) for 6 years, starting at 14 months old with my eldest who is now in the afterschool and holiday club. The care he receives is second to none, he loves going to the clubs and they always have activities for him during the holidays and after school.
My youngest has food allergy's and minor medical issues, he has been with OSN since 8 months old, starting in the babies room. The care and support from the staff has always been outstanding, going out of their way to ensure he was treated the same as the other children even with his minor ailments and allergies. He has recently moved to the toddler room where has is progressing 'leaps and bounds'.
Old Station Nursery support the whole family in the care they give to my children, they enable me to work full time and know that my children are in good hands, I cannot recommend them enough. They truly are outstanding.

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Review from Stephanie E (Mother of Child) published on 8 December 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Where do I start really? My eldest son has been in this nursery for just over a year and is just finishing his time in the baby room.
Staff: absolutely fantastic! They treat your children like family and the parents like good friends. The activities are fun, imaginative but also educational. The children
are introduced to fantastic varied food and encouraged to practise using their manners.
We love this nursery and can't recommend it enough!

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Review from Lian C (Mother of Child) published on 6 December 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The Old Station Nursery in Faringdon is an amazing nursery that takes good care of my children, which gives me peace of mind whilst I attend college/work. This nursery gives a home from home environment. My children have been there for nearly two years now and I hope they can stay until the maximum
age possible! The staff always like to have a friendly chat at drop off/collection time and when my son was ill the staff were very concerned and looked after him so well that I had to send an email full of praise! It is not your average nursery where the staff are just staff. The staff here build a positive relationship with the parents as well as the child. I have had to change my days of my children's attendance due to going from work to college and this nursery bent over backwards to accommodate this at such short notice! My son has done so many activities in one day that I can never believe how the staff manage this and they never look fed up or tired at the end of a long day.

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Review from Chris O (Father of Child) published on 5 December 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The Old Station Nursery has now looked after my child (started a 9 months old) for over 2 months. They are very friendly and provide an excellent service. Their rules are clear and they provide exactly the service that they say they will. My son's development seems to have accelerated in his time
there and they appear to allocate a good staff to child ratio to ensure this. Overall I am very happy with the service they have provided.

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Review from Andrew H (Guardian of Child) published on 5 December 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The team here are all super friendly and it really feels like there is a personal touch with our son's care. The tapestry ap they use is fantastic and it's just so nice that they get the children involved in the community.

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Review from Dee D (Mother of Child) published on 1 April 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I have two children under three years at the nursery. The first impression is that the site is very small and little outside space. However, there is continuous emphasis placed on taking full advantage of the space available and supplemented activities with trips away from the nursery. On my 'look see'
visit to the nursery in Jan 2015, the absolute reason for placing my child at this nursery was because of the overwhelming response of the children to the manager, a picture paints a thousand words. The children greeted her with the same response as they would a parent. I was sold! she continues to play an important part of the childrens nursery journey.

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Review from Kirsty H (Mother of Child) published on 25 March 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son (15 months old) joined the baby room in Jan '16 and he has flourished in confidence and ability since attending the nursery. He only attends two afternoons a week but the staff who look after him still know him very well, show great affection to him and interest in his development. My husband
and I feel very confident in the care the nursery offers and enjoy pick-up/drop-offs as the staff who look after our son are very welcoming, good-humoured and kind. The staff who don't work directly with my son still know his name and are very friendly and welcoming as are the admin staff and the manager, who is very approachable and warm. Old Station has a very happy, upbeat vibe and is a real gem, thank you very much.

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Review from Sally H (Mother of Child) published on 19 March 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This nursery is just brilliant. We moved to the area 6 months ago which my son found difficult being very comfortable in his previous nursery. The staff at The Old Station Nursery couldn't have been kinder and now my son loves going in but not coming home. They do baking, cooking, French, Cheeky
Monkeys, trips etc. They also allow the learning to be child lead which identifies some amazing skills. Parents are encouraged to contribute at every stage which is brilliant as you feel very involved. I wanted to share something that happened recently - my husband became poorly and every single member of staff in my sons room were just amazing - they worked with my son with books on going to hospital and a number of them offered so much of their time in the evenings and weekends I was just over-whelmed by their kindness and offers of help. These guys are really special. Would I recommend this nursery? Totally, in a heart beat! Thank you.

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Review from Nikki M (Mother of Child) published on 19 March 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been attending the nursery since he was 9 months old and he is now 4 and will be leaving for big school in September. The staff are world class and go out of their way to make sure my sons interests are followed and he is very happy. I get to see what he has been up to regularly with using
tapestry were I see all the activities he has been involved in. He has particularly grown in the last year and some of the things he tells me he has learnt is amazing. He will be very sad to leave the pre school at summer time but will be joining the breakfast and after school club which my son is really looking forward to. I would 100% recommend this nursery to everyone. It's not just a nursery which is open 8-6 it's like a family. The manager is wonderful and really knows my son well. Thank you for everything you have all done for my son.

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Review from Gareth W (Father of Child) published on 19 March 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The Old Station Nursery has proved to be an excellent pre school for our three year old as well as providing first class wrap around care for our 4 year old who has started in school. The staff are extremely caring, friendly and supportive to the children which has really helped to make the transition
to nursery a very smooth one.
The range of activities, events and trips that have been offered to the children in the last six months has been amazing. The Nursery also provide regular updates on how the children are doing with photos to accompany the comments, these are then emailed to parents and can be viewed on-line. This has proved to be really popular both for us as parents and also for our children to look at and tell us about their day.
I cannot speak highly enough of our experience with the Old Station Nursery and am delighted that we opted to use them as our child care provider. I would highly recommend the nursery to others and would urge you to visit to see for yourselves.

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Review from Claire W (Mother of Child) published on 18 March 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I couldn't of wished for a better nursery for my daughter, she has had a few behaviour problems which nursery has helped me deal with, the staff are amazing and happy to work with you to achieve your goals for your child. It's quite small but my daughter finds that comforting and what they fit in the
space they have is amazing!! A truly fantastic nursery.

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Review from Joanna C (Mother of Child) published on 6 August 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are exceptional, they all know my sons name and say hello and goodbye which my son loves. They all really care and are friendly. Always setting up activities that are fun and developmental. They use the tapestry app to update me with photos and videos of my sons day - I love it.
My son always
has so much fun. They have helped with his eating and social play. Lovely outside area and they take them out on trips, good food too. They listen to specific requests for my son and try hard to personalise his play to all his likes and dislikes. Simply AMAZING!

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Review from Julie B (Mother of Child) published on 28 July 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A year ago my little boy left Old Station Nursery. He had been there since he was a baby and left to start school after many happy years at Nursery. The care he received at Nursery was outstanding - and the bond he formed with his key worker was lovely, although he was close to all the staff who looked
after him. The nurturing he received throughout his time at Nursery meant that when he started school he was totally prepared. As well as his learning skills being advanced by the teaching at Nursery, his social skills also became apparent when he started school. The varied activities he participated in gave him a fantastic grounding for school, eg nursery outings, sports days, play time, learning to dress/undress, meal time 'manners', etc.
I can never thank the staff at the Old Station Nursery enough for looking after my baby/toddler/pre-schooler - they genuinely care for the children - which when leaving your child in the care of someone else is the most important thing of all.

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Review from Sarah A (Mother of Child) published on 16 July 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I would recommend for your child to come to The Old Station Nursery. My son has learnt so much being here at the school and is improving in loads of stuff, including sharing, playing and making friends.

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Review from Andrea M (Mother of Child) published on 16 July 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Mother of 4 year old. Myself and my daughter have really enjoyed attending this Nursery over the past 3 and a half years.
The staff have been excellent and really supportive.
We will miss everyone there when my daughter attends school this September.

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Review from Emma R (Mother of Child) published on 16 July 2015
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I wouldn't hesitate to recommend The Old Station Nursery to be your childcare provider.
The girls there do an amazing job and it has such a lovely family atmosphere.
The manager is very helpful and approachable, as are the team who look after my daughter, fantastic.

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Current Review Score: 9.6 (9.632)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.6 (9.632) out of 10 for The Old Station Nursery Faringdon is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.6 out of 5 from 31 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 28 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.632 for The Old Station Nursery Faringdon is calculated as follows: ( (262 Excellents x 5) + (86 Goods x 4) + (17 Satisfactorys x 3) + (4 Poors x 2) + (1 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 370 Ratings = 4.632

  • b) 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 The Old Station Nursery Faringdon is based on 28 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 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 94 number of registered child places is 18.8, which has been reached with 28 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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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Steph

Steph Dorling

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2013

Hello, I'm Steph and I'm the Nursery Manager here at The Old Station Nursery Faringdon. My qualifications include a BA Hons, Early Childhood Development.


Faringdon was our first nursery and has seen many children develop and grow over the years. We offer great care and education and many local schools comment on being able to tell a Reception-aged child who has come from The Old Station Nursery.


We look forward to welcoming you to our nursery!


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